Position Summary:  We’re looking for an Executive Producer for our morning show – someone who is an empathetic teacher and leader, values her/his teammates, is connected to the community, is creative – and wants to win.  You also get to do it in beautiful Lexington, KY – one of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Places to Live. The Executive Producer supervises news content across all platforms and helps create impactful and informative newscasts to our viewers.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Responsible for evaluating stories; organizing them into a cohesive sequence within a newscast or digital content for the web
• Define strategic direction for content coverage to meet station objectives
• Manage newsroom, contribute to the editorial process and make solid decisions in breaking news situations
• Execute strategies that engage and grow audiences across all media devices
• Line produces when necessary

Requirements & Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Communications or the equivalent 
• Three years’ experience in television news is preferred
• Must be able to interact well with video journalists, anchors, videographers, news managers, production and engineering staff 
• Detail-oriented
• Excellent verbal, written and analytical skills
• Strong news judgment, journalistic integrity and understanding of viewer needs and expectations
• Utilize state-of-the-art television technology
• Flexibility to work any shift