Nightside Executive Producer
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Job Location:
New Haven, CT - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
WTNH/News 8 is looking for its next nightside show leader.
The ideal candidate will have a proven track record of leadership creativity and collaboration skills to increase the depth and reach of our newscasts and digital platforms while building new audiences and enhancing the user experience. The Nightside Executive Producer will execute best practices in this aggressive breaking news and severe weather market.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Manage nightside team contribute to the editorial process and make solid decisions in breaking news situations.
- Help in content production
- Define strategic direction for content coverage to meet business and financial objectives.
- Execute strategies that engage and grow audiences across all media devices.
- Possess strong interpersonal skills understand how to recruit new producers and enjoy the coaching/mentoring aspects of this position.
- Hold post news meetings look forward to next day and offer critiques
- Be a leader in content and managers meetings
Requirements & Skills:
- Bachelors Degree in Journalism or a related field or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience.
- At least 5 years experience in news operations and/or producing preferred.
- Collaborate with anchors reporters producers writers assignment editors photographers and other team members to ensure newscasts are highly produced teases are strong and content matches the station brand review scripts ensuring accuracy fairness and ethical journalism.
- Must be able fill in on show producing when necessary.
- Ability to multi-task deal with extreme deadline pressure and react/coordinate coverage under live breaking news situation is crucial.
- Excellent verbal written digital and analytical skills
- Strong news judgment journalistic integrity and understanding of viewer needs and expectations
- Able to work the nightside shift.
Required Experience:
IC
Key Skills
- Mac Os
- Growing Experience
- Communication skills
- Content Management Systems
- GM Vehicles
- Production Design
- Basecamp
- Events Management
- Journalism
- Adobe Premiere
- Leadership Experience
- Writing Skills
About Company
As the largest TV station operator in the U.S. reaching nearly 39 percent of households, Nexstar Media Group offers unrivaled audience access and influence.
