Job Description

Job Posting Title:

Senior Executive Producer

Req ID:

10150578

ABC7 Los Angeles, located in one of the most dynamic, fast-paced breaking news markets in the country, is looking for a Senior Executive Producer to lead strategy and execution across all our morning news platforms. This is a great opportunity for a proven Executive Producer who is now ready to take on the next challenge and the next step in their career. This position requires a leader with vision and command, who is passionate about morning coverage and is always looking for ways to better serve morning viewers 7 days a week. We want a leader who can utilize our new state-of-the-art set to innovate our morning news breaking, weather, traffic, and storytelling. We want someone who knows how to motivate and collaborate with a large team consisting of various degrees of experience. This position will have overall oversight of all our morning newscasts on linear and streaming. This Sr. EP will work closely with news and station management to establish strategy, resources and results. The ideal candidate has vast experience leading a news team in a major market and thrives in high-pressure environments. You will be required to make fast, smart editorial decisions, while encouraging teams to execute at the highest levels of journalistic excellence. As a Senior EP, you will set the pace and standards for the entire newsroom each morning, owning everything from editorial direction to execution, while ensuring our product stands out, connects, and leads in the market. Knowledge of Southern California is a plus.

This role is considered on-site, which means the employee will work from a Company designated location on an ongoing basis.

Responsibilities:

• Drive strategy and execution across ALL morning platforms
• Effectively execute breaking news throughout the morning
• Work directly with assignment desk to proactively plan out morning coverage in advance and in the moment
• Supervise entire morning linear and digital staff; which includes a weekend Executive Producer and weekday Sr. Producer
• Serve as mentor and motivator
• Possess the ability to jump in as needed including producing and commanding a live control room
• Work with morning talent on development opportunities
• Work directly with station leadership to evaluate results and opportunities
• Work directly with research department to analyze ratings and data insights
• Create a culture of collaboration and innovation

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum of 7 years experience in local television newsroom management
• Demonstrated ability to work under deadline pressure in a fast-paced, big market environment
• Excellent writing skills
• Excellent verbal and presentation skills

Preferred Qualifications:

• Knowledge of Dalet
• Executive Producer experience in Top 10 Market

The hiring range for this position in Glendale, CA is $168,300 to $225,800 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.

Job Posting Segment:

Owned TV Stations

Job Posting Primary Business:

Owned TV Stations All

Primary Job Posting Category:

Producing News - Owned Stations - Top 3

Employment Type:

Full time

Primary City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Glendale, CA, USA

Alternate City, State, Region, Postal Code:

Date Posted:

2026-05-08