Yahoo Finance is the world's most-used business and financial digital platform. It offers millions of daily users access to data, insights, tools, news, and information from its in-house team and other leading economic media. Its news operation produces live streaming market coverage each trading day and other special programming throughout the week. Its programming reaches millions of viewers daily through Yahoo Finance’s apps and platforms, social media platforms, and leading Advanced TV platforms. Our digital storytelling plays a key role In support of Yahoo Finance’s mission of helping all our users protect and increase their wealth, focusing on economic, corporate, and investing news and insights that drive the markets, personal-finance priorities, and insightful profiles and interviews of the world’s most prominent business leaders and influential investors.
Are you passionate about shaping the future of Yahoo Finance video content, driving business impact, and leading creative teams to deliver high-impact stories? As the Executive Producer of Market Day Coverage at Yahoo Finance, you’ll take on a key leadership role to spearhead our most crucial coverage across multiple streaming and podcast platforms, Yahoo Finance’s front page, YouTube, and social channels.
We’re looking for someone with deep expertise in investing and business, backed by a robust Rolodex of industry contacts, who can translate their strategic vision into dynamic, engaging segments and live shows. You'll need to seamlessly convey your ideas to producers, driving content that informs and captivates our audience across platforms.
This role is critical to building our Market Day content — both streaming and VOD — using SEO, data, and distribution expertise to keep Yahoo Finance ahead in the fast-paced world of financial news.
About This Role:
Reporting directly to the Senior Executive Producer, you will be responsible for setting the standards of excellence for video programming and live coverage. You’ll lead a team of talented editors and producers, collaborate with senior directors, and plan execution strategies that resonate with diverse audiences across platforms.
What You’ll Do:
Lead a creative team to pitch, produce, and edit original and re-edited content for various channels, focusing on top trending topics that matter to our audience.
Partner with the Senior Director of Programming to drive an SEO-first strategy that maximizes reach and engagement across Yahoo Finance platforms.
Innovate content creation processes to set new standards for producing, distributing, and consuming financial news.
Build repeatable, scalable segments that freshen our live day programming and VOD offerings.
Manage the day-to-day budget and operations of the project
Develop and manage timelines
Deep cross-collaboration and planning with studio, text, podcasts, marketing, data, and sales teams.
This person looks beyond daily tasks, sees the big picture, and applies company strategies with a 360° view of projects, making impactful recommendations when needed.
What You’ll Bring:
A passion for financial markets, business trends, and digital content creation.
Exceptional leadership skills to inspire a team and deliver high-quality content under tight deadlines.
Strong understanding of SEO, social platforms, and audience engagement strategies.
Ability to work in a fast-paced environment, identifying and acting on trends to lead the industry in coverage.
This role is your opportunity to lead our most crucial video coverage initiatives, pushing boundaries and driving growth for Yahoo Finance's video presence across multiple channels. Be at the forefront of transforming the way business news is delivered!
Qualifications:
We are looking for multimedia producers with 7+ years of producing and programming experience within a news media outlet, digital media outlet preferred located in the New York Area - this role in office
Previous experience in a leadership role is a must
Refined Knowledge of current SEO practices and techniques
Hands-on experience with CMS and digital publishing tools
Proven track record producing and optimizing video for digital platforms, including O&O and OTT
Ability to work well with others in a highly collaborative environment
Excellent time management skills and ability to balance priorities, multiple projects, and tasks with ease
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The material job duties and responsibilities of this role include those listed above as well as adhering to Yahoo policies; exercising sound judgment; working effectively, safely and inclusively with others; exhibiting trustworthiness and meeting expectations; and safeguarding business operations and brand integrity.
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The compensation for this position ranges from $110,625.00 - $230,625.00/yr and will vary depending on factors such as your location, skills and experience. The compensation package may also include incentive compensation opportunities in the form of discretionary annual bonus or commissions, in addition to equity incentives. Yahoo provides industry-leading benefits including healthcare, 401K savings plan, company holidays, vacation, sick time, parental leave and an employee assistance program. Eligibility requirements apply.Yahoo has a high degree of flexibility around employee location and hybrid working. In fact, our flexible-hybrid approach to work is one of the things our employees rave about. Most roles don’t require specific regular patterns of in-person office attendance. If you join Yahoo, you may be asked to attend (or travel to attend) on-site work sessions, team-building, or other in-person events. When these occur, you’ll be given notice to make arrangements.
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