Dayside Senior Producer - Breaking News & Live Coverage

TEGNA, Inc.; Seattle (WA); On-site; USD 53,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401(k) with company match

Teladoc and Spring Health programs

PTO and paid holidays

Nine free virtual doctor appointments

Job summary

TEGNA Inc. in Seattle is seeking a Dayside Senior Producer to shape daily newscasts with strong editorial choices, urgency and accuracy. You will lead storytelling, writing, and showcasing across linear and streaming platforms.

As a newsroom leader, you will guide editorial decision-making, supervise producers, manage big events and elections, and ensure coverage remains competitive while engaging local audiences with timely, relevant content.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or related or equivalent years of experience.
• 5 years of news content experience.
• Top-notch communication skills are an absolute must.
• Solid journalistic judgement and a news philosophy that emphasizes breaking news, accurate, fair, and unique local content, along with community engagement.
• Understanding of the tenets of professional journalism.
• 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.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with producers to make our shows stand out from the competition.
• Inspire and motivate a team while leading by example.
• Guide editorial decision-making as a leader in the newsroom.
• Head up assigned special projects such as elections and big event coverage plans.
• Booth continuous coverage on our live streams for breaking news and community events.
• Demonstrate professionalism and composure under constant deadlines and pressure.
• Consistently try new strategies and techniques after thoughtful discussion with supervisors.
• Use data analytics to shape content decisions.
• Challenge traditional ways of doing things.
• Train producers and other newsroom work groups on best practices on subjects such as executing streams, writing with urgency, and organizing big events.
• Fill in for Executive Producer.

Skills

Communication skills

Editorial judgement

Deadline management

Newsroom leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree or related or equivalent years of experience

Tools

ENPS

Edius

Job description

TEGNA Inc. in Seattle is seeking a Dayside Senior Producer to shape daily newscasts with strong editorial choices, urgency and accuracy. You will lead storytelling, writing, and showcasing across linear and streaming platforms.

As a newsroom leader, you will guide editorial decision-making, supervise producers, manage big events and elections, and ensure coverage remains competitive while engaging local audiences with timely, relevant content.