Morning Executive News Producer

Job Description

Morning Executive News Producer - WWSB

About WWSB:

Live, work and play in a very unique media market that so many vacationers call a top destination. WWSB-TV is the ABC Television station serving Sarasota & Manatee Counties on the Suncoast of Southwest Florida. Beautiful, postcard worthy views are bountiful, and so are the opportunities to enjoy the Florida lifestyle. Yes, the beaches are minutes away. So are some of the top attractions in Tampa Bay, Orlando and South Florida. You're a quick ride from some of the most popular theme parks and cruise ports. While visitors come and go, our station and our newsroom are committed to serving the thousands upon thousands of people who call the Suncoast home. You'll find a special emphasis on covering news with a hyperlocal focus, while embracing the best practices found in some of the region's top markets.

Job Summary/Description:

ABC7 is searching for our next Morning Executive Producer. Our morning team is on the move, and we're searching for a leader who can inspire passion and best practices. Most importantly, this newsroom manager will lead through partnership and collaboration, always seeing the possible.
Our Morning Executive Producer helps our team commit to lead stories, and see the possible with available resources. S/He helps us develop a ''happening now'' newscast centered on unique, local content. S/He will also help bring digital and breaking news to life on all platforms and will inspire our team to be their best. In our newsroom, we commit to quality through partnership and collaboration, long before the team heads into the studio and control room. Daily content planning and team training are expected. By the way… while you'll be leading our team, you'll also be expected to jump in to help produce, edit video, and post to digital & social on a case-by-case basis.

Essential responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Help manage our team of producers and grow our broadcasts
- Review news scripts for accuracy, legal issues and proper grammar/spelling
- Evaluate and elevate rundowns for maximum showcase opportunities using our producer toolbox
- Develop and maintain plans for daily content generation

Qualifications/Requirements:
- Must have at least 3 years' experience line producing
- Reel should demonstrate an understanding of showcased producing
- Collaborative, empathetic, training-centered approach needed for achieving goals
- Previous management experience a plus
- Knowledge of ENPS, Edius, VizRT, and Overdrive are helpful

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rnvwvo-3-15-5-183-42 in your application.