News & Content Director

Nexstar Media Group, Inc.•San Diego, CA

About The Position

The News & Content Director leads and supervises all aspects of news, weather, and sports programming production. The role manages the News Department, excluding Production, and develops the station’s news coverage strategy across the station and its website. The director oversees staffing, training, performance evaluation, departmental budgets, and equipment needs while working with senior station leaders to establish and achieve station goals.

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.
At least five years of experience in news programming production, including at least two years in a leadership role; requirements may vary depending on market size.
Experience guiding, directing, and motivating subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
Experience establishing long-range objectives and specifying strategies and actions to achieve them.
Ability to identify others’ developmental needs and coach, mentor, or otherwise help them 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 listen effectively to understand employee needs and communicate with a team to shape a solution.

Responsibilities

Manage all aspects of the News Department other than Production.
Plan and manage staffing, training, and performance evaluations for the News Department.
Make decisions regarding employee hiring, evaluation, promotion, and termination.
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 met.
Ensure achievement of viewer rating goals.
Determine programming and evaluate equipment needs to produce quality programming.
Respond to coverage questions.
Work with other senior station leaders to establish and reach station goals.
Perform other duties as assigned.