As Executive Producer, you’ll own the vision for the newscast. You’ll lead your team through story creation to produce compelling, timely, and accurate newscasts. You’ll be responsible for building a positive team culture, while generating story ideas that reflect your local community. You’ll make data-informed decisions to connect your audience with the stories that matter.
WHAT OUR EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS ENJOY MOST??
- Uniting a team of storytellers
- Overseeing projects start to finish, including breaking news coverage and issue-driven special programming
- Hands-on management and training opportunities involving graphics, cameras, and cross-newsroom workflow
As a part of Spectrum News, you’re creative, highly technical, and ready to bring your community’s stories to life in our newsroom. You value accuracy and want to leverage your curiosity and storytelling abilities to share inspiring news across multiple platforms. Each day is fast paced in a constantly evolving work environment with new stories to tell and perspectives to uncover. If you’re a nimble, passionate team player, you’ll find a home on our team.
WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO SPECTRUM NEWS??
Required Qualifications:
- Experience: Producing and executive producing in television news – 5+ years
- Management – 2+ years
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism or related field, or comparable television work experience
- Technical Skills: Preferred working knowledge of general computer software
- Skills: Basic editing and ability to effectively train others
- Travel: Must be open to travel to discover the important stories in your neighborhood and willing to interact with the community
- Schedule: Works different shifts and be flexible with schedule changes
Preferred Qualifications:
- Working knowledge of newsroom software, and basic non-linear editing systems
- May be required to lift up to five pounds
Working Conditions:
- Works primarily inside a climate-controlled environment throughout the year but might be assigned occasional field duties
- Semi-noisy newsroom environment
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