Dayside Executive Producer
9NEWS (KUSA), the TEGNA‑owned powerhouse in Denver, Colorado, seeks a bold, creative, and collaborative executive producer to lead the newsroom’s editorial direction during the early evening hours for our #1 newscasts. The leader will act as the editorial and strategic content driver for dayside coverage across broadcast, streaming, digital, and social platforms.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage the dayside editorial team.
- Own the editorial vision and execution of content across all platforms during the dayside shift.
- Drive strong, urgent, and enterprising coverage for late newscasts and digital platforms, ensuring consistency in tone, accuracy, and storytelling.
- Guide and support the team in breaking‑news situations with smart, real‑time decisions that maximize audience reach and impact.
- Collaborate closely with story‑desk editors to ensure content is optimized for web, app, social, and OTT audiences.
- Foster a culture of innovation and inclusiveness, encouraging creativity, audience‑first thinking, and ethical journalism.
- Participate in daily editorial meetings and coordinate with dayside leaders for effective story handoffs and planning.
- Coach team members in developing engaging content, creative writing, and best practices for storytelling across formats.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, or a related field.
- 3–5+ years of experience in a professional newsroom, with demonstrated success in both producing and digital content strategy.
- 2+ years in a newsroom leadership role strongly preferred.
- Proven ability to manage and coach a team in a fast‑paced, high‑pressure environment.
- A deep understanding of the content needs of diverse audiences on multiple platforms including linear, digital, and social.
- Strong editorial judgment and ability to lead during major news events.
- Passion for innovation, storytelling, and community‑centered journalism.
- Availability to work nights, holidays, and weekends as needed.
Pay Range: $80,000 – $95,000 USD
Benefits
TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental, and financial health of our employees and their families. Benefits include two medical plan options for full and part‑time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance. Our 401(k) program allows employees to contribute 1%–80% of pay on a pre‑tax basis; contributions up to the first 4% are matched 100% and vested from day one. All employees and eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor’s appointments through Teladoc and twelve free annual therapy sessions with Spring Health. TEGNA also offers generous paid time off and nine paid holidays per year.
EEO Statement
TEGNA is a proud equal‑opportunity employer. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, gender, age, marital status, disability, or any other protected characteristic. TEGNA will accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities as required by law.
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