Executive Producer - Sports - Kpho/Ktvk
About The Position
Arizona’s Family is seeking a high-energy, contemporary Sports Executive Producer to lead its sports brand across broadcast, streaming, social media, and other digital platforms. The role oversees the creation, planning, and daily delivery of live and multi-platform sports content, and includes hosting a daily sports streaming show. The Executive Producer will make use of professional-team partnerships and access, develop coverage of local high school and youth sports, and lead producers, reporters, and anchors in creating timely and engaging stories. The position calls for an audience-first leader who can adapt content across screens, guide breaking sports coverage, and collaborate with newsroom and digital leaders. The role also participates in a weekend on-call rotation.
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.
- Comfort and skill hosting a daily show on camera.
- Strong news judgment and script-approval skills.
- Ability to lead and motivate a team and pursue impactful, balanced, promotable stories.
- Strategic approach to improving the product, raising ratings, and managing resources and overtime.
- Collaborative approach to working with newsroom and digital leaders.
- Availability to participate in a weekend on-call rotation.
Responsibilities
- Oversee the creation, planning, and daily delivery of live and multi-platform sports content tailored to audiences across platforms.
- Host the daily sports streaming show and lead high-energy segments for digital-first viewers.
- Work daily with the digital team to drive sports conversation and engagement on social media.
- Use professional-team partnerships and access to produce distinctive sports content.
- Develop a strategy for coverage of local high school and youth sports.
- Lead producers, reporters, and anchors; provide consistent feedback and monthly reviews.
- Review news blocks and shape stories to evolve across platforms while avoiding repetition.
- Lead the response to breaking sports news, maintaining speed and accuracy across digital and broadcast platforms.
- Identify compelling stories and potential viral moments through social media and viewer submissions.
- Work with the News Director, Digital Director, and Managing Editor on multi-platform strategies.
- Participate in the weekend on-call rotation.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
