Nexstar Media Inc. has an immediate opening for a Morning Executive Producer who wants to be part of a leadership team that delivers news content for its duopoly in Washington, DC Market #7.
The Executive Producer will work with newsroom leadership to deliver newscasts that reflect the brand promise of DC News Now both on-air and and on our digital assets in the market. The successful candidate must have experience leading and sustaining continuous breaking news coverage, and is passionate about the weather.
The successful candidate knows how to recruit, hire and grow terrific producing talent. This is an opportunity to make a huge mark in the country’s largest television broadcast group and get noticed in a top-10 news market. The Executive Producer should be an expert at showcasing the big story, producing-up the newscast and an excellent tease writer.
Strong interpersonal skills and a knack for coaching will make the successful candidate stand apart.
Washington, DC is the center of the nation’s politics, but the market has so much more than that. Both inside and outside the beltway, residents can find an amazing food scene (DC boasts more than 20 restaurants receiving Michelin stars in 2021 alone), and a professional sports scene with basketball, baseball, football, hockey, and soccer. There are boundless National Parks, trails, and the region has distinguished itself by embracing alternative modes of transportation like e-bikes and e-scooters.
The Executive Producer supervises news content across all media platforms and is capable of line producing if needed.
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DC News Now is proud to provide more than 67 hours of local news programming each week as an independent broadcast news station and a CW Network affiliate. You also will find our content 24/7 through our digital and social platforms, including DCNewsNow.com.
Going beyond the Beltway to cover the entire DMV region, DC News Now has an impressive footprint with five locations that include the main office in Washington, D.C., and satellite bureaus in Frederick, Hagerstown, and Lanham Maryland, and Chantilly, Virginia.
DC News Now is committed to serving the DMV community through in-depth storytelling, weather coverage for the entire region, and thoughtful reporting with unbiased journalistic integrity.
DC News Now and DCW50 are owned by Nexstar Media Group, Inc., America’s largest local television and media company.