Executive Producer
News12, Edison, NJ, US, 08837
News 12 is our award-winning, hyper local news station covering communities throughout Long Island, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Westchester, Hudson Valley, Connecticut and New Jersey. If you’re committed to delivering high quality news and storytelling with a hyper local lens, we have positions available for both on and off-air talent with opportunities for development and growth.
Duration: Full Time
News 12 is our award-winning, hyper local news station covering communities throughout Long Island, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Westchester, Hudson Valley, Connecticut and New Jersey. News 12 New York is our National streaming service for regional news, weather and News 12 originals.
If you’re committed to delivering high quality news and storytelling with a hyper local lens, we have positions available for both on and off-air talent with opportunities for development and growth.
Job Summary
News 12 is looking for a dynamic multi-media Executive Producer to create and oversee content
for multi-hour newscasts on linear and digital platforms.
Responsibilities
- Maintain journalistic integrity.
- Strategically plan daily, mid-range and long range content.
- Utilize data to drive ratings, and engagement across all platforms.
- Communicate with all team members involved in newscasts in a timely manner.
- Manage and mentor team members through regular feedback and performance reviews.
- Foster and encourage a collaborative environment within the team, departments and throughout the News 12 networks.
- Oversee extended breaking news and special event coverage.
- Work with News Director and Assistant News Director on goals, strategies and initiatives to grow audiences across all platforms.
- Write and copy edit scripts and graphics.
- Serve as a back-up line producer when needed.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent with a minimum 5 years of experience as a newsroom manager with direct reports
- Hands on experience and expertise in all phases of news productions
- Highly effective team leader who communicates clearly, and calmly, particularly in highly stressful situations
- Strong news judgment, and knowledge of social media platforms and the rules for using content from them
- Exceptional writing and story development skills, with the ability to coach and mentor talent in front of and behind the camera
- Ability to manage several projects simultaneously and meet strict daily production deadlines
- Ability to work weekends, holidays and non-traditional hours
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