WPBF, Hearst Television’s ABC affiliate in Palm Beach Gardens, is looking for a Nightside Executive Producer to oversee our market-leading evening newscasts. This competitive market demands someone with big-picture vision, strong editorial judgment, and a sharp sense of urgency. We are seeking a leader with exceptional breaking news instincts and strong showcasing skills who can create compelling, multi-platform content that excels on-air and across digital and social platforms.
The Nightside Executive Producer will work closely with producers, reporters, anchors, and directors to execute winning nightly coverage strategies. The ideal candidate thrives in high-pressure situations, owns the room during breaking news, and can inspire a team to produce impactful, audience-focused journalism. This role will also play a key leadership role in major story initiatives and special coverage projects, including election coverage and other large-scale newsroom events.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the editorial execution and production of the 5:30 p.m., 10 p.m., and 11 p. m. newscasts
- Lead the team in choosing dynamic daily content tailored to evening viewers
- Demonstrate strong editorial decision-making, breaking news leadership, and showcasing skills
- Respond aggressively to breaking news, ensuring WPBF leads the competition on-air, online, and across social platforms
- Drive a digital-first strategy, ensuring strong content distribution on the website, app, streaming platforms, and social media
- Support producers and reporters in crafting compelling copy and using graphics, video, and pre-production elements to create dynamic presentations
- Collaborate with News Director and News Management Team to ensure strategies are consistent across day parts
- Play a leadership role in major newsroom initiatives and big story projects, including election coverage and special event programming
- Manage, coach, and motivate producers, reporters, and video journalists
- Perform administrative responsibilities including scheduling, performance reviews, training, and providing important feedback
Requirements
- At least 6 years of producing/EP experience
- A strategic approach to building content, embracing technology, and growing people
- Commitment to a digital-first mindset
- Creative presentation style and ability to showcase all resources and elements
- Unwavering journalistic integrity and ethical standards
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
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. we do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, creed, national, origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
Skills Required
- At least 6 years of producing or executive producer experience
- Strong editorial judgment and breaking news leadership
- Strategic approach to building content, embracing technology, and developing staff
- Commitment to a digital-first mindset and multiplatform distribution
- Creative presentation and showcasing skills using graphics, video, and pre-production elements
- Unwavering journalistic integrity and ethical standards
Hearst Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Hearst and has not been reviewed or approved by Hearst.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical plan choice, full in-network preventive coverage, dental and vision, telemedicine, prescription coverage, and fertility resources. Mental-health resources and other wellbeing services (e.g., therapy sessions, crisis support, virtual physical therapy, and chronic-condition programs) further strengthen the health offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as meaningful through a 401(k) plan with company matching and Hearst covering plan administration fees. Performance bonuses are also noted as available in some roles, adding an additional rewards component beyond base pay.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off benefits include paid holidays, paid sick days, and vacation time with a commonly cited annual range, alongside paid parental leave and family medical leave. A remote work program and flexibility signals are also included as part of the overall rewards experience.
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What We Do
Hearst is a leading global, diversified media, information and services company with more than 360 businesses. Its major interests include ownership in cable television networks such as A&E, HISTORY, Lifetime and ESPN; global financial services leader Fitch Group; Hearst Health, a group of medical information and services businesses; transportation assets including CAMP Systems International, a major provider of software-as-a-service solutions for managing maintenance of jets and helicopters; 33 television stations such as WCVB-TV in Boston and KCRA-TV in Sacramento, California, which reach a combined 19 percent of U.S. viewers; newspapers such as the Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle and Times Union (Albany, New York); more than 300 magazines around the world, including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Men's Health and Car and Driver, and digital services businesses such as iCrossing and KUBRA; and investments in emerging digital entertainment companies such as Complex Networks.
