EXECUTIVE PRODUCER - SPORTS - KPHO/KTVK
About The Position
Arizona’s Family is seeking a high-energy, contemporary Sports Executive Producer to lead a sports brand across broadcast, streaming, social media, and other digital platforms. The role is audience-first and screen-agnostic, combining editorial leadership with on-camera hosting of a daily sports streaming show. The Executive Producer will use the station’s professional sports partnerships and access to create distinctive coverage, while expanding coverage of local high school and youth sports. They will guide a team of producers, reporters, and anchors, help improve storytelling and ratings, and ensure sports coverage is timely, accurate, relevant, and adapted across platforms. The position participates in a weekend on-call rotation for major sports news and events. The role is based at KPHO/KTVK, home to 3TV, CBS 5, and Arizona’s Family Sports. The station covers professional teams and local sports, including the Arizona Cardinals, Phoenix Suns, Phoenix Mercury, Phoenix Rising, and AIA state championships.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Journalism.
- Five years of experience as an Executive Producer or Senior Producer in television news.
- Ability to lead sports content across social, streaming, and broadcast platforms.
- On-air communication skills and comfort hosting a daily show.
- Strong news judgment and script-approval skills.
- Strategic thinking focused on improving the product and ratings while managing resources and overtime.
- Ability to lead and coach a team and collaborate with newsroom and digital leadership.
- Willingness to participate in a weekend on-call rotation.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the creation, planning, and daily delivery of live and multi-platform sports content.
- Host a daily sports streaming show and present high-energy segments for a digital-first audience.
- Work daily with the digital team to drive sports conversation and engagement on social media.
- Use professional team partnerships and access to produce distinctive, behind-the-scenes sports content.
- Develop a strategy to highlight local high school and youth sports.
- Lead producers, reporters, and anchors; provide consistent feedback and monthly reviews.
- Review news blocks to help stories evolve across platforms and eliminate repetition.
- Lead coverage when sports news breaks, ensuring accurate and fast reporting across digital and broadcast platforms.
- Set a vision for impactful, balanced, and promotable sports stories.
- Apply news judgment and approve scripts.
- Work to improve the product and ratings while managing resources and overtime.
- Develop story ideas from social media and viewer submissions.
- Participate in a weekend on-call rotation for major sports events and news.
- Collaborate with the News Director, Digital Director, and Managing Editor on multi-platform strategies.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
