News Director - Kalb

Gray Media•Alexandria, LA

10h

About The Position

KALB has a rare opening for News Director. If you are a high-energy, hands-on newsroom leader, looking to mentor and develop a wonderful staff, this is the job for you. KALB is looking for the next newsroom leader of the Number 1 and Number 2 stations in Central Louisiana The successful candidate will be a hands-on news manager who has a proven track record for coaching and developing talent, solid journalism skills, planning, the desire and ability to own the big news story, and a passion for breaking news and weather.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience
Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
Minimum five years of experience in news programming production, with at least two years of experience in a leadership role
Experience guiding, directing, and motivating teams, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance

Responsibilities

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, and other office equipment
Experience with executing a Breaking News Strategy
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 develop a creative news strategy based on research and follow the station brand, and execute during all newscasts.
Leads and supervises all aspects of news, weather, and sports programming production
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
Develop a 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 needed 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
Is extremely detail-oriented
The ability to manage breaking news to include ongoing/continuous coverage for several hours at a time