NewsNation Executive Producer (Washington, DC)

NewsNation is seeking an experienced Executive Producer to lead and manage a daily cable news show in Washington, DC. This role involves collaborating with the host and network leadership on editorial and creative direction, overseeing a team of producers, and ensuring a clean, compelling broadcast. The Executive Producer will drive story selection, guest identification, and rundown building, while also working with production to enhance viewer experience and integrate technology. The ideal candidate is a decisive, calm leader who can provide consistent feedback, innovate, and ensure the program delivers balanced, informed, and digestible news content for a competitive media landscape.

Must Have

• Oversee, produce, and manage a daily cable news show.
• Collaborate on editorial and creative direction.
• Manage and direct show team for story selection and broadcast.
• Ensure editorial content meets NewsNation standards.
• Develop strategies for ratings success.
• Strong news judgment.
• Quick decision maker and creative thinker.
• Effective coach and mentor.
• Collaborative team player.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Adapt to change and meet deadlines.
• Prioritize assignments and handle multiple tasks.
• Proficient with ENPS.

Good to Have

• Experience producing for a national news program or in a top 10 market.
• Experience covering politics and government.
• Bachelor's degree in journalism or related field.

Perks & Benefits

• Medical insurance (with multiple plan options)
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Paid time off
• 401(k) with company matching contributions
• Paid Parental leave
• Life insurance

NewsNation is looking for an experienced network-level leader to oversee, produce and manage a daily cable news show. You will work in concert with the show's host and network leadership on the editorial and creative direction of the show. You will manage, direct, and oversee the show team, including senior producers, line producers, segment producers, booking producers, and associate producers in story selection, identifying guests, building the rundown, and in executing a clean broadcast. You will also work closely with production to enhance the viewer experience, ensure seamless production, and incorporate best-in-class technology. We are looking for a creative, decisive leader who is calm under pressure and can make and lead others to make decisions under deadline pressure. In a competitive media landscape, we are looking for a dedicated, emersed news leader who can break down information and select compelling storylines that are balanced, informed and digestible to the broadcast audience. The Executive Producer will lead by example, providing candid, consistent, and solution-oriented feedback to all members of the staff to elevate the level of production and allow the program to innovate. The position is based at the network's offices in Washington, DC.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Work with NewsNation Network leadership team on the overall editorial vision for news program
• Hire and manage newsroom employees working on the program
• Direct the daily editorial decision making and show production to deliver an informative, insightful, and well-rounded program
• Ensure editorial content meets NewsNation standards and practices
• Must be attuned to cross-platform strategies to have brand consistency across broadcast and digital
• Must have a vision and develop strategies to ensure ratings success
• Perform other duties as assigned by management

Requirements & Skills:

• Experience producing for a national news program or producing newscasts in a top 10 market
• Experience covering politics and government
• Strong news judgement
• Quick decision maker and creative thinker
• Effective coach and mentor to staff of all experience levels
• Collaborative team player who advocates for their show but find ways to elevate network reporting
• Bachelor's degree in journalism, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
• Ability to adapt to change, meet deadlines, prioritize assignments, and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Proficiency with ENPS
• Flexibility to work different shifts

Benefits:

Our comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees includes, but not limited to, medical (with multiple plan options), dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, a 401(k) with company matching contributions, Paid Parental leave, life insurance and more. Part time employees are eligible for 401(k) and any local/state leave plans. Union positions are subject to the benefits outlined in their Collective Bargaining Agreement.