Supervising Producer, Mornings

Job Description

Atlanta is a destination for many journalists. Here's a rare chance to join the news team that experienced the most market audience growth in 2024. WXIA (11Alive), the TEGNA-owned NBC affiliate in Atlanta, is seeking a veteran producer to lead our morning newscasts, mentor the team and raise the bar by providing focus on the news and information viewers most need and want from a morning newscast. You'll have a chance to use your fresh eyes to bring about change.
The ideal candidate is not a novice. You've worked in the trenches. You are at home in a production control room. You inspire a team to create unique and exciting content on all platforms. You are proficient with live news-gathering tools and can produce live streaming when necessary. You must also be eager to help grow and develop journalists in one of the most dynamic, growing and diverse news markets. Each day you work arm in arm with line producers to own weather and the big story, plus showcase content that aligns with our growth strategy.
We believe our newsroom culture sets 11Alive apart because of our news managers' strong commitment to our employees' professional growth, training, regular feedback, and mentoring. If you're a great teammate who seeks a collaborative, inclusive newsroom, we want to hear from you!
This is an exempt position reporting to the Morning Executive Producer.

Responsibilities:
• Guide editorial decision-making as a leader in the newsroom.
• Push our shows to be filled with context and stand out from the competition.
• Show off your creativity and storytelling skills.
• Craft stories of all lengths on all platforms for specific audiences.
• Meet daily deadlines.
• Combine live pictures, graphics, compelling video and emotional sound to create an engaging experience for our audience.
• Booth continuous coverage on our live streams for breaking news.
• Consistently try new things after thoughtful discussion with supervisors.
• Allow the impactful and emotional conversations the community needs to drive the content in your rundown.
• Use data analytics to help shape the content of your show.
• Challenge traditional ways of doing things.
• Advocate for underrepresented people, communities and viewpoints to have a voice and presence in your show.
Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree preferred in journalism, communications or related field
• 7-10 years of news producing experience, preferably local television.
• Top-notch communication skills are an absolute must.
• Solid journalistic judgment and a news philosophy that emphasizes accurate, fair and unique local content, and topics inside the 11Alive content pillars: safety, traffic, cost of living and community.
• Understanding of the tenets of professional journalism.
• Skills in producing engaging, content-driven newscasts and digital content.
• Organizational skills and the ability to work under time pressure deadlines.
• Ability to calmly handle live, breaking news situations and changing events.
• ENPS and Edius system experience, preferred.
• Familiarity with or a reason to relocate to Atlanta will set your application apart.
• A sense of humor also won't hurt!
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-rvqm77-3-143-247-214-42 in your application.