Executive Producer
KSTU-Fox 13
Salt Lake City, UTThis was removed by the employer on 3/9/2017 9:32:00 AM PST
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Full Time Job
Overview:
Location: Salt Lake City, UT (KSTU-TV)
Reports To: News Director
KSTU, the Fox affiliate in beautiful Salt Lake City, Utah, is looking for a creative, dynamic, experienced broadcast journalist to oversee our mid-day and early evening newscasts.
Responsibilities:
• Review stories, scripts and rundowns with producers and reporters to ensure proper content, tight news writing, effective crafting, continuity and thorough coverage of news and community events. Double-check for factual, informational and spelling errors
• Manage coverage of breaking news ensuring all production and technical elements are properly coordinated.
• Coordinate news coverage with web team so Fox 13 newscasts and fox13now.com are aggressive and consistent.
• Oversee promotion and branding of Fox 13 newscasts by advising topical producers, and web producers on upcoming newscasts and events.
• Prepare annual performance appraisals and regularly review and critique all dayside producers and associate producers, under the direction of the News Director; meet regularly with producers, associate producers, anchors and reporters to review newscasts and outlines for upcoming newscasts, provide guidance and training as needed.
• Under the direction of the News Director, establish strategic short- and long-term objectives for Fox 13 dayside newscasts.
• Serve as liaison between newscasts.
• Serve as member of the KSTU News Management Team. Participate in news management meetings with the News Director, Assistant News Director, PM Executive Producer AM Executive Producer and News Operations Manager. Rotate as a weekend “on call” news manager as assigned.
• Coordinate coverage of special news events (election coverage, special news conferences, etc.) as assigned.
• Assist News Director in preparing annual fiscal budgets. Carry out other special projects as assigned.
• Under the direction of the News Director, coordinate the screening and interviewing of candidates for open positions with the Human Resources Director.
• Establish and coordinate work schedules, vacations, and other time off for all producers and associate producers. Approve vacation requests and time sheets for other newsroom personnel in the absence of or under the direction of the News Director.
• Fill-in for producers and associate producers as needed.
Qualifications:
• College degree preferred
• Minimum 3 years producing experience and previosu news management experience
• Must be an experienced and proficient show producer. You don't ''stack'' shows, you ''craft'' them. You can step in the producer chair whenever needed. Line producing is your passion.
• Must have strong news judgement, excellent writing and communication skills, plus a keen grasp on how to push Fox 13 news and information across several platforms.
• Must be willing to submit to a background check
• Must have unrestricted authorization to work in the United States
Tribune Media Company is an Equal Opportunity Employer