Executive or Managing Producer, Wisconsin Today
About The Position
Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) is hiring a leader for its weekday, statewide talk show team. The successful candidate will be hired as an Executive or Managing Producer depending on their qualifications and previous experience. The Wisconsin Today Executive Producer is a senior leader in the WPR News Department and is responsible for delivering a timely, relevant, Wisconsin-focused show of the highest quality. The show helps audiences develop a deeper understanding of the events, issues and ideas shaping our world and reflects and highlights communities across the state. The Executive Producer establishes and executes on a vision and strategy for the show, and expectations for team members. They are the primary representative of the team within the organization and the primary point of contact for internal collaborators. This role reports to the Executive Editor and supervises several direct reports. A candidate hired at the Managing Producer level would direct the work of team members, make daily decisions, supervise several direct reports and report to the Executive Producer. The Managing Producer makes decisions about and directs the day-to-day work of the show team in alignment with the vision, direction and strategy established by the Executive Producer. This position in Ongoing/Renewable.
Requirements
- For Executive Producer Candidates: Experience managing journalists. Experience as a full-time reporter, producer or editor. Experience voicing live or recorded broadcast news content. Experience producing news interviews. Excellent broadcast and digital writing and editing skills. Organizational skills, ability to work within tight deadlines and manage competing responsibilities. Knowledge of journalism ethics, newsgathering and reporting techniques.
- For Managing Producer Candidates: Experience as a full-time reporter, producer or editor. Experience producing news interviews. Excellent broadcast and digital writing and editing skills. Organizational skills, ability to work within tight deadlines and manage competing responsibilities. Knowledge of journalism ethics, newsgathering and reporting techniques.
Nice To Haves
- For Executive Producer Candidates: Experience working in a daily news environment. Experience working in public broadcasting. Experience operating radio studio equipment and software. Knowledge of Wisconsin news, issues, culture and personalities.
- For Managing Producer Candidates: Experience managing journalists. Experience working in a daily news environment. Experience working in public broadcasting. Experience voicing live or recorded broadcast news content. Experience operating radio studio equipment and software. Knowledge of Wisconsin news, issues, culture and personalities.
Responsibilities
- Supervises the work of hosts, producers, reporters and/or support staff for the production of broadcast and/or digital content.
- May serve as back-up host or fill-in for producers when necessary
- Serves as a liaison to internal and external stakeholders.
- Collaborates with other content creators in pre-production through post-production processes
- Leads editorial planning meetings and generates program ideas for segments, shows, and digital projects
- Monitors and evaluates program content and employs editorial judgement to generate program ideas, and create, write, and edit content
- Exercises supervisory authority, including hiring, transferring, suspending, promoting, managing conduct and performance, discharging, assigning, rewarding, disciplining, and/or approving hours worked of at least 2.0 FTE or equivalent employees
- Directs various administrative aspects that may include booking guests for interviews, maintaining team schedules and deadlines, and creating and/or maintaining program and/or project budgets
Benefits
- generous paid time off
- competitively priced health/dental/vision/life insurance
- tax-advantaged savings accounts
- participation in the nationally recognized Wisconsin Retirement System (WRS) pension fund
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Executive
Education Level
Associate degree
