Executive Producer

Job Description

Fox Television Stations is one of the nation's largest owned-and-operated network broadcast groups, comprising 29 stations in 18 markets and covering over 37% of US television homes. This includes seven duopolies in the top 10 markets: New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Dallas, San Francisco, Washington, DC and Houston; as well as duopolies in Minneapolis, Phoenix, Orlando and Seattle.

JOB DESCRIPTION

The Executive Producer is responsible for managing production of daily news coverage on-air and on digital platforms, publishing to digital and social channels and providing editorial leadership in the newsroom.
• Plans and supervises production of daily news broadcasts, determining content and coverage
• Plans and supervises production of news special programming and unscripted breaking news coverage
• Works with newscast producers to enhance the visual and scripted presentation of newscast content, showcasing coverage of major stories
• Writes scripts, creates graphics and performs other newscast producing tasks as needed
• Publishes and supervises publishing of content across all of our digital channels, including social media, in collaboration with the Digital Content Manager
• Collaborates with newscast producers, associate producers, digital content creators, photojournalists, assignment editors and reporters assigned to their daypart
• Develops, implements and maintains standards of performance in producing, writing and graphic presentation in daily newscasts
• Evaluates work performance of newscast producers, associate producers and reporters
• Undertakes other production and supervisory tasks as directed by the Vice President/News Director
• Identifies outstanding producers for promotion or recruitment

Requirements:
• Outstanding leadership skills
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously
• Strong organizational skills
• Well-developed skills in the area of journalism and television production with a keen sense of what makes ''good television''
• Must participate and excel in social media

Bachelor's degree from a four-year college or university in a related field preferred. Four years of experience producing television newscasts for broadcast at a commercial television station preferred.

Previous supervisory experience preferred

At FOX, we foster a culture and environment where everyone feels welcome and can thrive. We are deeply committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion, including attracting, retaining, and promoting diverse talent across our company. We live in a diverse world, with different ideas and different perspectives that come together to spark new ideas and make great things happen. That means reflecting the diversity of the world around us is critical to our company's success. We ensure that our viewers, communities and employees feel heard, represented, and celebrated both on screen and off.

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