Nightside Executive Producer Newsroom Leader

NAB Leadership Foundation; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 110,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan options

Dental & vision

401(k) with company match

Teladoc access

Spring Health sessions

Paid time off

Paid holidays

Job summary

TEGNA's KPNX-TV in Phoenix seeks a Nightside Executive Producer to lead a team of producers, oversee daily editorial operations, and shape audience-focused newscasts across platforms.

The ideal candidate has prior TV newsroom leadership, a passion for mentoring content creators, a proven track record of quality journalism, and the calm to manage live breaking events and tight deadlines while maintaining FCC compliance.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in journalism or related field.
• Experience as a news producer and newsroom leader.
• Track record of quality journalism, high integrity, and ethical decision-making.
• Passion for growing journalists and fostering a creative, positive, and collaborative newsroom.
• Ability to calmly handle live, breaking news, and changing events.
• Strong organization, planning skills and the ability to work under constant time-sensitive deadlines.
• Knowledge of AP ENPS, Edius, photojournalism, video editing, and content management systems a plus.

Responsibilities

• Collaborate and execute long-term newsroom strategy.
• Train, develop, and coach the newsroom team with a focus on mentoring content creators across all platforms.
• Oversee the daily editorial process.
• Oversee the on-air execution and provide coaching and showcasing techniques.
• Review, approve scripts, and provide writing/copy editing to rundowns to ensure accuracy and quality.
• Source and recruit top-notch journalists.
• Participate in coordinating all aspects of coverage, from breaking news to enterprise story production and specials.
• Ensure the news coverage meets our brand, policies, values, and FCC rules.
• Direct newsroom operations and manage schedules.
• Work with newsroom management to establish goals and further develop our local brand.

Skills

News leadership

Live breaking news

Mentoring teams

Editorial process

On-air coaching

Script writing

Recruit journalists

Brand standards

FCC rules

Deadline management

Education

Bachelor's degree in journalism

Tools

AP ENPS

Edius

Photojournalism

Video editing

Content CMS

Job description

TEGNA's KPNX-TV in Phoenix seeks a Nightside Executive Producer to lead a team of producers, oversee daily editorial operations, and shape audience-focused newscasts across platforms.

The ideal candidate has prior TV newsroom leadership, a passion for mentoring content creators, a proven track record of quality journalism, and the calm to manage live breaking events and tight deadlines while maintaining FCC compliance.