Job Description
WKRG News 5, the CBS affiliate in Mobile/Pensacola is looking for an Executive Producer with the skills, instinct and talent to lead the market's most dynamic news team. The perfect candidate is innovative, a motivator and a multi-platform thinker (television and digital.) Responsibilities include overseeing daily story selection, copy editing scripts and planning big story coverage.
The ideal candidate is a strong conversationalist and must be able to think outside the box. Excellent people and organizational skills are also a must. Most of all, the successful candidate must have the instincts and drive to win.
Daily Responsibilities:
• Manage newsroom and field crews
• Own breaking news and weather coverage
• Understand and execute our brand
• Copy edit newscasts. Make them conversational
• Develop and build strong producers
• Set coverage expectations for the team
• Build a multi-platform strategy for the team including television and digital
• Work well with internal and external partners to build content sharing opportunities
• Build planning calendar for big story and promotable coverage
• Be a newsroom leader
• Critique and review producers
• Fill-in produce when needed
• Requirements & Skills:
• Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience
• Fluent in English. Knowledgeable of proper grammar and spelling
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• Proficient with computers, telephones, copiers, scanners and other office equipment.
• Able to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Flexible to work any shift.
Physical Demands & Work Environment:
The Executive Producer must be able to sit, use newsroom software on a computer, conduct telephone conversations, use e-mail & social media for communication, write and copy edit scripts, make decisions without supervision, make decisions that impact the results of co-workers, work in close proximity to others and work indoors in environmentally controlled conditions.
Jobcode: Reference SBJ-roobb6-44-204-24-82-42 in your application.