Executive Producer

WLTX-TV in Columbia, SC is seeking an experienced journalist to work as Executive Producer in our room.

In this position, you will work with the News Director to help make decisions about on-air content, producing, production, and digital content. This position works to drive the gathering, creation, presentation and distribution of engaging, compelling content across all broadcast and digital platforms. The leader chosen will work to continue to grow the station's ratings, brand, and create content with an audience-focused, inclusive journalism strategy.

Our ideal candidate can produce newscasts, has strong editorial news judgment, thrives during breaking news, utilizes analytics, social listening, research, and has at least 3 years newsroom leadership experience in helping to make sound editorial decisions for the newsroom.

Responsibilities:

• Coordinates and oversees daily newsgathering efforts
• Oversees content in newscasts.
• Assigns daily stories and projects to reporters, anchors, photographers, and digital team and monitors the progress of story development throughout the evening.
• Works with Producers to craft unique, relevant content based on the news of the day for newscasts and digital
• Focuses on accuracy and strong writing in our scripts, copy editing and closely working with reporters and producers to create accurate, informative, and engaging content.
• Works with management team to approve all on air scripts prior to news broadcasts.
• Aggressively covers breaking news for all platforms.
• Champions story planning and works with entire team to produce engaging storytelling through strong writing, visuals, use of sound, graphics, and other production techniques.
• Boldly participates in the newsroom editorial meetings to make editorial decisions.
• Works with editorial team on developing best practices and innovating our newscasts.
• Collaborates with news team on potential story ideas and planning for both on-air and digital coverage.

Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, or equivalent experience
• Must know how to craft newscasts, showcast content and produce in a newsroom environment
• Must have a strong working knowledge of all aspects of newscast production, AP style broadcast writing, and journalistic standards.
• Excellent copyediting skills
• A desire and demonstrated ability to lead other journalists
• Strong organizational, motivational, and communication skills
• Ability to work and be on call nights and weekends
• Ability to work under pressure, meet deadlines, and champion change