Job Description
The Assistant News Director assists the News Director with all aspects of news, weather and sports programming production, and serves as the News Director in his/her absence.
• Assist the News Director with management of all aspects of the News Department (other than Production)
• Assist with planning, staffing, training and performance evaluations for the News Department
• Consults on decisions regarding hiring, evaluations, promotions 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 that deadlines are being met
• Ensure achievement of viewer rating goals
• Determines programming and evaluation of equipment needs to produce quality programming
• Responds to coverage questions
• Serves as the News Director in his/her absence
• Performs other duties as assigned
Requirements & Skills:
• 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
• Minimum of two years' experience in a news leadership role
• Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Ability to effectively listen and fully understand employee needs and communicate with a team to shape a solution
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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rz00zn-3-144-172-245-42 in your application.