WLKY - Morning Executive Producer

Hearst•Louisville, KY

13h•Onsite

About The Position

WLKY, the CBS affiliate in Louisville, Kentucky, is seeking a Morning Executive Producer to oversee newscasts in a fast-paced news environment. The Executive Producer will shape a vision for newscasts and lead a team in creating multi-platform content for broadcast, mobile, and social media. The role calls for sound decision-making under daily pressure, a strong news-producing background, and the ability to recruit producers and work with other news managers on newscast strategies. The Executive Producer will oversee breaking-news coverage and nightly news content, including the assignment desk, while ensuring the station’s product remains compelling when there is no breaking news. The role also involves coaching and developing staff, fostering a positive newsroom culture, and quickly learning the local news market and the distinct communities in the DMA. The position reports to the Assistant News Director and News Director. In-person attendance is required.

Requirements

3–5 years of producing experience.
Prior news management experience or a desire to move into news management.
Demonstrated writing experience and the ability to think visually.
Ability to coordinate several crews and responsibilities simultaneously.
Ability to summarize information into easy-to-understand components.
Creative presentation style and the ability to showcase available resources and elements.
Unwavering journalistic integrity and ethical standards.
In-person attendance is required.

Nice To Haves

Related military experience will be considered.

Responsibilities

Oversee preparation of newscast rundowns and scripts.
Research, pitch, and gather enterprise news stories.
Oversee the use of graphics resources to enhance the presentation.
Manage, coach, and motivate producers, reporters, and video journalists.
Respond to breaking news and make nightly coverage decisions and assignments.
Oversee digital responses to breaking news and social media engagement.
Oversee newscast writing, showcasing, and approval of reporter stories.
Booth newscasts when needed.
Post stories and video to the station website and mobile platforms.
Lead editorial meetings and pitch enterprise stories.
Communicate with news staff, promotions, and production/engineering teams.
Lead the night team, nightly news coverage, assignment desk, and nightly content.
Recruit producers and work with other news managers to implement newscast strategies.