VP News Director

Fox•Milwaukee, WI

1d•$170,000 - $190,000

About The Position

FOX Television Stations, one of the nation’s largest owned-and-operated broadcast groups, is seeking an experienced and forward-thinking Vice President, News & Content to lead the FOX 6 newsroom and content strategy across all platforms. This role oversees editorial vision, newsroom leadership, and a 24/7 content operation spanning broadcast, streaming, digital, FAST channels, and social media. The ideal candidate is a strong newsroom leader who values high-impact journalism, people-first leadership, and innovation in streaming and digital storytelling.

Requirements

Minimum 5 years of senior newsroom leadership experience preferred.
Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communications, or related field preferred.
Proven people leader with strong emotional intelligence and coaching skills.
Excellent communicator with strong editorial judgment and commitment to ethical journalism.
Demonstrated success driving streaming and digital audience growth.
Strong understanding of analytics, research, and performance metrics.
Ability to lead calmly and decisively in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment.
Flexibility to work nights, weekends, holidays, and during breaking news or severe weather.
Ability to travel locally and nationally as needed.
Must meet standard physical and operational requirements of the role.

Responsibilities

Lead and manage newsroom personnel to deliver high-quality, continuous live and on-demand content.
Foster a collaborative, inclusive, and high-performing newsroom culture rooted in empathy, accountability, and clear communication.
Recruit, develop, coach, and mentor talent, with a focus on professional growth and succession planning.
Serve as a steady leader during breaking news, severe weather, and crisis situations.
Take an active role in addressing personnel matters, collaborating with internal partners to ensure they are addressed properly.
Oversee editorial direction and content production across all platforms.
Set and uphold editorial and ethical standards to ensure accurate, balanced, and trusted journalism.
Drive a live breaking news strategy focused on urgency, clarity, and community relevance.
Act as the voice of the viewer, ensuring coverage reflects and serves the Milwaukee community.
Develop and execute innovative 24/7 content strategies and original programming, with priority on streaming platforms including FOX Local.
Ensure seamless integration of content across linear, digital, streaming, FAST, and social platforms.
Lead a digital-first, streaming-forward content strategy using analytics and audience insights to drive real-time engagement and audience growth across platforms.
Set newsroom priorities, budgets, forecasts, and resource allocation.
Stay ahead of media trends, emerging technologies, and evolving audience behaviors.
Partner closely with the SVP & General Manager to align newsroom strategy with station and company goals and ensure 24/7 communication of critical information.