Supervising Producer, Dateline

Dateline is seeking a Supervising Producer to elevate the creative quality, consistency, and efficiency of the broadcast's production by providing expert guidance on production planning and execution, supporting complex field shoots, modernizing production practices, and developing staff capabilities.

Responsibilities
• Production planning and coordination: Serve as the central resource for planning shoots across Dateline. Work with producers, APs and story seniors on production approaches, crews, equipment, locations, logistics, and schedules. Maintain visibility into upcoming productions and help anticipate problems.
• Creative production expertise: Collaborate with teams to develop compelling visual approaches to storytelling. Offer guidance on interview setups, lighting, camera techniques, locations, b-roll shooting and more ambitious production concepts. Participate directly in major or complicated field shoots when appropriate.
• Production tracking and problem-solving: Maintain a comprehensive picture of production activity across the broadcast. Identify scheduling conflicts, resource constraints, and potential obstacles. Work with teams and existing operations personnel to resolve problems.
• Innovation and productivity: Identify opportunities to improve production workflows, reduce unnecessary work, and introduce useful technologies. Lead staff training and adoption of approved tools, including AI and Slack, to improve collaboration and efficiency.
• AP training and development: Establish and lead a structured program to strengthen APs' production skills, expand their responsibilities, and prepare them for advancement.

Qualifications
• 5 years of newsroom and reporting experience
• At least 5 years of field production experience in longform storytelling
• Bachelor's degree in a related field or equivalent years of experience
• Knowledge of Avid, Premiere and MPX systems
• Ability to manage staff and oversee multiple projects at the same time
• Exceptional organizational skills and attention to detail

Desired Characteristics
• Interest in criminal justice
• Video editing experience

Additional Requirements:
• Hybrid: This position currently has a hybrid schedule, which requires contributing from the office a minimum of four days per week. The Company reserves the right to change in-office requirements at any time.