Overview
FOX TV Stations owns and operates 29 full power broadcast television stations in the U.S., including duopolies in 11 DMAs and affiliations with the FOX Network. These stations produce approximately 1,200 hours of local news weekly and distribute sports, entertainment, and syndicated content.
Job Description
Job Title: Executive Producer (Nightside)
FOX6 Milwaukee is seeking an experienced Executive Producer who thrives in breaking news, embraces a streaming-and-digital‑first approach, and leads urgent, impactful storytelling across platforms. This is a hands-on newsroom leadership role overseeing nightly newscasts and streaming coverage in a fast-paced, high-expectations environment. The editor will drive coverage forward, make quick, smart decisions, communicate clearly under pressure, and guide experienced teams through evolving news coverage and complex editorial situations in real time.
We believe great leadership requires both high empathy and high accountability. You will champion a supportive, respectful culture while maintaining rigorous standards to win the market.
What you’ll do
- Lead the editorial execution of nightly newscasts and streaming coverage with urgency, accuracy, enterprise storytelling, and breaking news.
- Lead producers, anchors, reporters, photographers, editors, and digital teams to deliver content across broadcast, streaming, mobile, web, and social platforms.
- Lead daily editorial meetings, rundown meetings, post-show reviews, and coverage planning for major news events with a multi-platform focus.
- Coach and develop producers and newsroom staff through clear, timely feedback, regular performance conversations, and real-time editorial guidance.
Editorial Judgment
- Drive breaking news coverage by evolving content as new information develops and ensuring updates reach air, streaming, digital, and social platforms in real time.
- Oversee streaming-first coverage that is live, conversational, flexible, and responsive to developing news throughout the day.
- Make fast, confident editorial decisions during breaking news and severe weather while maintaining calm, clear communication under pressure.
- Ensure all content — including scripts, graphics, teases, headlines, push alerts, and digital presentation — is accurate, fair, ethical, legally sound, conversational, and visually compelling.
Collaboration
- Work closely with newsroom leadership to execute editorial strategy, audience growth initiatives, and cross-platform content goals.
FOX6 covers a competitive, story-rich market, and we seek an innovative newsroom leader who thrives under pressure and is committed to winning breaking news coverage across platforms.
Qualifications
- Previous experience as an Executive Producer in a television newsroom is required.
- Ability to lead experienced newsroom teams and make confident editorial decisions in fast-moving breaking news situations.
- Demonstrated initiative and ability to proactively drive coverage forward in dynamic news environments.
- Strong understanding of streaming, broadcast and digital audience strategy, social media, and multi-platform storytelling.
- Excellent communication, leadership, organizational, and people-management skills.
- Strong understanding of journalistic ethics, legal standards, AP style, and newsroom workflow.
- Sense of urgency and passion for impactful storytelling, breaking news, and live coverage across platforms.
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced newsroom and work flexible hours, including holidays and weekends as required.
We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.
Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay range for this role is $75,000.00–$85,000.00 annually, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location. This role is eligible for benefits including medical/dental/vision, insurance, a 401(k) plan, paid time off, and other benefits per plan documents. Benefits for union-represented employees will be in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement.
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