WBAL 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 toward that vision. The right candidate will develop multi‑platform content that succeeds on air, on mobile, and on social media.
Responsibilities include managing, coaching, and motivating a team of producers, reporters, anchors, and photojournalists committed to excellence. The Executive Producer is responsible for the overall content of assigned newscasts, manages all aspects of breaking news, and social engagement. The right candidate must excel in effective communication and decision‑making under daily deadline pressure, have proven ability to make decisions based on strong ethics, a solid producing background, and a desire to win. The role also requires researching, pitching, and gathering enterprise news stories. The Executive Producer will recruit producers and work closely with the News Director to implement winning strategies for each newscast. The ideal candidate can handle breaking news when it comes and, when it doesn’t, still oversee a compelling product that delivers interesting and relevant content to viewers. Overseeing the product is only one facet of the job; the candidate must also coach and lead, with the communications skills to improve those they supervise. Salary range: $70,000 - $80,000.
Job 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 in editorial meetings
- 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
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
- 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.
Diversity Statement
At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That’s why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization as diverse and varied as the audience we reach, ensuring that the content we create is more compassionate, and more representative of the communities we serve.
Benefits
- Medical | Dental | Vision
- 401(k) matching
- Emotional Wellness Support
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- LGBTQ+ Health Services
- Additional benefits to meet your and your family's needs
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. we do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, creed, national, origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
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