Local News Photographer
KOAT
Albuquerque, NM
KOAT-TV is looking for an Executive Producer who can
oversee fast-paced newscasts in an even faster –paced news market. We need a driven, organized leader who can
articulate a vision for their shows and lead a team towards the vision. The
right candidate will be a leader who can develop multi-platform content that
succeeds on air, on mobile, and on social media. Responsibilities include the ability to
manage, coach, and motivate a team of producers, reporters, anchors, and photojournalists
who are committed to excellence. The Executive Producer is responsible for the
overall content of assigned newscasts, manages all aspects of breaking news,
and social engagement. The right candidate must be a pro when it comes to
effective communication and decision making under daily deadline pressure. You
must have proven ability in making decisions based on strong ethics, a solid
producing background, and a desire to win. You must be able to research, pitch,
and gather enterprise news stories, as well. The Executive Producer will work
on recruiting producers and work closely with the News Director to implement
winning strategies for each newscast. The ideal candidate can handle Breaking
News when it comes and, when it doesn't, can still oversee a compelling product
that delivers interesting and relevant content to our viewers. Overseeing the
product is only one facet of the job. You must also be a coach and a leader
with the communications skills to make those you supervise better.
Job Responsibilities:
• Oversight
of the preparation of a rundown and scripts for the newscasts
• Oversight
of the use of all our graphics resources to enhance our presentation
• Coaching
producers, reporters, and photojournalists
• Responding
to breaking news
• Oversight
of digital response to breaking news and social media engagement
• Writing
compelling news stories in active voice
• Meeting
deadlines
• News
gathering
• Boothing
newscasts when needed
• Posting
stories and video on website and on mobile
• Leading
editorial meetings and pitching enterprise stories in editorial meetings
• Must
perform administrative duties including scheduling, performance reviews,
training and providing critical feedback.
• Communicating
effectively with news staff, promotions, and production/engineering
Experience Requirements:
• Minimum
of three years producing experience.
• Should
have demonstrated experience in writing and be able to think
visually.
Qualifications
Requirements:
• Have
a strong sense of audience desires
• Possess
outstanding communication skills.
• Ability
to multi-task and coordinate several crews and responsibilities
simultaneously.
• An
ability to summarize information into easy-to-understand components
• Creative
presentation style, and ability to showcase all resources and elements
• Unwavering
journalistic integrity and ethical standards
• Use of Adobe Premier
editing system is a plus
Education:
• College
degree in broadcast journalism, broadcast news or related field.
• Military
training and experience will be considered.
Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g32p4r-3-133-109-211-42 in your application.
Hearst Television, a subsidiary of Hearst, owns and operates local television and radio stations serving 26 media markets across 39 states reaching over 21 million U.S. television households.