Senior Producer, America's Newsroom

Overview

America’s Newsroom is seeking a Senior Producer to lead the editorial planning and coverage of one of television's top-rated morning news programs. The role requires strong leadership, editorial judgment, and the ability to anticipate and cover breaking news.

Responsibilities

• Lead next-day editorial planning and help shape daily coverage priorities
• Proactively identify compelling stories, guests, soundbites, visual elements, social trends, and developing news that can drive coverage
• Generate original segment ideas and creative approaches to storytelling
• Monitor breaking news throughout the day and adjust editorial priorities as stories evolve, ensuring accurate and timely content makes the broadcast
• Anticipate major political events, breaking news, and enterprise opportunities while helping build and maintain future planning calendars
• Mentor producers, associate producers, and other members of the editorial team
• Fill in as Senior Producer on daytime shifts, including leading editorial meetings, overseeing rundowns, and managing breaking news coverage from the control room
• Partner on special projects and strategic initiatives as assigned
• Identify opportunities to improve newsroom workflows and leverage emerging technologies to enhance editorial planning and production efficiency while maintaining the highest editorial standards

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism or a related field of study preferred, or equivalent experience
• Experience producing and line producing live television news
• Demonstrated control room leadership and breaking news experience
• Exceptional editorial judgment and deep knowledge of politics, current events, and national news
• Proven ability to generate original editorial ideas and identify compelling television
• Strong writing, communication, and organizational skills
• Ability to work independently, make confident editorial decisions, and manage multiple priorities
• Experience collaborating with on-air talent and cross-functional teams
• Attention to detail and ability to thrive under deadline pressure
• Curiosity about emerging technologies and evolving newsroom workflows
• Desire to mentor others and grow into broader editorial leadership responsibilities