News Director
- New York City, NY
- Permanent
- Full-time
- 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
- Develops 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 deadlines are being met
- Ensures achievement of digital and 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
- Develop and implement a digital strategy to drive growth in online and streaming audiences
- Utilize data and analytics to inform content decisions and measure the effectiveness of digital initiatives
- Collaborate with the team to create innovative, compelling stories that resonate with digital and streaming audiences
- Manage, coach, and inspire newsroom staff to achieve both editorial and digital growth goals
- Performs other duties as assigned
- Minimum 10 years’ experience in a broadcast television newsroom, with at least five years’ experience in a News Director role.
- 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
- Experience guiding, directing and motivating subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance
- Proven experience in a leadership role in a newsroom, with a strong understanding of digital content strategy
- Expertise in driving digital engagement, particularly through streaming services and online platforms
- Strong leadership and communication skills
- Ability to thrive in a fast-paced, constantly evolving media environment
- 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, fax machines 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