Executive Producer/ Producer - CT Live, NBC Connecticut
On-siteHartford, Connecticut, United States
Job Summary
Set the long-term creative vision for CT Live, evolving the brand through innovative content, audience engagement strategies, and partnerships. Lead the creative vision, editorial strategy, and daily production of CT Live, delivering compelling content across broadcast, streaming, social, and digital platforms. Produce and booth CT Live daily, leading the live execution of each broadcast while making real-time editorial and production decisions. Build, coach, and inspire a high-performing team of on-air talent and production staff, fostering a collaborative culture. Develop engaging lifestyle content and integrated brand partnerships that deliver value for viewers, sponsors, and the business while maintaining the highest editorial standards. Partner with Sales, Marketing, Creative Services, and Digital teams to develop innovative revenue opportunities and multiplatform campaigns. Champion a multiplatform content strategy, extending CT Live's storytelling across all platforms to maximize audience reach. Identify emerging trends, audience interests, and new content opportunities to keep CT Live fresh, relevant, and competitive. Leverage audience insights, performance metrics, and market trends to inform editorial decisions, optimize content strategy, and drive audience growth. Maintain the highest standards of editorial excellence, production quality, and operational execution, ensuring every show meets deadlines, company expectations, and journalistic standards.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum 5 years of experience in television production, lifestyle programming, news, or related media field
- Demonstrated experience producing live or live-to-tape daily or weekly television programming
- Proven experience producing content for multiple platforms, including linear television, streaming, digital, and social media, with an understanding of audience engagement across platforms
- Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
- Must be 18 years or older
- Must be covered by Solutions, NBCU's Alternative Dispute Resolution Program
- Must be flexible to work evenings and weekends as business needs require
- Required on site: This position is required to be performed full-time from an NBCUniversal-designated worksite
Desired Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism, Communications, Media Production, or related field, or equivalent professional experience
- Minimum 2–3 years of people leadership experience with responsibility for coaching employees, assigning work, providing performance feedback, and leading daily editorial decision-making
- Strong editorial judgment, creative vision, and exceptional storytelling skills, with the ability to develop compelling lifestyle content that resonates across broadcast, digital, streaming, and social platforms
- Proven experience producing live or live-to-tape television and leading daily production workflows in a fast-paced environment
- Exceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with a track record of building, mentoring, and developing high-performing creative teams
- Experience directing on-air talent, producers, and production staff while fostering a collaborative, innovative, and accountable team culture
- Strong understanding of multiplatform content strategies, including broadcast, streaming, digital, and social media, with experience using audience insights and performance metrics to inform editorial decisions
- Experience developing engaging lifestyle, entertainment, or community-focused programming, booking high-quality guests, and cultivating relationships with local organizations, businesses, influencers, community leaders, and sponsors
- Experience collaborating with Sales, Marketing, Creative Services, and Digital teams to develop integrated sponsorships, branded content, and multiplatform campaigns while maintaining editorial integrity
- Demonstrated proficiency with newsroom computer systems, digital publishing platforms, and non-linear editing systems
- Excellent organizational and project management skills, with the ability to prioritize competing deadlines, manage multiple initiatives simultaneously, and deliver high-quality results
- Strategic thinker with the ability to identify emerging trends, evaluate opportunities, and develop innovative content, audience engagement, and growth strategies
- Passion for building and evolving a lifestyle media brand through innovative content, audience engagement, and strategic community partnerships
- Knowledge of and passion for Connecticut communities, culture and events
- High degree of professionalism, integrity, sound judgment, adaptability, and the ability to thrive in a collaborative, deadline-driven environment
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