Dayside Senior Producer

The role

The Dayside Senior Producer will shape and energize daily newscasts through strong editorial choices. This person will work with the Executive Producer to ensure linear and streaming products serve the community.

What you will do

• Collaborate with producers to make shows stand out.
• Inspire and motivate a team while leading by example.
• Guide editorial decision-making as a leader in the newsroom.
• Head up assigned special projects such as elections and big event coverage plans.
• Booth continuous coverage on live streams for breaking news and community events.
• Demonstrate professionalism and composure under constant deadlines and pressure.
• Consistently try new strategies and techniques after thoughtful discussion with supervisors.
• Use data analytics to shape content decisions.
• Challenge traditional ways of doing things.
• Train producers and other newsroom work groups on best practices.

Required qualifications

• 5 years of news content experience.
• Top-notch communication skills.
• Solid journalistic judgement and a news philosophy that emphasizes breaking news, accurate, fair, and unique local content, along with community engagement.
• Understanding of the tenets of professional journalism.
• Organizational skills and the ability to work under time-pressure deadlines.
• Ability to calmly handle live, breaking news situations and changing events.

Nice to have

• Bachelor’s degree preferred or related or equivalent years of experience.
• ENPS and Edius system experience preferred.

Benefits

• Two medical plan options through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas.
• Dental and eye care coverage.
• Fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance.
• Disability and life insurance.
• 401(k) program with 100% match on the first 4% of pay.
• Nine free virtual doctor’s appointments through Teladoc.
• 12 free annual therapy sessions through Spring Health.
• Paid Time Off (PTO).
• Nine paid holidays per year.

About the company

TEGNA Inc. helps people thrive in their local communities by providing local news and services. It has 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets.