Content Manager Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand English.
• Ability to analyze situations or data using an in-depth understanding of organizational objectives.
• Ability to implement strategic policies and select methods, techniques, and evaluation criteria to obtain results.
• Excellent interpersonal, written, and verbal communication skills.
• Ability to continually develop newsroom technical knowledge and work in a hands-on environment.
• Ability to inspire staff to meet station goals for creativity, urgency, and accuracy.
• Interpersonal skills and ability to motivate and train others.
• Ability to establish and ensure adherence to schedules, work plans, and performance requirements.
• Ability to embrace new technology.
• Ability to communicate effectively with all levels of the organization.
• Strategic thinking and ability to anticipate future trends, needs, and expectations.
• Bachelor's degree in journalism.
• At least 6 years of experience as a senior or unit producer at a news station.
• At least 3 years of management experience.
• Ability to work under deadline pressure and to work different or longer shifts due to breaking news and severe weather emergencies.
• Willingness and ability to work weekends and holidays.

Nice To Haves

• Master's degree.

Responsibilities

• Support efforts to simplify and enhance the customer experience.
• Assist in developing and executing daily editorial plans.
• Assist with and approve newscast coverage plans and stories in collaboration with the Senior Director of News.
• Read and edit news copy to ensure quality and review for legality, morality, accuracy, and perceptions of bias.
• Oversee news gathering in the area in ways that benefit the entire news group.
• Make key decisions on breaking-news coverage, stories, coverage approaches, and editorial and creative content.
• Ensure the quality of all news programming meets editorial and quality standards and champion the channel brand.
• Supervise production and direct staff to maintain quality and ethical standards.
• Establish operational objectives and work plans and delegate assignments.
• Work with Senior Executive Producers, Executive Producers, and Producers to develop key assignments and major stories through production and graphics.
• Meet regularly with news managers to provide feedback, guidance, and advice on production issues.
• Review news stories for factual and technical errors, creative content, miscues, editorial mistakes, and other quality concerns.
• Evaluate staff performance and provide ongoing feedback for improvement.
• Collaborate with other managers to achieve station goals and determine the daily scope of coverage.
• Ensure staff understand the news coverage vision and short- and long-term goals and objectives.
• Create a motivating environment for staff and promote collaboration between production staff and other newsroom functions.
• Participate in developing, modifying, and executing company policies affecting immediate operations and potentially company-wide operations.
• Model ethical, professional, and legal standards.
• Assist in hiring, supervising, and developing news staff.
• Conduct performance evaluations for direct reports.
• Assist with scheduling newsroom personnel.
• Create and execute short- and long-range plans for staff development, professional growth, program schedules, future stories, and guest bookings.
• Evaluate resources needed for adequate coverage and present recommendations to the Senior Director of News.
• Perform other duties as assigned.