Senior Executive Producer & Special Projects
WMUR-TV, the ABC affiliate in Manchester, NH, is looking for a Senior Executive Producer & Special Projects producer who can oversee newscasts and coach in a fast-paced news environment. This position will report to the News Director
You must be able to manage, coach, and motivate a team committed to excellence on broadcast and digital platforms.
A strong editorial voice, solid news judgment, and an aggressive coverage style are required. You must have the proven ability to make good ethical decisions, a solid producing background, and be able to make those you supervise better.
The ideal candidate can handle breaking news when it happens and, when it doesn’t, can still deliver interesting and relevant content to viewers across all platforms and teach others how to do the same.
The right candidate will also be able to help oversee our Investigative team and Special Projects efforts. We need someone who can articulate a vision for investigations, promotable stories, documentary-style packages and special shows and then be able to lead the production of impactful, insightful and meaningful stories.
Job Responsibilities:
- Coach executive producers and line producers
- Coach anchors, reporters and photojournalists
- Oversee rundowns and scripts
- Respond aggressively to breaking news
- Lead editorial meetings
- Help recruit and evaluate producers
- Above average communication skills required
Requirements:
- Minimum five years producing experience
- Prior management experience
- Above average writing skills
- Good news judgement
- Ability to multi-task and coordinate crews and responsibilities simultaneously
- 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
- Minimum five years producing experience
- Prior management experience
- Above average writing skills
- Good news judgment
- Ability to multi-task and coordinate crews and responsibilities simultaneously
- Creative presentation style and ability to showcase all resources and elements
- Unwavering journalistic integrity and ethical standards
- Ability to manage, coach, and motivate a team across broadcast and digital platforms
- Strong editorial voice and aggressive coverage style
- Proven ability to handle breaking news and deliver cross-platform content
- Experience overseeing investigative and special projects, documentary-style packages and special shows
- Above average communication skills
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.
