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Executive Producer

WCVB Channel 5
Needham, MA Full Time
POSTED ON 12/1/2025 CLOSED ON 5/4/2026

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Job Description

Local News Executive Producer

WCVB, Hearst Television’s ABC affiliate in Boston,is looking for an Executive Producer to oversee our impact-driven newscasts. This competitive, top-10 market, HTV station demands someone who has big-picture vision and a strong sense of urgency. We are looking for a leader who can develop content that succeeds on-air and on all digital platforms, including social media. The Executive Producer will collaborate with producers, on-air talent, directors, and technical staff to implement winning strategies. The ideal candidate must have excellent news judgment and own the room when breaking news happens. If you are a proven leader and energetic coach who inspires your team, please apply.

Responsibilities

  • Lead the team in choosing dynamic daily content that focuses specifically on the demands of our multiplatform audience
  • Respond aggressively to breaking news, making sure we are ahead of the competition day-in and day-out
  • Be a commanding voice in the room when it comes to publishing digital content (website, app, social media, streaming)
  • Support producers and reporters in crafting active, compelling copy and in using graphics and pre-production to create dynamic presentations
  • Collaborate with News Director and News Management Team to ensure strategies are consistent across dayparts
  • Manage, coach, and motivate producers, reporters, and video journalists
  • Oversee big projects like the Boston Marathon and other community-centric news efforts that involve collaboration with engineering and promotions
  • Perform administrative responsibilities including scheduling, performance reviews, training, and providing important feedback

Requirements

  • At least 5 years of experience as an EP or large-market producer
  • A strategic approach to building content, embracing technology, and growing people
  • Commitment to a digital-first mindset
  • Creative presentation style and ability to showcase all resources and elements
  • Unwavering journalistic integrity and ethical standards

Salary

The estimated base salary range for this role is between $115,000 and $130,000. The actual base pay offered is dependent upon many factors, such as transferable skills, work experience, business needs, market demands and conditions, including geographic location where the work will be performed, and other factors permitted by law. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

Diversity Statement

At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That's why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization as diverse and varied as the audience we reach, ensuring that the content we create is more compassionate, and more representative of the communities we serve.

Benefits

Hearst's benefit programs are modern, flexible and designed to focus on you. As a Hearst employee, you and your spouse or partner or dependents would have access to the following benefits.

  • Medical | Dental | Vision
  • 401(k) matching
  • Emotional Wellness Support
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • LGBTQ Health Services
  • Additional benefits to meet your and your family's needs

About Us

Hearst Television (HTV) owns and/or operates 35 television and two radio stations serving 27 media markets across 39 states reaching over 22 million U.S. television households. HTV is recognized as one of the industry's premier broadcasting companies and has been honored with numerous awards for distinguished journalism, industry innovation, and community service.

Salary : $115,000 - $130,000

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