12 News
12 News is a media company that broadcasts local, national, international, political and sports news, and weather reports.
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- Location
- WFAA-TV Dallas
- Department
- Stations (News)
- Posted
- May 25, 2026
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Morning Executive Producer
at 12 News
About TEGNA
TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) helps people thrive in their local communities by providing the trusted local news and services that matter most. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches more than 100 million people monthly across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. Together, we are building a sustainable future for local news.
WFAA in Dallas is looking for a seasoned Morning
Executive Producer. This person must have strong news judgement plus
have an eye for creativity and collaboration needed for our powerhouse team
and morning show. This leader should know how to motivate a fully engaged team
and ensure the high-quality standards of the WFAA Morning
Show brand are in place every day. The ideal candidate should identify as a
strong news leader that can execute vision with urgency and impact plus manage
an audience focused content calendar that aligns with the needs of our
community.
Responsibilities
• Grasp the content that matters to our
communities and know how to bring timely coverage and conversation to our
shows every day
• Oversee the morning newscasts to
ensure the brand promise and strategies are
met
• Regularly critique newscasts with the staff,
both as a team and with individual producers
• Hold
a strong standard for the entire newscast, both streaming and linear, and its
content that aligns with audience research and
needs
• Identify daily opportunities to have our
news get noticed and reach new audiences including mobile
shorts
• Run a storytelling content calendar,
operating 3-4 weeks out to allow for proper planning for the content creators
and show vision
• Lead teams in the creation of
unique, shareable content
• Skillfully use AI,
social media and digital tools to research, discover and distribute
content
• Work with the story desk to identify and
assign content appropriately for each
platform
• Encourage innovation, risk-taking and
powerful storytelling in crafting great
newscasts
• Inspire enterprise stories and
coordinate special coverage with news leadership
team
• Challenge the
norm
• Help create a multi-platform
experience
• Work collaboratively with other
managers on big projects and overall transformation of the newsroom in
balancing streaming, linear and digital coverage in a high pace marketing 4
atmosphere
Requirements
• 3+ years newsroom leadership experience needed
as an EP, assistant news director, or news
director
• Experience successfully leading teams
through content transformation
• Strong
understanding of the tenets of professional
journalism
• Knowledge of ENPS, Edius,
photojournalism, editing, and content management systems a
plus
• Experience building coverage on streaming
including wall to wall weather, continuous breaking and unique special content
that drives minutes watched
• Digital mindset that
drives team to create mobile shorts and opportunities to grow our digital and
streaming audiences with unique morning show talent and
content
• Know how to run a strong content
calendar
• Organizational skills and the ability to
work under constant time-sensitive deadlines
• BA/BS
in journalism, communications or related a plus
Benefits:
TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.
Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA’s 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.
Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor’s appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.
TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.
* Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.
EEO statement:
TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law. If you are in need of an accommodation in order to submit your application, please email askhr@tegna.com
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