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.
The person in this job will wear several hats and have many different responsibilities – including, but not limited to:
- Serving as a newsroom leader and helping lead us into the digital future
- Overseeing day-to-day coverage of local news on air, online, and on a OTT/CTV app to be launched soon
- Working with the team to live our “Here For You” brand
- Helping create, plan, and execute multi-media special coverage initiatives
- Managing special event coverage
- Working with new reporters to help them with their story finding and storytelling skills, and to plan and craft their stories for both television and digital formats.
- Working with producers to help them craft shows, being mindful of integrating digital pushes
- Working in lockstep with the digital team to make sure website and digital efforts are up to date and we’re employing push alerts when necessary
- Approving long-form and digital scripts
- Providing feedback to staff
- Helping write employee reviews
- Meeting job candidates and assist with hiring
We produce more than 30 hours of news a week on TV and have an award-winning website, and we prize local news.
We put a premium on teamwork, so we’re looking for someone who works well with others – someone with a good sense of humor and someone who is constructive in their criticism. We’re also looking for a problem-solver with good critical thinking skills.
Lansing is a state capital, home to a major university (with all the sports, arts, and culture that it brings), and we’ve got two General Motors plants. We’re a great city and a great news market.
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- Assists the News Director with management of all aspects of the News Department (other than Production.)
- Assists with planning, staffing, training, and performance evaluations for the News Department.
- Consults on 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 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.
- 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 two years’ experience in news programming production, with some leadership experience preferred. (Depending on market size.)
- Ability to identify the developmental needs of others and to coach, mentor or otherwise help others to improve their knowledge or skills.
- 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.
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