News Director

This is a Full Time Job


The News Director leads and supervises all aspects of news, weather and sports content production.

Responsibilities:

• Manages all aspects of the News Department (other than Production)
• Plans and manages staffing, training, and performance evaluations for the News Department
• Makes decisions regarding hiring, evaluation, promotion and termination of employees
• Develops news coverage strategy for the station and its website
• Critiques newscasts daily to correct errors, improve coverage and provide mentoring feedback to news staff
• Assigns projects to staff and verifies that deadlines are being met
• Ensures achievement of viewer rating goals
• Determines programming and evaluation of equipment needs to produce quality programming
• Responds to coverage questions
• Works with other senior station leaders to establish and reach station goals
• Performs other duties as assigned

Requirements & Skills:

• Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience
• Fluency in English
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
• Minimum five years' experience in news programming production, with at least two years' experience in a leadership role (More or less depending on market size)
• Experience guiding, directing and motivating subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance
• Experience establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them
• Ability to identify the developmental needs of others and to coach, mentor or otherwise help others to improve their knowledge or skills
• Experience preparing and maintaining departmental budgets
• Proficiency with computers, telephones, copiers, scanners, fax machines and other office equipment
• Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Ability to effectively listen to fully understand employee needs and communicate with a team to shape a solution

Compensation Range:

• Annual Salary: $65,000.00 - and up, commensurate with experience

Additional Benefits:

• A career path to grow your professional experiences
• Full medical, dental and vision benefits, as well as certain other health and wellness benefits
• Retirement savings plan with company match
• Other key company benefits include disability accident insurance, hospital indemnity, critical illness, life insurance, AD&D, ID protection, and employee assistance program. More details about timing and conditions of benefits eligibility and other plan terms and conditions will be provided upon hire

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