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Web3 Executive Producer, CoinDesk TV (Daily News Programming)

CoinDesk, the leading digital media company in the rapidly growing world of digital assets, is seeking an ambitious and entrepreneurial leader to oversee and guide the editorial direction and production of CoinDesk TV’s various daily and weekly news programs.

The Executive Producer of CoinDesk TV will be a hands-on player-coach and own the operations and strategy of pre-production all the way to distribution on and off platform.

This is an opportunity to shape the programming that educates and informs the public about an entirely new asset class. Cryptocurrency and digital assets are an entirely new, digitally native system for building personal wealth and savings, and the public is hungry for good, authoritative information that speaks to them. This is also an opportunity for a candidate with an entrepreneurial and risk-taking mindset to help scale and determine the next phase of growth for CoinDesk TV.

The Executive Producer will ensure that CoinDesk TV’s live and VOD product always adheres to the highest journalistic standards and focuses on high quality storytelling and production. The EP should be deeply curious of how technology is rapidly changing the world of finance and world of culture. The EP thrives and enjoys the pace of a fast-moving newsroom and has proven experience pivoting and guiding producers, bookers, talent and technical staff during breaking news scenarios.

The EP has to be willing to roll up his or her sleeves and be hands-on when needed. The ideal candidate is also not afraid, but appreciates the growing pains of scaling a small, but fast-growing media organization. The EP will also play a key role in developing and executing on CoinDesk TV live news programs at Consensus, CoinDesk’s annual must-attend crypto, blockchain, Web 3 tech event.

The EP also requires extensive hiring and management experience including budget planning, allocating resources, and freelance sourcing. Building cross departmental relationships and collaboration will also be essential for success.

The Executive Producer of CoinDesk TV reports to the Head of Multimedia.

Duties

• Lead editorial direction and production of CoinDesk’s slate of daily and weekly news programs.
• Oversee conception, development, writing, editing and publishing of video content and related copy for internal and external digital platforms.
• Lead and manage a high-functioning, creative team of both editorial and technical producers.
• Iterate and/or develop new workflows and processes for CoinDesk TV production as necessary.
• Deliver timely and actionable feedback to team members.
• Uphold journalistic standards and quality from inception to execution on all shows/projects/products.
• Strategize and develop new programs including specials and pop-up programs.
• Train and develop on-air talent (internal and external).
• Compile and present pitch decks (ie. new shows, data analytics etc.).
• Collaborate closely with cross functional teams especially social media/audience development.
• Execute delivery of sales and marketing campaigns on CDTV.
• Coordinate distribution of content on the CoinDesk website, social platforms (YouTube, Twitter, Facebook etc.) and more.
• Own all metrics for success, including audience data (video views, repeat visits, engagement, etc.) and commercial revenue from advertising and sponsorships.

Requirements

• Minimum 10+ years (including minimum 4+ years experience as a senior producer or executive producer) of editorial leadership and production experience in LIVE broadcast, digital video or hybrid newsroom.
• Proven track record in producing multi-hour, daily news programming including BREAKING NEWS coverage.
• Editorial experience covering global and domestic hard and feature news.
• Proven track record in understanding, creating for and building audiences on multiple channels and/or platforms.
• Prior leadership experience in hiring, training, building and managing high-performing teams and productions.
• Experience in hiring, developing and handling on-air talent.
• Expertise in digital analytics.
• Expertise in SEO.
• Strong understanding and experience on leveraging social media for video content.
• Experience in management of content budgets, and expertise in producing high quality, cost-efficient content.
• Exceptional interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail.
• Understanding and proficiency in working with various content and video management systems (ie. Arc, Word Press, JW Player etc.)
• Knowledge and/or demonstrated interest in cryptocurrency and bitcoin are a huge plus.
• Prior experience in LIVE line producing, field producing and guest booking is a huge plus.
• Links and/or reel to programs produced by candidate welcome.
• This is an in-person studio/office position in New York.

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