What are the responsibilities and job description for the Executive Producer position at entravision-pilot?
JOB DESCRIPTION
Summary
The Executive Producer is a leadership position overseeing the editorial, production and promotion components of newscasts and news specials. The Executive Producer's role is to oversee production of news content on multi-platforms, provide guidance and direction to news employees and perform as a member of the news management team.
Essential Functions
- Conceive and execute daily programs incorporating top news stories and live reports (hard and feature). This includes approval of rundowns, and management/ supervision of all news staff assigned to the newscasts.
- Direct and deliver production elements on a deadline
- Review daily line-up of stories and segments; develop future segments, stories and interviews for all platforms
- Oversee breaking news coverage when warranted
- Work on special projects as assigned
- Cooperate and interact with Station News and assure compliance with all relevant laws and company policy on broadcasts and news operations
- Manage responsibilities to produce digital content.
- In the absence of the news director or assistant news director, the position will be in charge of the newsroom
- Perform other newsroom supervisory duties as assigned by the News Director and/or General Manager
Competencies
- Multi-task in a dynamic, high pressure, deadline and content driven and technology-intensive environment.
- Candidates must be able to read, write and speak Spanish fluently.
- Strong proficiency in iNews preferred.
- Self-Starter who knows how to craft news, sports, and weather stories from beginning to end.
- Excellent written and oral communication.
- Excellent People Skills.
- Sound Judgment.
- Strategic Thinking.
- Strong Leadership.
- Teamwork.