Executive Producer

You’ve already been the best producer in the room. Now you’re the best EP in your shop who’s looking for an incredible top 10 market opportunity. This is your chance to lead a great news team to victory. KHOU 11 in Houston is looking for a seasoned Executive Producer. The ideal candidate will have a winning attitude, solid news judgement, and an eye for doing things differently. We’re looking for someone who can motivate a fully engaged team and ensure the high-quality standards of the KHOU 11 brand every day. The ideal candidate should be confident in executing quick decisions with urgency and impact plus manage an audience focused content calendar that aligns with the needs of our community.

Responsibilities: 

• Collaborate and execute long-term newsroom strategy
• Train, develop, and coach the newsroom team with a focus on mentoring content creators across all platforms
• Oversee the daily editorial process
• Oversee the on-air execution and provide coaching and showcasing techniques
• Review, approve scripts, and provide writing/copy editing to rundowns to ensure accuracy and quality
• Source and recruit top-notch journalists
• Participate in coordinating all aspects of coverage, from breaking news to enterprise story production and specials
• Ensure the news coverage meets our brand, policies, values, and FCC rules
• Direct newsroom operations and manage schedules
• Work with newsroom management to establish goals and further develop our local brand

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism or related field
• Prior industry experience as a news producer and as a newsroom leader
• Track record of quality journalism, high integrity, and ethical decision-making
• Passion for growing journalists and fostering a creative, positive, and collaborative newsroom
• Ability to calmly handle live, breaking news, and changing events
• Strong organization, planning skills and the ability to work under constant time-sensitive deadlines
• Knowledge of AP ENPS, Edius, photojournalism, video editing, and content management systems a plus
• Time-sensitive deadlines
• Knowledge of AP ENPS, Edius, photojournalism, video editing, and content management systems a plus