WVTM, the NBC affiliate in Birmingham, AL, is looking for a Senior Executive Producer who can lead content execution across all platforms, oversee dayside newscasts, and coach newsroom leaders in a fast-paced, collaborative news environment. This position reports to the News Director.
The Senior Executive Producer is responsible for the overall quality and presentation of our content in our newscasts and on our digital platforms. As the leader for content execution, the SEP serves as the "air traffic controller" for daily news execution—coordinating editorial priorities, breaking news coverage, production resources, and newsroom workflow to ensure we meet the highest standards for storytelling, urgency, and presentation.
You must be able to manage, coach, and motivate Executive Producers, producers, and newsroom staff committed to excellence across broadcast, streaming, digital, and social platforms.
A strong editorial voice, sound news judgment, and an aggressive coverage style are required. You must have the proven ability to make ethical decisions under pressure, lead breaking news coverage, and elevate the performance of those you supervise through coaching and mentorship.
The ideal candidate thrives in breaking news situations and, when news is slower, can identify compelling, promotable stories that engage audiences across every platform while teaching others to do the same.
Responsibilities
- Own the overall presentation, quality, and execution of all newscasts for on-air and digital platforms.
- Provide day-to-day leadership and oversight of Executive Producers, producers, and daily newsroom production.
- Coach Executive Producers and line producers to strengthen editorial judgment, storytelling, writing, and leadership skills.
- Coach anchors, reporters, and photojournalists to improve content, storytelling, and presentation.
- Review and oversee rundowns, scripts, pacing, and overall newscast execution to ensure consistency and quality.
- Lead the newsroom's response to breaking news, coordinating coverage, staffing, and production priorities under deadline.
- Serve as the newsroom's central coordinator for daily content production, ensuring effective communication and collaboration across departments.
- Oversee planning and execution of the newsroom's sweeps strategy, special coverage, and promotable content initiatives.
- Help recruit, develop, evaluate, and retain top-producing talent.
- Foster a culture of innovation, accountability, collaboration, and continuous improvement.
- Communicate effectively across all levels of the newsroom and partner departments.
Requirements
- Minimum five years of television news producing experience.
- Previous newsroom management or leadership experience preferred.
- Exceptional writing, editorial, and storytelling skills.
- Proven experience coaching and developing newsroom talent.
- Demonstrated success leading breaking news coverage and managing multiple priorities simultaneously.
- Strong news judgment and exceptional editorial decision-making.
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines, coordinate teams, and lead under pressure.
- Creative approach to storytelling and showcasing all production resources.
- Strong organizational and communication skills.
- Commitment to coaching, collaboration, and developing newsroom leaders.
- Unwavering journalistic integrity and ethical standards.
- Related military experience will be considered
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 of television news producing experience
- Previous newsroom management or leadership experience
- Exceptional writing, editorial, and storytelling skills
- Proven experience coaching and developing newsroom talent
- Demonstrated success leading breaking news coverage and managing multiple priorities
- Strong news judgment and exceptional editorial decision-making
- Ability to manage multiple deadlines, coordinate teams, and lead under pressure
- Creative approach to storytelling and showcasing production resources
- Strong organizational and communication skills
- Commitment to coaching, collaboration, and developing newsroom leaders
- Unwavering journalistic integrity and ethical standards
- Related military experience will be considered
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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
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