- 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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