Senior Producer, ABC News Live

1 Week ago • 10 Years + • Broadcast

About the job

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Must have:
  • Robust Line Producing skills
  • Extensive control room experience
  • Excellent organizational skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Willingness to work a variety of shifts
  • Thrive under daily deadline pressures
  • Minimum of 10 years of experience
  • Knowledge of iNews
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Job Summary:

ABC News Live has an opening for a Senior Producer who is extremely creative and has extensive experience in producing shows from planning to on-air execution. This role calls for someone who has a passion for storytelling and a desire to be at the forefront of streaming news.

Responsibilities:

  • Manage the rundown, making sure all parts of the show come together
  • Write key parts of shows while ensuring accuracy as the final copy editor on scripts
  • Work closely with production staff to ensure clean execution on-air
  • Willingness to throw out the rundown for breaking news
  • Able work with on-air talent, both from a producing/writing in the control room perspective
  • Have a strong grounding and appreciation for the 24/7 rhythm of news
  • Oversee editorial staff for extended hours of on-air coverage
  • Proactively identify and address problems quickly, then independently create informed solutions
  • Form and maintain strong relationships and partnerships with people at various levels, both within ABC News and outside the company, when it comes to a variety of disciplines of business and production

Basic Qualifications:

  • Robust Line Producing skills a MUST
  • All candidates should have extensive control room experience and excellent organizational skills and attention to detail
  • A willingness to work a variety of shifts, including evenings, overnights and weekends and thrive under daily deadline pressures
  • A minimum of 10 years of experience in one or more of the following areas: broadcast, cable, major local news market, streaming news
  • Knowledge of iNews (or other similar producing software)

Required Education:

  • Bachelors degree (TV/Film/Journalism or related field) or equivalent work experience

Additional Information:

  • Please note that this position will be a weekday/weekend hybrid schedule. The position will still support the 5p show (4 days a week) and work one weekend day.

ABC News is America’s No. 1 news source, providing straightforward, fact-driven journalism across broadcast, streaming, digital and audio. ABC’s award-winning programs include “Good Morning America,” “World News Tonight with David Muir,” “Nightline,” “20/20,” “This Week with George Stephanopoulos,” “GMA3: What You Need to Know,” and “The View”. Other platforms include ABC News Live, the network’s 24/7 streaming channel; ABC News Studios, a premium, narrative nonfiction original production house; ABC News Digital, comprised of a diverse audience of more than 53 million monthly average users; ABC Audio, the premier source for radio news and industry-leading podcasts; FiveThirtyEight, renowned data journalism organization; and NewsOne, the affiliate news service. Based in New York City, ABC News is comprised of three U.S. bureaus and eight international bureaus, with a presence in more than 20 countries around the world. 


The hiring range for this position in New York is $191,400 to $256,700 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
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$191.4K - $256.7K/yr (Outscal est.)
$224.1K/yr avg.
New York, New York, United States

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