KTRK Executive Producer, Streaming

Job Description

Disney Entertainment's eight owned ABC stations are multiplatform leaders in local news and information. For over 70 years, ABC13 has been Houston's news and weather leader, and the station remains the dominant #1 choice for Houstonians today. ABC13 provides live local news and weather coverage 24/7 through its linear and streaming newscasts, as well as its website, apps and social media platforms.

ABC13 is deeply engrained in the Houston community, which is the most diverse city in the nation. ABC13 Localish stories celebrate the good people and places that make Houston so unique.

The station is the community leader, giving back through tentpole events throughout the year, including Share Your Holidays food drive, E-Cycle Earth Day electronics recycling event, and Pick Your Pet adoption drive. The biggest events in Houston all happen on ABC13! ABC 13 is the proud media partner for the Houston Marathon, Galveston Mardi Gras, the Houston Rodeo Parade and the Houston Pride Parade, and the Freedom Over Texas July 4th celebration.

KTRK ABC13 in Houston is looking for an Executive Producer for our growing 24/7 streaming channel and live content distribution touch points.

What You Will Do:

Areas of focus will be managing our streaming news channel along with producing and managing any and all live content.

We're looking for a driven journalist who understands the changing needs of our audience on a minute-by-minute basis and is able to pivot to respond. Whether it's for breaking weather or traffic, big breaking news or important investigative work, we are a news-first organization that produces 13 live hours of news a day with hard-hitting information and very little fluff.

The right candidate has a high attention to detail, understanding the nuances of every element we stream or broadcast and has a high technical skill to manage and regularly operate our newsroom production system, alongside our producer/anchors. This manager must also have experience in the hands-on training of those who produce and anchor live streaming newscasts with limited resources.

Required Qualifications & Skills:
• Ability to make quick, strategic decisions, along with close collaboration with the other newsroom and station leaders.
• Having a strong, thoughtful but compassionate voice when making decisions with our team is a requirement.
• Minimum 5 years' experience in a Top 10 market with day-to-day operations, production and leadership of local news streaming products.

Education:
• Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications or related field or equivalent work experience.

About Disney Entertainment Television:

Disney Entertainment Television is a collection of renowned content brands at The Walt Disney Company creating original entertainment and news programming for the company's streaming platforms Disney+, Hulu and Star, and its broadcast and cable networks. Its extensive portfolio is comprised of ABC Entertainment, ABC News, ABC Owned Television Stations, Disney Branded Television, Freeform, FX, Hulu Originals, National Geographic Content and Onyx Collective, in addition to Disney Television Studios, which include 20th Television, 20th Television Animation, ABC Signature and Walt Disney Television Alternative. Responsible for over 4,500 hours of programming a year across more than 300 programs of all genres, Disney Entertainment Television's creative brands are at the forefront of groundbreaking storytelling, captivating audiences and generating critical acclaim. In 2023, Disney Entertainment Television's programming excellence earned 163 Emmy® nominations across daytime, primetime, news & documentary, and children's & family categories.

This position is with KTRK Television, Inc, which is part of a business we call Disney Entertainment Television.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rjoqkw-18-219-8-51-42 in your application.