The News Director leads and supervises all aspects of news, weather, digital content, CTV and sports programming production.
• Manages all aspects of the News Department • 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, website, and CTV • 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 • Ensures on air video and audio is compliant with Nexstar and FCC standards • Creates monthly special projects, tied to the community • Forward thinking in the CTV programming and expansion space • Management of the Newsroom budget and Expenses • Creative input with promotional hub • Works with other News directors within Nexstar for statewide, regional, and national coverage and support • Performs other duties as assigned
Requirements & Skills:
• Bachelors 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 three 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 and working within departments expense guidelines • Proficiency with computers, telephones, Microsoft programs, copiers, scanners 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 • Ability to create and expand CTV programming • History of growing audience shares in key demographics • Ability to analyze research and daily metrics and build a game plan for growth • Ability to analyze daily NSI and Com Score Ratings and trends not only for WKRN but the entire landscape