KRON4, the Bay Area’s Local News Station, is seeking an experienced Nightside Executive Producer to oversee our nightside newscasts and lead the continued growth and evolution of our streaming programming. We are looking for a forward‑thinking newsroom leader with a strong breaking‑news background, a sharp eye for detail, and a passion for mentoring others-someone energized by developing innovative, audience‑focused streaming content.
This is a regular, full‑time, management, non‑union, exempt position, based at our San Francisco studio on the Embarcadero.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Lead a team of producers and reporters to deliver comprehensive, compelling, and accurate news coverage
- Contribute to the editorial process and lead breaking news coverage across platforms
- Review and approve scripts, rundowns, and video to ensure high journalistic standards
- Provide regular, constructive feedback to producers and reporters and conduct annual performance reviews
- Lead the editorial vision for nightside streaming shows, with an emphasis on innovation, audience growth, and platform‑specific storytelling
- Develop, refine, and advance new streaming formats and shows, including breaking news and enterprise programming
- Line produce newscasts on an as‑needed basis
- Prioritize and reinforce KRON4’s safety‑first culture for field crews and reporters
REQUIREMENTS:
- Minimum of 5 years of producing experience in a mid‑ to major‑market newsroom
- Strong news judgment and a demonstrated commitment to journalistic integrity
- Ability to collaborate effectively with newsroom managers, anchors, reporters, assignment desk editors, and production staff
- Ability to line produce newscasts as needed and edit video
- College degree in journalism, communications, or equivalent professional experience
Compensation: $95,000+ commensurate with experience and skill level
Skills Required
- Minimum of 5 years of producing experience in a mid- to major-market newsroom
- Strong news judgment and commitment to journalistic integrity
- Ability to collaborate effectively with newsroom personnel
- Ability to line produce newscasts and edit video
- College degree in journalism or communications, or equivalent experience
What We Do
Nexstar Media Group is the largest TV station operator in the country. With the reach of 171 full power television stations in 100 markets addressing nearly 38.9% of US television households, and a diversified, growing digital media operation, Nexstar Media Group offers superior audience engagement across all media devices and local broadcast television’s unrivalled influence on consumers’ purchasing and political decisions. In 20 years, Nexstar has grown from a single station to the nation’s largest television company. This growth is fueled by an organization-wide commitment to delivering exceptional service to our communities and outstanding results for our advertisers. From the very beginning, Nexstar has cultivated an organization-wide commitment to providing superior, unique local content that is relevant to each of the communities it serves, while offering local businesses, advertisers and brands the ability to engage and connect with local communities.
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