Executive Producer

About The Role

News24 is the new brand name for Sky News Australia. After 30 years as an innovator in the news industry, the network has adopted a new brand name and is expanding its world-leading news and commentary digital strategy. As one of the top 10 most viewed English-language news channels in the world on YouTube, this new role is a unique opportunity to join an established news brand with global reach which also has the agility, dynamism and ambition of a startup brand.

As Executive Producer at News24, you are the senior editorial and production lead responsible for the direction, quality, and daily delivery of content across News24's digital platforms for content created in the United States of America. You provide decisive leadership across editorial and production teams, bringing strong news judgment, strategic thinking, and the ability to manage complex productions at pace. You are accountable for the overall performance of the programs under your remit across News24's digital platforms, including growth in subscriptions and views, delivery within budget, and the development of a high-performing, motivated team.

Reports to: Digital Editor, News24.com.au

Editorial Direction & Program Leadership

• Set and drive the daily and long-term editorial direction for the programs under your remit, ensuring content is original, authoritative, and aligned with News24's editorial and audience objectives.
• Lead the development and evolution of program formats, ensuring they are engaging, competitive, and editorially strong.
• Partner closely with the host on program content and direction, contributing ideas and shaping the editorial agenda, while retaining final editorial authority on all content decisions.
• Make the final call on story selection, angle, framing, and prioritization across the programs you oversee, ensuring all editorial decisions reflect News24's strategy.
• Provide final editorial approval on scripts, segments, and all content ensuring output meets News24's editorial standards.
• Manage the working relationship with the host constructively and professionally, providing clear editorial direction and addressing any editorial disagreements decisively.
• Escalate editorial risks, legally sensitive content, or standards concerns to senior leadership immediately and without delay.

Guest and Contributor Management

• Vet every guest and contributor before appearance or publication, confirming credibility, background, and any potential editorial or reputational risks.
• Conduct thorough social media checks on all guests and contributors prior to their first appearance, and re-check recurring guests routinely to ensure no new adverse, offensive, or reputationally risky content has emerged.
• Ensure all guests and contributors are clearly briefed on the purpose of their contribution, editorial context, and the standards of conduct expected across News24's digital platforms.
• Intervene immediately if a guest or contributor behaves in a way that breaches editorial or professional standards.

Editorial Oversight & Integrity

• Take final responsibility for editorial sign-off across all digital and streaming content, nothing goes live without EP or delegated editorial approval.
• Ensure accuracy across all digital content in line with applicable content codes and regulations and the Editorial Code of Conduct.
• Safeguard all content against defamation, discrimination and misleading information.
• Ensure all legal changes are made and reflected in the content schedule and communicated clearly to the host and production team before publication.
• Apply sound editorial judgment under pressure, prioritizing accuracy, credibility, and integrity over speed.
• Ensure all scripts, captions, on-screen text, tags, and digital copy are accurate, correctly spelled, fact-checked, and uphold professional journalistic standards.
• Ensure all images, photographs, graphics, maps, and video assets used across digital platforms are accurate, legally cleared, appropriately labelled, and editorially relevant.
• Guard against plagiarism and ensure all editorial content, including scripts, graphics, captions, digital copy, and social posts, is original or appropriately attributed, with proper credit given for all external sources.
• Correct factual errors, misstatements, or misidentifications swiftly and transparently across all published digital content.
• Escalate editorial risks immediately to senior leadership.

Production Leadership & Delivery

• Oversee the daily production and delivery of all programs under your remit, ensuring output is published on time, on brief, and to the highest editorial and production standards.
• Manage and oversee production budgets for your programs, ensuring content is delivered within agreed financial parameters and resources are allocated effectively.
• Lead production planning across daily, weekly, and long-term content schedules, ensuring the team is well-prepared and resourced for planned coverage and breaking news events.
• Respond swiftly to breaking news events, providing clear and decisive editorial direction to the production team during fast-moving and high-stakes situations.
• Maintain clear production workflows and processes that support consistent, high-quality content delivery.
• Ensure quality control across all planning and delivery processes.

Team Leadership & Development

• Lead, mentor, and develop production and editorial staff across your programs, providing clear direction, feedback, and guidance that elevates the quality and impact of their work.
• Foster a positive, collaborative, and high-performance team culture that supports staff retention and strong team morale.
• Manage staffing requirements including rostering, performance, and resource planning to ensure the production team is appropriately structured and supported.
• Resolve team conflicts promptly and constructively, maintaining a professional and respectful working environment at all times.

Platform Performance, Growth & Collaboration

• Align the editorial output of your programs with platform KPIs including audience growth, subscription targets, views, and engagement metrics.
• Monitor program performance data regularly, using insights to inform editorial decisions, content formats, and production priorities.
• Identify opportunities to innovate and evolve the programs under your remit, bringing forward ideas that drive audience engagement and platform growth.
• Work closely with senior editorial leadership to ensure programs align with the broader News24 digital content agenda.
• Contribute to editorial planning meetings, bringing program-level insight and production expertise to inform News24's overall content direction.

Skills And Competencies

• Editorial Leadership — Leads and directs editorial and production teams with confidence and clarity, setting a high standard for content quality, news judgment, and editorial integrity across all programs.
• News Judgment — Applies strong, senior news judgment to story selection, content framing, and editorial decisions, with a sharp understanding of what matters to audiences and what is in the public interest.
• Strategic Thinking — Thinks beyond the daily news cycle to develop long-term content strategies, format innovation, and platform growth initiatives that strengthen the programs under their remit.
• Production Management — Experienced in managing complex, multi-format digital productions, with a strong grasp of production workflows, scheduling, and budget management.
• Decisive Leadership — Makes clear, confident decisions under pressure in a fast-moving, continuous digital news environment, providing steady direction during breaking news and high-stakes editorial moments.
• Conflict Resolution — Manages team dynamics and resolves conflicts constructively, maintaining a professional, respectful, and collaborative working environment.
• Staff Development — Mentors and develops production and editorial staff, building team capability and sustaining high levels of staff retention and morale.
• Adaptability — Leads at a high standard across unpredictable news cycles, fast-moving breaking events, and evolving platform demands.
• Budget Management — Demonstrates sound financial management skills, ensuring content is delivered within agreed cost parameters.

Benefits

• Access to publications and products from across the News Corp family
• Exclusive offers across a range of products and services that deliver genuine cost savings and benefits
• Advice, support and facilities for healthy minds and bodies
• A range of leave options to support your personal needs and moments that matter in life
• Support on making the most of your money
• Access tailored development opportunities, including leadership programs, to cultivate your skills and support your career
• Make a difference to our communities through volunteer opportunities and company-organized charity drives

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