MS NOW is looking for a Senior Managing Producer who will take on the challenge of leading our operational needs for weekend programs and implementing a robust training, recruitment, and retention program for our team members. This unique role offers the chance to flex your leadership in building, training and retaining a team to win live, breaking and enterprise news on Saturday and Sunday. We are looking for someone who is a strong leader with business and people skills with a portfolio of training and recruiting efforts to support the entire MS NOW organization. Candidates should have experience with show and editorial leadership and a deep interest in newsroom workflows, processes and people management.

Responsibilities:

• Primary manager for operational and scheduling needs on MS NOW weekends programs.
• Work closely with the VP, Weekend Programming and MS NOW Executive team on key operational, training, recruitment, and retention efforts.
• Work closely and provide a backup for the VP, Weekend Programming and Executive Managing Producer, Weekend Editorial.
• Maintain a clear, transparent and fair production and on-air schedule system using Workschedule.net.
• Develop and deploy an employee training program supporting MS NOW’s news programs with the goal of increasing employee performance and retention at all levels.
• Work with leadership and HR to increase effectiveness in our entry-level recruiting.