Executive Producer
Hearst Television, Winston-Salem, NC USA
The story is yours!
Duration: Full Time
WXII/WCWG TV is looking for an Executive Producer (EP) who can be a strong leader in the newsroom and oversee newscasts. The EP will manage, coach, and motivate a team of producers, reporters, anchors, editors, and photojournalists who strive for excellence. The EP must be an effective communicator and make decisions under deadline pressure that contribute to the success of the product. The EP must have a solid producing background, strong news judgement, and ethical integrity. The EP will work closely with other news managers, help recruit new producers, and help the employees they supervise be successful.
Job Responsibilities:
- Oversight of the preparation of a rundown and scripts for the newscasts
- Oversight of the use of graphics and presentation
- Coaching producers, reporters, editors, and photojournalists
- Reacting to breaking news on all platforms
- Producing newscasts when needed
- Posting content to all digital platforms
- Must perform administrative duties including scheduling, performance reviews, training and providing critical feedback
- Communicating effectively with news staff, promotions, and production/engineering
- In-person attendance is required
Qualifications Requirements:
- Minimum of three years producing experience
- Possess outstanding communication skills
- Ability to multi-task
- Creative presentation style, and ability to showcase all resources and elements
Education:
- Related experience and/or training considered as well as a combination of education and experience.
- Hearst Television is a proud supporter of military veterans. Related military training and experience will be considered.
About Hearst Television
Every career with Hearst Television is like a story. How it develops, where it takes you, the milestones you reach along the way – you’ve got a lot to look forward to as your unique career story unfolds.
Hearst Television, a subsidiary of Hearst, owns and operates local television and radio stations serving 26 media markets across 39 states reaching over 21 million U.S. television households. Through its partnership with nearly all of the major networks, Hearst Television distributes national content over nearly 70 video channels including programming from ABC, NBC, CBS, CW, MY Net, MeTV, This TV, Estrella and more.
Hearst Television is recognized as one of the industry's premier companies. It has been honored with numerous awards for distinguished journalism and industry innovation, including the Walter Cronkite Award for political journalism, the national Edward R. Murrow Award, the DuPont-Columbia Award and the George Foster Peabody Award.