Job Description
Executive News Producer - KCRG
About KCRG:
KCRG-TV9 is the ABC affiliate covering Eastern Iowa. We are dedicated to being a part of our community and sharing the stories of the people of Eastern Iowa. We produce 7 hours of news each day, support a robust social media and digital platform, and carry 100 live sports and community events a year with our live production unit. KCRG-TV9 is the most-watched and most-trusted news outlet covering Eastern Iowa. Based in Cedar Rapids with a bureau in Dubuque. KCRG-TV9 is the most-watched and most-trusted news outlet covering Eastern Iowa. Based in Cedar Rapids with a bureau in Dubuque, we are dedicated to being a part of our community and keeping that community informed.
Job Summary/Description:
KCRG-TV9 is seeking an Executive Producer to help lead the #1 newsroom in Eastern Iowa across all platforms. The successful candidate will be an experienced journalist with strong news judgment and leadership skills. This role will mentor and guide producers and work with anchors, reporters, editors, directors, and digital staff to ensure KCRG content is meeting viewer and internal standards and expectations, particularly on breaking news and severe weather.
Duties/Responsibilities will include (but not be limited to):
- Guiding and managing newsroom staff in producing content for newscasts and digital platforms.
- Help oversee day-to-day news coverage and staffing decisions.
- Critique, coach, and mentor producers, reporters, and photographers in crafting news coverage.
- Assisting the News Director in executing newsroom policies and goals.
- Collaborate with producers on story selection and formatting for newscasts.
- Collaborate with reporters on story development and formatting.
- Coordinating with digital editors on coverage for digital platforms.
- Planning and guiding news special projects and coverage.
- Filling in as needed to help write, gather, and produce news stories and newscasts.
- Other duties as needed to support newsroom operations and functions.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Minimum 3 years experience in a professional newsroom setting.
- Proven success in coverage of breaking news and severe weather.
- Strong news judgment and journalistic ethics.
- Excellent leadership skills, including motivational capabilities, coaching, and mentoring.
- Understanding of research and factors that drive news viewership and digital traffic.
Interested applicants may go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on ''apply now'', upload your resume, cover letter, and references
(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)
KCRG-TV/Gray Television, Inc. is a drug-free company
Gray Television encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus prior to the first workday.
Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d8n7m6-3-15-140-134-42 in your application.