Wave

Senior Executive Producer - Spectrum News 1

Wave$96K — $205K *
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 3+ years of management experience
  • 5+ years as a senior or unit producer at a news station
  • Bachelor's degree in journalism
  • Effective communication skills (interpersonal, written, and verbal)
  • Ability to think strategically and anticipate trends
  • Willingness to travel for community stories
  • Flexibility to work various shifts, including weekends and holidays

Responsibilities

  • Oversee daily news programming production during assigned shifts
  • Lead and supervise a diverse team of production staff
  • Ensure high editorial and production values in news content
  • Drive audience engagement and brand strength through storytelling
  • Utilize data to inform editorial decisions about programming
  • Collaborate with reporters, producers, and technical staff for content creation
  • Adapt to breaking news and evolving story dynamics swiftly

Benefits

  • Comprehensive pay and benefits package
  • Support for well-being at every life stage
  • Focus on fostering a healthy team culture
  • Opportunities for professional growth and career building
  • Incentives for performance-based contributions
Full Job Description
This role requires the ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.

Sr Mgr Sr Exec Producer - Spectrum News (NPR690)

As the Sr Mgr Sr Exec Producer , you will be responsible for overseeing all aspects of the daily production of news programming during your assigned shift. You will lead and supervise a team of shift managers, producers, writers, reporters, technical staff, and other production staff to ensure that each news story goes from concept to air. It will be your responsibility to ensure that the editorial and production values of news programming meet Spectrum Networks' high standards and drive viewership, grow the audience, and strengthen the brand. You'll make data-informed decisions about what's resonating to connect our audience with the stories that matter.

WHAT OUR SR MGR SR EXEC PRODUCER ENJOY MOST
  • Collaborating with a range of individuals, including reporters, producers, writers, and technical staff
  • Leading and directing a team to produce high-quality news programming

As a part of Spectrum News, you're creative, highly technical, and ready to bring the character-driven stories of those in your community to life in our newsroom. You value accuracy and want to leverage your curiosity and storytelling abilities to share inspiring news across multiple platforms. Each day is a fast-paced and constantly evolving work environment with new stories to tell and perspectives to uncover. We are focused on fostering a healthy and people-first team culture to effectively address challenges together. If you're a nimble, passionate team player, you'll find a home on our team.

WHAT YOU'LL BRING TO SPECTRUM NEWS

Required Qualifications
  • Experience: Management experience - 3+ years, experience as a senior or unit producer at a news station - 5+ years
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in journalism
  • Technical skills: Ability to work on issues where analysis of situations or data requires an in-depth knowledge of organizational objectives
  • Skills: Demonstrated effective interpersonal, written and verbal communication skills in English
  • Abilities: Ability to communicate effectively with all levels in the organization , ability to think strategically and anticipate future trends, needs and expectations, ability to work under time pressure deadlines
  • Travel Ability: Must be open to travel to discover the important stories in your neighborhood and willing to interact with the community
  • Schedule: Ability to work various shifts, longer shifts, weekends and holidays, and be flexible with schedule changes due to 'breaking news', and/or severe weather emergencies

Preferred Qualifications:
  • Master's degree

Working Conditions:
  • Works primarily inside a climate-controlled environment throughout the year but might be assigned field duties on occasion
  • Requires long periods of personal computer use and telephone communications
  • Works in an open newsroom setting with a semi-noisy environment
  • Communicates in person, by phone and by email
  • Works different shifts or longer shifts due to 'breaking news' and severe weather emergencies. Willing and able to work weekends and holidays
  • Materials and equipment used: various studio and newsgathering television equipment, computers and computer-related equipment
  • Sits for long periods of time
  • Must be able to distinguish colors and discern sounds
  • May be required to lift up to 5 pounds


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Here, our employees don't just have jobs, they're building careers. That's why we offer a comprehensive pay and benefits package that rewards employees for their contributions to our success, supporting all aspects of their well-being at every stage of life.

A qualified applicant's criminal history, if any, will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable laws, including local ordinances.

The base pay for this position generally is between $96,300.00 and $205,100.00. The actual compensation offered will carefully consider a wide range of factors, including your skills, qualifications, experience, and location. We comply with local wage minimums and also, certain positions are eligible for additional forms of other incentive-based compensation such as bonuses.

About Wave

Wave is a Canadian financial services company that provides accounting, invoicing, and payment processing software for small businesses. The company was founded in 2010 by Kirk Simpson and James Lochrie. Wave's software is used by over 4 million small businesses around the world. In 2019, the company was acquired by H&R Block for $405 million. Wave is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
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200 employees
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Founded
2011

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