The Senior Producer Maintains the creative vision, quality, look and feel of news programs aligned with the departments’ vision of high journalistic standards. 

The Senior Producer is responsible for overseeing the gathering, writing and producing of each show and will lead and produces new and innovative productions. This Sr. Producer will mentors and serve as a resource to junior members of the staff as they demonstrate strong news judgment; ensure journalistic standards of fairness, accuracy and relevancy. This Sr. Production position is central to the successful ongoing operation of assigned programs and to maintaining company broadcast standards. This Sr. TV News Production job offers career stability and growth
 

• Develops reports, features, and monitors news events. 
• Take direction from Editor in Chief. 
• Supervises all show staff members. 
• Supervises and coordinate all preproduction planning. 
• Supervises overall production activities; watch edited time lines and suggest improvements and/or changes. 
• Assigns reporters and correspondents to features and reports per editor in chief. 
• Delivers completed stories to Int’l News Bureau HQ in Washington, DC 
• Manages the weekly plan as directed by Int’l News Bureau HQ in Washington, DC per the Editor in Chief. 
• Works with writers on script development and format. Approves changes. 
• Helps director as needed. 
• Ensures that all production details are completed, including graphics and chyrons. 
• Provides control room with information regarding the timing and content of all completed programs. 
• Maintains composure. 
• Oversees post-production and approve final edits. 
• Coordinates with promotions department to create promotional materials. 
• Evaluates programs to ensure that objectives are met. 
• Works closely with Anchor for smooth daily operations. 
• Supervise performance and development of assigned broadcast team members; this may include anchors, producers, writers, associate producers and production assistants. 
• Provide appropriate and timely on-going performance feedback to assigned team members 
• Determine the shows’ vision and showcase major stories. 
• Assign and edit stories to writers on the team. 
• Contributes story ideas on a daily, weekly and long-range basis. 
• The Sr. Producer may be asked to perform additional duties and take on other responsibilities as dictated by events, circumstances and global news activity. 

• Bachelor's degree in journalism or broadcast journalism. 
• 5 – 7 years of experience producing television newscasts. 
• Must be able to communicate and translate from English to classic Arabic. 
• Discretion, maturity and composure especially under pressure. 
• Able to manage multiple projects, set priorities and meet deadlines. 
• A strong, clear communicator with the ability to communicate with multiple teams is required. 
• Ability to present excellent project ideas in a cohesive and content specific manner. 
• Adapt to rapidly shifting priorities in a fast-paced global news environment. 
• Deadline driven and detail-oriented – a strategic critical thinker. 
• Working knowledge and ability to operate a media asset management system. 
• Must be able to thrive in an environment requiring teamwork. 
• Good creative and editorial judgment. 
• Able to work under intense international deadline pressure. 
• Exercise self-discipline and time-management skills. 
• Must have sound editorial and creative judgment is required. 
• Ability to accommodate flexible work schedule to support a 24/7 news environment including overnight coverage, when important news breaks. 

Please note: Arabic to English and English to Arabic skills are required for this senior level tv news production position. Thank you