Sr. Broadcast Producer, This WEEK

Job Description

Sr. Broadcast Producer, This Week (ABC News)

ABC News is looking for a Senior Broadcast Producer for This Week with George Stephanopoulos. This Week is ABC News' pre-eminent Sunday morning discussion program, featuring newsmaker interviews and panel discussions, and debates on a wide range of global issues and commentary, putting into unique perspective the preceding week's news and setting the stage for the week ahead.

Responsibilities:

The Senior Broadcast Producer is responsible for managing the control room and producers, planning and creating content for the program -- including planning show rundowns – as well as providing editorial direction for segments, pieces, and the roundtable. This position reports to the Executive Producer.

This position requires a deep knowledge of politics and the Sunday political show landscape. He/She/They will help shape the program's editorial direction and communicate and implement the creative vision to the team. Makes crucial editorial decisions. Organizes and prepares content so that high pressure deadlines are met. Collaborates with anchors, producers, correspondents and guests on direction and production of packages and on the roundtable. Is the point person for the Executive Producer and senior leadership. Serves as Back-up Executive Producer when the EP is on vacation.

The Senior Broadcast Producer oversees staff to ensure high level of editorial and production consistency. Creates opportunities for the development and growth of staff members in a creative, collaborative environment. Must have strong team building skills and work well with fellow producers and crew.

Qualifications & Experience:
• The successful candidate for this position will have strong leadership, editorial, writing and control room skills with a minimum of 8 years of experience in television news, with at least 3 years as a show producer at a cable or broadcast network.
• The job requires previous experience as a senior producer on a live news show. It further requires strong feature and segment production, strong strategic vision for bookings, strong writing skills, extensive control room experience and a thorough understanding of news production.
• Must have extensive knowledge of national political scene and demonstrated editorial experience in political reporting, preferably within a television newsroom environment.
• This producer must be familiar with all aspects of television production including graphics, editing, digital news gathering and live remote broadcasting and be comfortable working in a collaborative environment.
• This position is based in Washington, DC and requires a Wednesday-Sunday work schedule. Must be willing to work holidays, as required and travel, when necessary.
• A bachelor's degree in journalism or related field of study is preferred, or equivalent experience.

The hiring range for this position in Washington DC is $175,680.00- $241,560.00. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

ABC News is America's No. 1 news source, providing straightforward, fact-driven journalism across broadcast, streaming, digital and audio. ABC's award-winning programs include ''Good Morning America,'' ''World News Tonight with David Muir,'' ''Nightline,'' ''20/20,'' ''This Week with George Stephanopoulos,'' ''GMA3: What You Need to Know,'' and ''The View''. Other platforms include ABC News Live, the network's 24/7 streaming channel; ABC News Studios, a premium, narrative nonfiction original production house; ABC News Digital, comprised of a diverse audience of more than 53 million monthly average users; ABC Audio, the premier source for radio news and industry-leading podcasts; FiveThirtyEight, renowned data journalism organization; and NewsOne, the affiliate news service. Based in New York City, ABC News is comprised of three US bureaus and eight international bureaus, with a presence in more than 20 countries around the world.

About ABC News:

The Disney General Entertainment Content group creates original entertainment and news content for the Company's streaming platforms and its cable and broadcast networks.

This position is with American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., which is part of a business we call ABC News.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gk7940-216-73-216-202-42 in your application.