What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr. Executive Producer position at TEGNA Inc.?
About TEGNA
TEGNA Inc. (NYSE : TGNA) serves local communities across the U.S. through trustworthy journalism, engaging content, and tools that help people navigate their daily lives. Through customized marketing solutions, we help businesses grow and thrive. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches approximately 100 million people every month across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. For more information, visit TEGNA.com.
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KUSA , TEGNA's NBC affiliate in Denver , is searching for a motivated and people-oriented leader to serve as Senior Executive Producer. Our ideal candidate is a collaborative, experienced leader who's great at juggling the day's news and growing journalists. Through careful coaching, the Senior Executive Producer elevates our station's storytelling, writing, and execution. The ideal candidate has excellent news judgment and strong management skills with the ability to motivate, collaborate and own the big story.
Responsibilities :
- Manage the General Assignment Reporting (MSJ) staff to include approving scripts, storylines and live shot presentation
- Assign stories to reporters based on new priorities
- Ensure accuracy, fairness, timeliness and quality of general assignment reports
- Work with Executive Producers in coordinating story coverage in shows for maximum impact
- Work with Production staff to enhance creative storytelling
- Ability to make quick decisions in a breaking news scenario and dispatch teams rapidly for immediate coverage
- Give regular guidance, feedback and training to reporting staff on story pitches, writing and presentation
- Conduct performance reviews, give corrective feedback and performance improvement plans as needed
- Work with the Assistant News Director in project planning for big events
- Adhere to TEGNA's rules of journalistic ethics
Requirements :
Apply by February 14, 2025
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.
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