Executive Producer, PBS News Weekend

Reports to : Senior Executive Producer, PBS News Hour

Find out exactly what skills, experience, and qualifications you will need to succeed in this role before applying below.

Status : Full-Time, Exempt

Salary Range : $160,000 - $170,000

Position Overview :

The Executive Producer of PBS News Weekend supervises editorial and production of the Saturday and Sunday, 30-minute editions of the weekday news program, PBS News Hour.

The EP will report to the Senior Executive Producer of the PBS NewsHour and participate in producing daily and special event coverage with NewsHour Productions.

The EP will supervise the Wednesday-Sunday staffs and work closely with the NewsHour senior leadership to ensure careful coordination of resources and communications inside of the newly expanding seven-day a week newsroom.

Primary Responsibilities :

• Manage broadcast content from planning through live production including personnel, budget, coordinating workflow, maintaining highest standards for editorial and maximizing resources and opportunities for meaningful journalism, including breaking news.
• Work closely with Senior Executive Producer to hone vision for evolution, efficient workflows, and growth of the broadcast.
• Work closely with NewsHour senior leadership on hiring open positions and managing staff and any freelance personnel or contributors.
• Make assignments and supervise execution of all editorial elements for broadcast.
• Work closely with the Digital leadership regarding weekend digital team and production of associated digital and social content around the programs.
• Supervise adjustments for breaking and developing news as well as planning ahead for longer term projects.
• Supervise live control room production for Weekend broadcasts.
• As member of senior leadership of NewsHour Productions, contribute to the weekday NewsHour program as well as special programming.

Backfill executive producer of weekly public affair talk shows, Washington Week with the Atlantic, as needed.

Perform related special projects or other duties as assigned.

Additional Skills and Qualifications :

• Bachelor’s Degree.
• At least 10 years of experience in a daily newsroom, including senior leadership and management, preferably in a national news broadcast outlet.
• Or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 10+ years of experience in a variety of newsroom roles with an emphasis on recent senior leadership and management experience.
• Experience with both day of air news production including breaking news circumstances, and longer form analysis and feature programming.
• Experience hiring and managing news personnel in various positions.
• Keen appreciation and respect for the journalistic standards of the PBS News Hour and the industry in general.
• Ability to communicate with colleagues in various positions and levels.
• Ability to work independently in a fast-paced newsroom setting and to adjust smoothly to changing assignments under deadline pressure.
• Excellent oral and demonstrated writing skills with careful attention to detail.
• Excellent organizational, teamwork, project planning and time management skills.
• Flexible and able to handle multiple tasks.

Location :

WETA and NewsHour Productions are Washington, DC established media and news organizations. We are a largely local workforce based out of the Campbell Place office in Arlington, VA.

WETA and NewsHour Productions value employee flexibility when possible. Most positions based in our Arlington, VA office will be onsite or hybrid, depending upon the role.

Company Overview :

WETA and its subsidiary NewsHour Productions LLC serve local and national public media audiences by producing and distributing content of intellectual integrity and cultural merit.

• Through broadcast, digital and community services, the organization offers compelling, diverse programming on five television channels, including primary channel WETA PBS, and on WETA Classical, the exclusive home for classical music in the nation’s capital;
• produces a portfolio of national television productions, including PBS NewsHour , recognized globally for bringing balanced, in-depth news coverage to all Americans;

creates impactful documentaries with longtime production partners Ken Burns and Prof. Henry Louis Gates, Jr.; features a variety of content offerings on weta.

org, WETA Passport, the PBS Video App and the WETA Classical App; and serves communities near and far with education and engagement initiatives that contribute to the company’s mission of public service.

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Equal Employment Opportunity Employer :

WETA / NewsHour Productions is an equal opportunity employer committed to providing employees with a work environment free of discrimination and harassment of any kind.

Fostering a culture of mutual respect is a top priority and something we take very seriously. Employment at WETA / NewsHour Productions is based on business needs, job requirements and individual qualifications, without regard to race, age, ethnicity or ethnic origin, religion or belief, sex (including pregnancy), physical, mental or sensory ability, HIV Status, sexual orientation, gender identity and / or expression, marital, civil union or domestic partnership status, past or present military service, family medical history or genetic information, family or parental status, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.

We are also committed to demonstrating fair and equitable systems, practices, and processes related to how we recruit, develop, retain, promote, reward, compensate, and terminate talent.

We know that Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion is fundamental to the success of our business and our people, and we will continue to recognize it as part of our guiding principles.

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