Assistant News Director
About The Position
The Assistant News Director assists the News Director with all aspects of news, weather, and sports programming production and serves as the News Director in the News Director’s absence. The role assists with managing the News Department, excluding Production, and supports department planning, staffing, training, and performance evaluations. It also helps develop news coverage strategy for the station and its website, mentors staff, assigns projects, monitors deadlines, and works toward viewer rating goals. The position determines programming and evaluates equipment needs to produce quality programming, responds to coverage questions, and performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience.
- Fluency in English.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Minimum two years’ experience in news programming production.
- Ability to identify others’ developmental needs and coach, mentor, or otherwise help them improve their knowledge or skills.
- 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 listen effectively to understand employee needs and communicate with a team to shape a solution.
Nice To Haves
- Some leadership experience is preferred.
Responsibilities
- Assist the News Director with all aspects of news, weather, and sports programming production.
- Manage aspects of the News Department other than Production, in coordination with the News Director.
- Assist with planning, staffing, training, and performance evaluations for the News Department.
- Consult on decisions regarding hiring, evaluation, promotion, and termination of employees.
- Develop news coverage strategy for the station and its website.
- Critique newscasts daily to correct errors, improve coverage, and provide mentoring feedback to news staff.
- Assign projects to staff and verify that deadlines are being met.
- Ensure achievement of viewer rating goals.
- Determine programming and evaluate equipment needs to produce quality programming.
- Respond to coverage questions.
- Serve as the News Director in the News Director’s absence.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Manager
