DESCRIPTION

The News Director leads and
supervises all aspects of news, weather and sports programming production.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• 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 on a daily basis to correct errors, improve coverage and provide mentoring feedback
to news staff.

• Assigns projects to staff and verifies that deadlines are being met.

• Ensures achievement of 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.

• Performs other duties as
assigned.

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JOB EXPERIENCE

The News Director leads and supervises all aspects of news, weather and sports programming production.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• 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 on a daily basis to correct errors, improve coverage and provide mentoring feedback
to news staff.

• Assigns projects to staff and verifies that deadlines are being met.

• Ensures achievement of 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.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

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REQUIREMENTS

The News Director leads and supervises all aspects of news, weather and sports programming production.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• 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 on a daily basis to correct errors, improve coverage and provide mentoring feedback
to news staff.

• Assigns projects to staff and verifies that deadlines are being met.

• Ensures achievement of 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.

• Performs other duties as assigned.

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ADDITIONAL INFO

https://nexstar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/nexstar/details/Director-III–News_REQ-17862

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HOW TO APPLY

Apply online at: https://nexstar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/nexstar

https://nexstar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/nexstar/details/Director-III–News_REQ-17862