Assistant News Director

Job Description

Assistant News Director - KSWO

About KSWO:

KSWO ABC Affiliate – the top rated station in southwest Oklahoma and north Texas leads the market in weather coverage with the First Alert Weather team, the largest group of meteorologists tracking storms in the southern plains. Lawton is ideally located halfway between Oklahoma City and the Dallas/ Fort Worth metroplex. Our region is known for the rugged beauty of the Wichita Mountains and the National Wildlife Refuge, a hiker's paradise. Affordable living, great outdoor adventures, and close proximity to major cities and their attractions make the Lawton – Wichita Falls market an exciting opportunity for career growth.

To learn more about KSWO go to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrdQBuKR8Bg&feature=youtu.be&app=desktop

Job Summary/Description:

If you like working with happy, enthusiastic over-achievers, you'll enjoy your career with us! We are looking for a passionate and energetic newsroom leader who will direct daily news content decisions with a producer-like mentality. Candidate must possess strong news judgement and a competitive fire to drive audience growth on all platforms. The candidate must also have strong leadership skills and the ability to generate impactful news content ideas and strategies. The Assistant News Director will work closely with the News Director on recruiting, planning, and establishing Newsroom goals

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Assists the News Director with management of all aspects of the News Department
- Foster a winning newsroom culture focused on high-level execution of weather and breaking news coverage
- Assists with planning, staffing, and training
- Work closely with news content staff to create original programming
- Assigns projects to staff and verifies that deadlines are being met
- Performs other duties as assigned

Qualifications/Requirements:
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
- Minimum five years' experience in news programming production, with leadership experience preferred.
- Ability to identify the developmental needs of others and to coach, mentor or otherwise help others to improve their knowledge or skills.
- 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

Interested applicants can, go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on ''apply now'', upload your cover letter, resume, and references

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d824k9-18-119-160-154-42 in your application.