Line producer Jobs in Hartford, CT

Job Description

This is an exciting opportunity to lead and produce Connecticut's premier lifestyle show, CT Live. As Executive Producer, you'll lead the creative vision and daily execution of this fast-paced lifestyle brand, shaping compelling content that reaches audiences across broadcast, streaming, social, and digital platforms. You'll inspire a talented team, drive the show's editorial strategy, and create must-watch lifestyle content that connects viewers, celebrates Connecticut, and delivers meaningful value for community and brand partners.

We're looking for a bold, high-energy creative leader who thrives on fresh ideas, smart risks, and big execution. You'll guide the host and production team, oversee content from concept to completion, and seamlessly blend compelling storytelling with sponsored and branded opportunities. If you're passionate about building standout content, growing audiences, and creating a lifestyle brand that punches above weight, this is your opportunity to make a major impact.

The ideal candidate is an innovative collaborator, strong editorial thinker, and motivating leader who excels in a fast-moving environment and is driven to create something distinctive, relevant, and impossible to ignore.

Job Duties:

• Set the long-term creative vision for CT Live, evolving the brand through innovative content, audience engagement strategies, and partnerships that strengthen its position as Connecticut's leading lifestyle show.

• Lead the creative vision, editorial strategy, and daily production of CT Live, delivering compelling content that engages audiences across broadcast, streaming, social, and digital platforms.

• Lead editorial planning and oversee show execution, ensuring each episode is timely, engaging, and aligned with the CT Live brand.

• Produce and booth CT Live daily, leading the live execution of each broadcast while making real-time editorial and production decisions to ensure a seamless, high-quality viewer experience.

• Build, coach, and inspire a high-performing team of on-air talent and production staff, fostering a collaborative culture that encourages creativity, accountability, and innovation.

• Develop engaging lifestyle content and integrated brand partnerships that deliver value for viewers, sponsors, and the business while maintaining the highest editorial standards.

• Partner with Sales, Marketing, Creative Services, and Digital teams to develop innovative revenue opportunities and multiplatform campaigns that grow the CT Live brand.

• Champion a multiplatform content strategy, extending CT Live's storytelling across broadcast, streaming, social, digital, and emerging platforms to maximize audience reach and engagement.

• Identify emerging trends, audience interests, and new content opportunities to keep CT Live fresh, relevant, and competitive in the marketplace.

• Leverage audience insights, performance metrics, and market trends to inform editorial decisions, optimize content strategy, and drive audience growth.

• Maintain the highest standards of editorial excellence, production quality, and operational execution, ensuring every show meets deadlines, company expectations, and journalistic standards.

Qualifications

• Minimum 5 years of experience in television production, lifestyle programming, news, or related media field.
• Demonstrated experience producing live or live-to-tape daily or weekly television programming.
• Proven experience producing content for multiple platforms, including linear television, streaming, digital, and social media, with an understanding of audience engagement across platforms.

Additional requirements

• Interested candidates must submit a resume/CV through nbcunicareers.com to be considered.
• A portfolio, demo reel, or links to recent work.
• Three to five examples of work that best demonstrate your editorial leadership, storytelling, and production experience (full episodes, show segments, branded content, or digital projects).
• A brief statement (250–500 words) describing your creative vision for lifestyle programming and an example of a project you're most proud of leading.
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States.
• Must be 18 years or older.
• Must be covered by Solutions, NBCU's Alternative Dispute Resolution Program
• Must be flexible to work evenings and weekends as business needs require.
• Required on site: This position is required to be performed full-time from an NBCUniversal-designated worksite

Desired Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism, Communications, Media Production, or related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Minimum 2–3 years of people leadership experience with responsibility for coaching employees, assigning work, providing performance feedback, and leading daily editorial decision-making.
• Strong editorial judgment, creative vision, and exceptional storytelling skills, with the ability to develop compelling lifestyle content that resonates across broadcast, digital, streaming, and social platforms.
• Proven experience producing live or live-to-tape television and leading daily production workflows in a fast-paced environment.
• Exceptional leadership, communication, and interpersonal skills, with a track record of building, mentoring, and developing high-performing creative teams.
• Experience directing on-air talent, producers, and production staff while fostering a collaborative, innovative, and accountable team culture.
• Strong understanding of multiplatform content strategies, including broadcast, streaming, digital, and social media, with experience using audience insights and performance metrics to inform editorial decisions.
• Experience developing engaging lifestyle, entertainment, or community-focused programming, booking high-quality guests, and cultivating relationships with local organizations, businesses, influencers, community leaders, and sponsors.
• Experience collaborating with Sales, Marketing, Creative Services, and Digital teams to develop integrated sponsorships, branded content, and multiplatform campaigns while maintaining editorial integrity.
• Demonstrated proficiency with newsroom computer systems, digital publishing platforms, and non-linear editing systems.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills, with the ability to prioritize competing deadlines, manage multiple initiatives simultaneously, and deliver high-quality results.
• Strategic thinker with the ability to identify emerging trends, evaluate opportunities, and develop innovative content, audience engagement, and growth strategies.
• Passion for building and evolving a lifestyle media brand through innovative content, audience engagement, and strategic community partnerships.
• Knowledge of and passion for Connecticut communities, culture and events.
• High degree of professionalism, integrity, sound judgment, adaptability, and the ability to thrive in a collaborative, deadline-driven environment.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in television production, lifestyle programming, news, or related media field.
• Demonstrated experience producing live or live-to-tape daily or weekly television programming.
• Proven experience producing content for multiple platforms, including linear television, streaming, digital, and social media, with an understanding of audience engagement across platforms.

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to AccessibilitySupport@nbcuni.com.