Executive Producer

Posted: 2026-08-14

Location: Dallas, TX

Company: News CorpLegacy - DALLAS TX-NOEL RDFull time

Job Description: Position: Executive Producer

Location: Dallas TX

Type: In OfficeAbout the RoleNews24 is the new brand name for Sky News Australia. After 30 years as an innovatorin the news industry, the network has adopted a new brand name and is expanding itsworld-leading news and commentary digital strategy. As one of the top 10 most viewed English-language news channels in the world on YouTube, this new role is a uniqueopportunity to join an established news brand with global reach which also has theagility, dynamism and ambition of a startup brand. As Executive Producer at News24, you are the senior editorial and production leadresponsible for the direction, quality, and daily delivery of content across News24sdigital platforms for content created in the United States of America. You provide decisive leadership across editorial and production teams, bringing strongnews judgment, strategic thinking, and the ability to manage complex productions atpace. You are accountable for the overall performance of the programs under yourremit across News24s digital platforms, including growth in subscriptions and views, delivery within budget, and the development of a high-performing, motivated team.

Reports to: Digital Editor, News24.com.auEditorial Direction & Program Leadership Set and drive the daily and long-term editorial direction for the programs under yourremit, ensuring content is original, authoritative, and aligned with News24's editorialand audience objectives. Lead the development and evolution of program formats, ensuring they areengaging, competitive, and editorially strong. Partner closely with the host on program content and direction, contributing ideasand shaping the editorial agenda, while retaining final editorial authority on allcontent decisions. Make the final call on story selection, angle, framing, and prioritization across theprograms you oversee, ensuring all editorial decisions reflect News24s strategy. Provide final editorial approval on scripts, segments, and all content ensuringoutput meets News24s editorial standards. Manage the working relationship with the host constructively and professionally, providing clear editorial direction and addressing any editorial disagreementsdecisively. Escalate editorial risks, legally sensitive content, or standards concerns to seniorleadership immediately and without delay. Guest and Contributor Management Vet every guest and contributor before appearance or publication, confirmingcredibility, background, and any potential editorial or reputational risks.2 Conduct thorough social media checks on all guests and contributors prior to theirfirst appearance, and re-check recurring guests routinely to ensure no newadverse, offensive, or reputationally risky content has emerged. Ensure all guests and contributors are clearly briefed on the purpose of theircontribution, editorial context, and the standards of conduct expected across News24s digital platforms. Intervene immediately if a guest or contributor behaves in a way that breacheseditorial or professional standards. Editorial Oversight & Integrity Take final responsibility for editorial sign-off across all digital and streaming content, nothing goes live without EP or delegated editorial approval. Ensure accuracy across all digital content in line with applicable content codes andregulations and the Editorial Code of Conduct. Safeguard all content against defamation, discrimination and misleadinginformation. Ensure all legal changes are made and reflected in the content schedule andcommunicated clearly to the host and production team before publication. Apply sound editorial judgment under pressure, prioritizing accuracy, credibility, andintegrity over speed. Ensure all scripts, captions, on-screen text, tags, and digital copy are accurate, correctly spelled, fact-checked, and uphold professional journalistic standards. Ensure all images, photographs, graphics, maps, and video assets used acrossdigital platforms are accurate, legally cleared, appropriately labelled, and editoriallyrelevant. Guard against plagiarism and ensure all editorial content, including scripts, graphics, captions, digital copy, and social posts, is original or appropriatelyattributed, with proper credit given for all external sources. Correct factual errors, misstatements, or misidentifications swiftly and transparentlyacross all published digital content. Escalate editorial risks immediately to senior leadership. Production Leadership & Delivery Oversee the daily production and delivery of all programs under your remit, ensuring output is published on time, on brief, and to the highest editorial andproduction standards. Manage and oversee production budgets for your programs, ensuring content isdelivered within agreed financial parameters and resources are allocatedeffectively. Lead production planning across daily, weekly, and long-term content schedules, ensuring the team is well-prepared and resourced for planned coverage andbreaking news events. Respond swiftly to breaking news events, providing clear and decisive editorialdirection to the production team during fast-moving and high-stakes situations. Maintain clear production workflows and processes that support consistent, high-quality content delivery. Ensure quality control across all planning and delivery processes. Team Leadership & Development3 Lead, mentor, and develop production and editorial staff across your programs, providing clear direction, feedback, and guidance that elevates the quality andimpact of their work. Foster a positive, collaborative, and high-performance team culture that supportsstaff retention and strong team morale. Manage staffing requirements including rostering, performance, and resourceplanning to ensure the production team is appropriately structured and supported. Resolve team conflicts promptly and constructively, maintaining a professional andrespectful working environment at all times. Platform Performance, Growth & Collaboration Align the editorial output of your programs with platform KPIs including audiencegrowth, subscription targets, views, and engagement metrics. Monitor program performance data regularly, using insights to inform editorialdecisions, content formats, and production priorities. Identify opportunities to innovate and evolve the programs under your remit, bringing forward ideas that drive audience engagement and platform growth. Work closely with senior editorial leadership to ensure programs align with thebroader News24 digital content agenda. Contribute to editorial planning meetings, bringing program-level insight andproduction expertise to inform News24s overall content direction.

Skills and Competencies: Editorial Leadership — Leads and directs editorial and production teams withconfidence and clarity, setting a high standard for content quality, news judgment, andeditorial integrity across all programs. News Judgment — Applies strong, senior news judgment to story selection, contentframing, and editorial decisions, with a sharp understanding of what matters toaudiences and what is in the public interest. Strategic Thinking — Thinks beyond the daily news cycle to develop long-termcontent strategies, format innovation, and platform growth initiatives that strengthen theprograms under their remit. Production Management — Experienced in managing complex, multi-format digitalproductions, with a strong grasp of production workflows, scheduling, and budgetmanagement. Decisive Leadership — Makes clear, confident decisions under pressure in a fast-moving, continuous digital news environment, providing steady direction duringbreaking news and high-stakes editorial moments. Conflict Resolution — Manages team dynamics and resolves conflicts constructively, maintaining a professional, respectful, and collaborative working environment. Staff Development — Mentors and develops production and editorial staff, buildingteam capability and sustaining high levels of staff retention and morale. Adaptability — Leads at a high standard across unpredictable news cycles, fast-moving breaking events, and evolving platform demands. Budget Management — Demonstrates sound financial management skills, ensuringcontent is delivered within agreed cost parameters.

Why News Corp Australia: Join a culture where innovation is our operating rhythm. You'll work on a diverse portfolio of Australia's most loved brands and play a pivotal role in leading the technological shift in how we create commercial content. Our vibrant, hybrid work environment and dynamic, values-driven culture empowers you to push boundaries, collaborate as one unified team, and make a positive, measurable impact for all people. News Extras Benefits is a commitment to our people for their valued contribution to News, our audiences, clients and communities.

Who are we? News24 (formerly Sky News Australia) - Australia's first live 24-hour news channel - is the home of Australia's top rating opinion shows, award-winning political coverage, live breaking news, sport and weather, expert business insights and groundbreaking documentaries. Bringing a unique Australian perspective to the world, News24 champions open discussion and presents a broad range of perspectives on the issues that matter most. Delivering real news and honest views, it reflects the many voices of Australia and provides space for all sides of every debate to help inform decisions. The multi-platform network reaches more than 11.3 million Australians each month across broadcast and digital platforms. It is the number one non-sport channel on national subscription television service Foxtel and the country's most engaging digital news brand. News24's unrivalled 24-hour multi-platform news service is owned and operated by Australian News Channel Pty Ltd (ANC). ANC is owned by News Corp Australia, a subsidiary of News Corp. ANC operates and distributes News24 branded broadcast and streaming services including News24, News24 Weather, News24 World, News24 Regional, News24 Now and News24 in New Zealand, as well as FOX SPORTS News in Australia. ANC also operates an expansive digital network including leading news site News24.com.au and digital radio channel News24 Radio. News24 has a national presence with its headquarters operating out of Sydney and interstate bureaus in Canberra's Parliament House, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth, the Gold Coast, Adelaide, Darwin and Hobart. It also has international bureaus in the United States (Washington DC), Asia (Taiwan) and New Zealand (Wellington).What's next? Apply now or for more information on careers at News24 (https://dowjones.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/News24_Careers)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 humanresources@newscorp.com. 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 - 0We'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. News Corp (Nasdaq: NWS, NWSA; ASX: NWS, NWSLV) is a global, diversified media and information services company focused on creating and distributing authoritative and engaging content and other products and services. The company comprises businesses across a range of media, including: information services and news, digital real estate services and book publishing. Headquartered in New York, News Corp operates primarily in the United States, Australia and the United Kingdom, and its content and other products and services are distributed and consumed worldwide. More information is available at: http://newscorp.com.If you are a current employee in Workday, please navigate to the Jobs Hub and select Browse Jobs to apply internally.