Morning Executive Producer

Job Description

Together, we are building a sustainable future for local news.
KGW, the TEGNA-owned NBC affiliate in Portland, OR, is seeking a Morning Executive Producer to oversee our talented KGW News at Sunrise team. The ideal candidate will possess a strong commitment to success and a desire to mentor and provide regular feedback to the team.
Our morning show has expanded, and our audience is growing. KGW News at Sunrise is a multi-platform show, airing on broadcast for two hours and continuing on our streaming platform, KGW+, for additional morning news coverage. We seek a leader who shares this expansive vision and wants to bring morning news to a fast-growing streaming audience.
As the executive producer, you will work closely with producers, reporters, anchors, photographers, editors and more to create captivating shows and explore new methods of presenting audience-focused content that aligns with the needs of our community.

Responsibilities:
• Collaborate and execute long-term newsroom strategy
• Train, develop, and coach the morning team with a focus on mentoring producers
• Oversee the daily morning editorial process
• Oversee the on-air execution and provide coaching and showcasing techniques
• Review, approve scripts, and provide writing/copy editing to rundowns to ensure accuracy and quality
• Participate in coordinating all aspects of coverage for the morning show, from breaking news to enterprise story production and specials
• Collaborate with digital and streaming teams to help shape the growth of KGW+, our 24/7 streaming app, by identifying and contributing content that extends the reach and impact of our morning coverage
• Strategize ways to repurpose, repackage, or originate morning content for KGW+ to meet evolving viewer habits across platforms
Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree in journalism or related field
• Prior industry experience as a news producer or executive producer
• Track record of quality journalism, high integrity, and ethical decision-making
• Passion for growing journalists and fostering a creative, positive, and collaborative newsroom
• Ability to calmly handle live, breaking news, and changing events
• Strong organization, planning skills and the ability to work under constant time-sensitive deadlines
• Knowledge of AP ENPS, Edius, and content management systems a plus
Benefits:
TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.
Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA's 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.
Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor's appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.
TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.
* Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-6kkn50-216-73-216-12-42 in your application.