Job Title: News Executive Producer (Full Time)
Category: Media – Journalism – Newspaper
Location: Fort Smith, AR (72904)
EEO Statement: Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled. We are an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Details:
KHBS/KHOG TV is looking for an Executive Producer who can oversee fast-paced newscasts in an even faster-paced news market. We need a driven, organized leader who can articulate a vision for their shows and lead a team towards that vision. The right candidate will be a leader who can develop multi-platform content that succeeds on air, on mobile, and on social media.
Responsibilities:
- Oversight of the preparation of a rundown and scripts for the newscasts
- Oversight of the use of all our graphics resources to enhance our presentation
- Coaching producers, reporters, and photojournalists
- Responding to breaking news
- Oversight of digital response to breaking news and social media engagement
- Writing compelling news stories in active voice
- Meeting deadlines
- News gathering
- Boothing newscasts when needed
- Posting stories and video on website and on mobile
- Leading editorial meetings and pitching enterprise stories
- Performing 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
Experience Requirements:
Minimum of three years producing experience. Should have demonstrated experience in writing and be able to think visually.
Qualifications Requirements:
- Have a strong sense of audience desires
- Possess outstanding communication skills
- Ability to multi-task and coordinate several crews and responsibilities simultaneously
- An ability to summarize information into easy-to-understand components
- Creative presentation style, and ability to showcase all resources and elements
- Unwavering journalistic integrity and ethical standards
- Use of Adobe Premier editing system is a plus
Education:
College degree in broadcast journalism, broadcast news, or related field. Hearst Television is a proud supporter of military veterans. Related military training and experience will be considered.
Additional Requirements:
As part of its continued efforts to maintain a safe workplace for employees, Hearst Television requires that all newly hired employees be fully vaccinated (as defined by the CDC) against the coronavirus by the first day of employment as a condition of employment, to the extent permitted by applicable law. HTV will consider requests for reasonable accommodations due to medical and/or religious reasons on an individual basis in accordance with applicable legal requirements.
Contact: Please visit careers.htv.hearst.com to apply.
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