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CBS News Boston is looking for a phenomenal Streaming Executive Producer to lead and grow our strategic vision for our 24 hour streaming channel. Strong candidates will be transformative managers who can also implement daily stream editorial tasks. The Streaming EP will work with teams managing, optimizing, and timing live and on-demand video content for mobile, desktop and OTT platforms. The role requires close coordination with the Assistant News Director, other EPs, and the Managing Editor to execute live and taped coverage.

The EP must have superb news judgement, great writing skills, and a record of thriving in a fast-paced newsroom while remaining calm during breaking news. The candidate should be editorially intuitive and curious.

Responsibilities

• Daily operational and editorial oversight of CBS News Boston across digital, streaming, and social platforms

• Create and produce original programming for a 24/7 streaming channel, including breaking news, continuous weather coverage, live events, and specials

• Oversee all aspects of streaming news production: script writing, rundown formatting, coordinating live and taped elements, control room communication, and programming grids

• Develop and implement comprehensive streaming and digital coverage plans during major/breaking news

• Seek out local partners to provide original live content for our streaming channel

• Apply a deep understanding of digital analytics and performance tracking to optimize news story production and programming across platforms and dayparts

• Develop and implement digital strategies to build, engage, and retain audiences

• Understand and apply best practices for SEO/SEM

• Collaborate with digital sales teams to cultivate new and existing revenue streams

• Work closely with station managers and leadership on long-term planning

• Demonstrate thoughtful editorial and content decisions in fast-paced environment

• Foster a culture of strong news and editorial judgment

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in journalism, communications, digital publishing or related field

• Minimum of five years of experience managing digital producers in a newsroom or similar setting

• Working knowledge of requirements for producing news content for streaming platforms

• Proven verbal and written communication skills, with high attention to detail

• Demonstrated passion for producing content and collaborative in the process

• Experience producing local newscasts is a plus

CBS News and Stations, brings together the power of CBS News, 28 owned television stations in 17 major U.S. markets, the CBS News Streaming Network, CBS News Streaming local platforms, local websites and cbsnews.com, under one umbrella. CBS News and Stations is home to the nations #1 news program 60 MINUTES, the CBS News Streaming Network, the first 24/7 digital streaming news network, the award-winning broadcasts CBS MORNINGS, CBS SATURDAY MORNING, the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH NORAH ODONNELL, CBS SUNDAY MORNING, CBS WEEKEND EVENING NEWS, 48 HOURS and FACE THE NATION WITH MARGARET BRENNAN. CBS News and Stations provides news and information for the CBS Television Network, CBSNews.com, CBS News Radio and podcasts, Paramount +, all digital platforms, and the CBS News Streaming Network, the premier 24/7 anchored streaming news service that is available free to everyone with access to the internet. The CBS News Streaming Network is the destination for breaking news, live events, original reporting and storytelling, and programs from CBS News and Stations top anchors and correspondents working locally, nationally and around the globe. CBS News streaming services, across national and local, amassed more than 1.01 billion streams in 2021. Launched in November 2014 as CBSN, the CBS News Streaming Network is available on 30 digital platforms and apps, as well as CBSNews.com and Paramount+. The service is available live in 91 countries. CBS News and Stations is dedicated to providing the highest quality journalism under standards it pioneered and continues to set in todays digital age. CBS News earns more prestigious journalism awards than any other broadcast news division.

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