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TEGNA’s WGRZ-TV Buffalo is seeking an experienced Executive Producer to lead and mentor a team of producers, shape newsroom strategy, and drive audience-focused multiplatform storytelling. The ideal candidate brings newsroom leadership, strong editorial judgment, and a commitment to developing talent while maintaining high standards of accuracy, ethics, and FCC compliance.

Skills

  • Proven newsroom leadership and editorial judgment
  • Experience handling live and breaking news calmly
  • Proficiency with ENPS and newsroom production workflows
  • Familiarity with video editing and photojournalism workflows
  • Strong writing, copy editing and script review skills
  • Ability to mentor, coach and develop journalists
  • Organizational and planning skills under tight deadlines
  • Understanding of FCC regulations and broadcast standards

Responsibilities

  • Drive and execute long-term newsroom and content strategy
  • Train, develop, coach and mentor producers and content creators across platforms
  • Oversee daily editorial process and on-air execution, providing coaching and feedback
  • Review and approve scripts; copy edit rundowns for accuracy and quality
  • Coordinate coverage of breaking news, enterprise stories and specials
  • Recruit and source top newsroom talent
  • Ensure coverage aligns with station brand, company policies and FCC rules
  • Manage newsroom operations, schedules and production workflows

Education

  • Bachelor’s degree in journalism or a related field required
  • Relevant newsroom leadership experience preferred

Benefits

  • Medical plan options through Blue Cross Blue Shield (full and part-time eligible)
  • Dental and vision coverage
  • Fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance
  • Disability and life insurance
  • 401(k) with company match (100% match on first 4% contributions; immediate vesting)
  • Virtual Teladoc appointments and therapy through Spring Health
  • Generous paid time off and nine paid holidays per year
  • Some roles may have union-administered benefits
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