Morning Executive Producer

Hearst Television, Inc.; Lancaster (Lancaster County); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical | Dental | Vision

401(k) matching

Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

Emotional Wellness Support

LGBTQ+ Health Services

Job summary

WGAL TV, the Hearst-owned NBC affiliate, seeks an Executive Producer to lead the morning newscasts for the Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York market.

The ideal candidate will shape editorial vision, coordinate cross-platform content, and coach producers, reporters, anchors, and photojournalists to deliver compelling journalism across broadcast, digital, and social platforms.

Qualifications

• Minimum three years of producing experience.
• Demonstrated writing ability and ability to think visually.
• Strong sense of audience desires and attention to viewer engagement.
• Outstanding communication skills and ethical judgment under deadline pressure.
• Ability to multi-task and coordinate several crews and responsibilities.
• Ability to summarize information into clear, easy-to-understand components.
• Creative presentation style and ability to showcase all resources.
• Unwavering journalistic integrity and ethics; related experience and/or training considered.

Responsibilities

• Craft and implement successful news strategies rooted in research and experience.
• Oversee preparation of rundown and scripts for morning newscasts.
• Oversee use of graphics to enhance presentation.
• Coach producers, reporters, photojournalists, and assignment editors.
• Respond to breaking news and manage digital response and social engagement.
• Write compelling stories in active voice and meet deadlines.
• Post stories and videos on all web platforms (website, social).
• Perform administrative duties including scheduling, performance reviews, and training.

Skills

Producing experience

Writing

Visual storytelling

Communication

Multi-tasking

Editorial judgment

Coaching/leadership

Deadline management

Job description

WGAL TV, the Hearst-owned NBC affiliate in the Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York, PA market, is looking for an Executive Producer who can oversee fast-paced morning newscasts in a rapidly growing news market.

The ideal candidate is a driven, organized newsroom leader who can shape a clear vision, develop compelling multiplatform content, and coach producers, reporters, anchors, and photojournalists. This role oversees the overall look and feel of assigned newscasts, breaking news coverage, social engagement, and both immediate and long-term editorial planning.

Candidates should have a strong producing background, sound editorial judgment, excellent communication skills, and the ability to make ethical decisions under deadline pressure. The Executive Producer will also help recruit producers and partner closely with the News Director to implement strategies that strengthen the morning newscast across broadcast, digital, and social platforms.

Job Responsibilities

• Work with newsroom managers and colleagues to craft and carry out successful news strategies rooted in research and experience
• Oversight of the preparation of a rundown and scripts for morning newscasts
• Oversight of the use of all our graphics resources to enhance our presentation
• Coaching producers, reporters, photojournalists, and assignment editors
• 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 and producing newscasts when needed
• Posting stories and videos on all web platforms (website, social media, etc)
• Must perform administrative duties including scheduling, performance reviews, training and providing critical feedback.
• Communicating effectively with news staff, promotions, and production/engineering
• In-person attendance is required

Requirements:

• Minimum three years of producing experience.
• Should have demonstrated experience in writing and be able to think visually.
• 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
• Related experience and/or training considered as well as a combination of education and experience.
• Hearst Television is a proud supporter of military veterans. Related military training and experience will be considered

Values in Action

At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That's why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization that fosters collaboration and open communication, ensuring that the content we create is authentic, accurate and connected to the communities we serve.

Benefits

Hearst's benefit programs are modern, flexible and designed to focus on you. As a Hearst employee, you and your spouse or partner or dependents would have access to the following benefits.

• Medical | Dental | Vision
• 401(k) matching
• Emotional Wellness Support
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• LGBTQ+ Health Services
• Additional benefits to meet your and your family's needs