News Director

Nexstar Media Group, Inc.•Nashville, TN

13d

About The Position

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

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 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 department’s 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

Responsibilities

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