Executive Producer, Weekends

Scripps News is seeking an Executive Producer to lead our weekend news team. The Exec Producer is responsible for developing and leading content programming strategy with an emphasis on journalistic excellence and audience relevance, oversees live programming and develops strategies to increase audience engagement.
What You'll Do

• Sets premium programming strategy to capture and captivate a growing audience seeking fair, objective, professional news and information
• Oversees live programming, including creation and maintenance of a program guide
• Oversees special live programming related to significant news events
• Develops strategies to increase audience engagement through content on-air and social networking/marketing; creating and maximizing channels for meaningful connections with audiences
• Supports news leaders and other senior leaders to advance the brand's journalism, the First Amendment, and the mission of Scripps
• Supervises programming news managers to ensure quality and ethical standards are met
• Collaborates with other news managers to share information about daily news operations and content production to ensure that programming and reporting are complementary
• Drives cooperative partnerships with other news managers and across Scripps stations that support audience growth and brand consistency
• Works with marketing to update news programming and consumer-facing marketing elements
• Works with production and technical teams to develop consistent updates to systems and workflows to ensure quality control standards are met and surpassed
• Oversees unit hiring needs and onboarding plans for all new hires to ensure new employee training and growth potential is maximized
• May manage unit's programming budget
• Manages schedules, overtime reports and performance for direct reports, including but not limited yearly reviews
• Performs other duties as needed

What You'll Need

• BS/BA in journalism, communication or related field preferred
• 5-plus years experience in television/linear production required

What You'll Bring

• Sound editorial judgment
• Must demonstrate good writing skills (including AP style)
• Ability to create tactics and strategies to increase demo performance
• Must be able to multitask, meet deadlines and work under pressure
• Experience working in a dynamic, fast-paced newsroom environment strongly preferred
• People and project leadership/management experience strongly preferred

Work Environment

• Must be physically able to sit at a workstation and maintain productivity for upwards of eight (8) hours on occasion
• A relatively high degree of mental acuity and social skills are necessary to successfully interact with coworkers, newsroom supervisors, and the general public, often under time-sensitive conditions

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