Senior Managing Producer, MS NOW Weekend Operations
About The Position
MS NOW is looking for a Senior Managing Producer to lead operational needs for weekend programs and implement a robust training, recruitment, and retention program for team members. This role offers the chance to lead in building, training, and retaining a team to cover live, breaking, and enterprise news on Saturdays and Sundays. The ideal candidate is a strong leader with business and people skills, possessing a portfolio of training and recruiting efforts to support the entire MS NOW organization. Experience with show and editorial leadership, along with a deep interest in newsroom workflows, processes, and people management, is essential.
Requirements
- Minimum of 8 years of news show leadership in a national cable or broadcast platform
- Passion for driving breaking and live coverage of current events, politics and pop culture
- Strong research skills and news judgment
- Previous experience in training or people management
- Must be willing to work in New York, NY.
- Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States.
- Must be willing and able to work flexible hours, under tight deadline pressure, including breaking news.
Nice To Haves
- Graduate degree or studies in business administration and/or journalism
- Previous experience developing or deploying new workflows or processes inside an existing organization
- Entrepreneurial interest or experience
Responsibilities
- Primary manager for operational and scheduling needs on MS NOW weekends programs.
- Work closely with the VP, Weekend Programming and MS NOW Executive team on key operational, training, recruitment, and retention efforts.
- Work closely and provide a backup for the VP, Weekend Programming and Executive Managing Producer, Weekend Editorial.
- Maintain a clear, transparent and fair production and on-air schedule system using Workschedule.net.
- Develop and deploy an employee training program supporting MS NOW’s news programs with the goal of increasing employee performance and retention at all levels.
- Work with leadership and HR to increase effectiveness in our entry-level recruiting.
Benefits
- bonus eligible
- health insurance
- retirement plans
- paid time off
Stand Out From the Crowd
Upload your resume and get instant feedback on how well it matches this job.
What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Senior
Education Level
No Education Listed
