Job Title: Nightside Executive Producer Posting Dates: July 4-July 31, 2014
Station: WHNT-TV Huntsville, AL Reports to: News Director
Assistant News Director

Purpose/reason for this Position:
WHNT NEWS 19 (CBS) in Huntsville (aka Rocket City), Alabama, is anticipating a future opening for a Nightside Executive Producer.
We are seeking a dynamic, hands-on individual who knows ho to craft a compelling newscast that consistently wins its time period. If you want to take your career to the next level, we may have the job for you. We are searching for an EP who will maximize the great lead-in audience that CBS delivers to our doorstep at 10pm and challenge the evening crew on a nightly basis.
The PM EP is charged with directly overseeing the content, resources and personnel of the early evening (5/6/6:30pm) and late (9&10pm) newscasts. We are looking for a creative, visionary producer with a proven track record. The ideal candidate will also be a fearless leader with strong people skills. If rehashing content from the early newscasts is okay by you, this is not the job for you. We want someone who is invigorated by breaking news and likes to eat the competition alive. You must be willing and able to oversee our product on-air, online, on mobile platforms and on social media.

Core Job Functions:
•Writing: Consistently writing clear, compelling, easy-to-understand, news stories and teases, making maximum use of video, graphics, live shots, and all the tools available to achieve superb story telling.
•Aggressive Response to Breaking News: On air, online, on social media and on all platforms.
•Quality Control: Enforcing standards and expectations of the early evening/late news team. Newscasts should be executed with minimal on-air errors and consistently meet deadlines.
•Content Development: Making sure that the evening newscasts are mining all resources to present a fresh and forward-thinking newscast that reflects a clear sense of urgency and immediacy. Coordinates with team to develop story ideas and offers innovative suggestions for story coverage/treatment, reduces repetition of stories from newscast to newscast, digs for new information to advance stories, generates unique content for assigned newscast, understands newscast audience make-up
•Produce Web/Mobile/Social Media Content: The PM EP is responsible for making sure the station’s website and social media sites are aggressively updated.
•Other duties as assigned.

Minimum Knowledge Skills & Abilities:
Strong command of the English language, grammar, spelling and punctuation. Ability to work under extreme pressure and deadlines. Good communication skills and team-building skills. Ability to multi-task. Basic non-linear editing and ftp’ing.

Education Requirements:
A college degree in Journalism or Broadcast Communications or related-degree is preferred. Also prefer candidates with 3+ years experience as a producer in a commercial television station.

Physical Requirements:
Dexterity to operate a computer and other such equipment. Vision to review and approve news scripts, view news, etc.

Relationships:
INTERNAL CONTACTS:EXTERNAL CONTACTS:
Assistant News DirectorCustomers (our viewers)
News DirectorNews sources(police, elected officials, PR contacts)
Anchors, Reporters
Photographers, Editors
Production Crew
Promotions Department
Engineering

If you have what it takes, rush your resume, references, news philosophy and weblink of your most recent newscast by email to Denise Vickers, VP of News, denise.vickers@whnt.com. If you must snail mail it, send to: WHNT-TV, 200 Holmes Ave., Huntsville, AL 35801.

(07-31-14)