Executive Producer

Job Description : What’s the role? News24, recently rebranded from Sky News Australia, is owned by News Corp. Are you ready to lead the charge in reshaping global news from the US? We are looking for a powerhouse News24 US Executive Producer to serve as the senior editorial and production lead for content created across the United States. Following our rebrand and massive expansion on platforms like YouTube, this is a unique chance to combine an established global brand with the agility of a startup. You will provide decisive leadership, strong news judgment, and strategic thinking to drive the performance, quality, and daily delivery of content across News24’s digital platforms. About the role: Set and drive the daily and long-term editorial direction for US-based programs, ensuring content is original, authoritative, and aligned with audience objectives while retaining final editorial authority. Partner closely with hosts on program content and development, contributing ideas to shape the editorial agenda and managing the working relationship professionally. Take final responsibility for editorial sign-off across all digital content, ensuring absolute accuracy, adherence to the Editorial Code of Conduct, and protection against legal risks like defamation. Strictly vet and brief every guest and contributor, conducting thorough social media and background checks to safeguard News24’s reputation. Oversee daily production workflows and manage program budgets effectively, ensuring content is delivered on time, within financial parameters, and to the highest standards. Lead response to breaking news events, providing clear and decisive editorial direction to the production team during fast-moving, high-stakes situations. Monitor program performance data regularly, using insights to innovate formats and align output with platform KPIs, including audience growth and subscription targets. Lead, mentor, and develop a high-performing team of production and editorial staff, fostering a positive, collaborative culture and managing resource planning. Who are you? You possess strong, senior news judgment regarding story selection and framing, with a sharp understanding of what matters to digital audiences. You are an experienced leader in managing complex, multi-format digital productions, with a grasp of workflows, scheduling, and budget management. You are a strategic thinker, able to develop long-term content strategies and format innovations that drive platform growth beyond the daily news cycle. You thrive under pressure, making clear, confident decisions in a fast-moving, continuous news environment. You apply a rigorous approach to accuracy and journalistic standards, ensuring all scripts, graphics, and video assets are fact-checked, correctly attributed, and legally cleared. You are a collaborative team builder, skilled at resolving conflicts constructively and mentoring staff to elevate the quality and impact of their work. You are adaptable, leading at a high standard across unpredictable news cycles and evolving platform demands. Equal Opportunity Employer All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, protected veteran status, disability status or any other protected characteristic. EEO/Disabled/Vets Reasonable Accommodation We are committed to providing reasonable accommodation for qualified individuals with disabilities in our job application and/or interview process. If you need assistance or accommodation in completing your application or participating in an interview due to a disability, email us at View email address on click.appcast.io. Please put "Reasonable Accommodation" in the subject line and provide a brief description of the type of assistance you need. This inbox will not be monitored for application status updates. Please refer to the privacy notice at the bottom of this page for submitting any data access, deletion, or other data subject rights requests, where permitted under your local laws and regulations. Base Pay Range: 0 - 0 We’re committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation to attract top talent. This pay range reflects our good faith estimate for the role and may vary based on a candidate’s experience, skills, location, and other relevant factors. For bonus-eligible roles, targets are determined based on multiple considerations, including market benchmarks and individual contributions. For benefits-eligible roles, we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health, retirement, wellbeing, and more, along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees. #J-18808-Ljbffr