Job Description:

The E.W. Scripps Company is seeking a Sr. Producer to join our Scripps News team in Atlanta, GA. This individual will work directly with the senior management to produce content and comes up with new and innovative ways to enhance the team's overall output.

What You'll Do:

• Supervise the team’s creative goals and objectives developed with management to ensure consistent content and quality is executed by the creative staff.


• Help produce the best content possible within a set framework (budget, available resources and schedule).


• Review and approve story ideas during pre-production to ensure consistent creative and content execution


• Review and approve show outlines to ensure consistent creative and content execution


• Assist with expanding storylines and editorial calendar as well as assisting with development for programming


• Responsible for what goes on the air in terms of the primary content and how it is assembled; keeping the audience engaged and entertained. 


• Communicate creative vision to team to help develop feature ideas providing outlines and synopsis and pitches story ideas.


• Other duties as assigned.

What You'll Bring:

• Bachelors degree in related field or equivalent experience


• At least 5 years' experience overseeing content production for a major market or national audience is preferred


• Previous production experience is preferred

Whay You'll Need:

• Must be passionate about the entertainment and broadcast industry, as well as creative and flexible


• Specialized people skills ensuring the development of a strong team-oriented environment.


• Knowledge of current events, entertainment, culture, travel, fashion and creates content that empowers our viewers


• Responsibilities of this position will take an inordinate amount of time, talent, energy, stamina - and the ongoing ability to complete many tasks more or less simultaneously

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ABOUT SCRIPPS:

The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) is a diversified media company focused on creating a better-informed world. As one of the nation’s largest local TV broadcasters, Scripps serves communities with quality, objective local journalism and operates a portfolio of more than 60 stations in 40+ markets. Scripps reaches households across the U.S. with national news outlets Scripps News and Court TV and popular entertainment brands ION, Bounce, Defy TV, Grit, ION Mystery and Laff. Scripps is the nation’s largest holder of broadcast spectrum. Scripps is the longtime steward of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Founded in 1878, Scripps’ long-time motto is: “Give light and the people will find their own way.”

As an equal employment opportunity employer, The E.W. Scripps Company and its affiliates do not discriminate in its employment decisions on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender, color, religion, age, genetic information, medical condition, disability, marital status, citizenship or national origin, and military membership or veteran status, or on any other basis which would be in violation of any applicable federal, state or local law. Furthermore, the company will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship for the company.