WFXR/WWCW in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains of Virginia is looking for our next News Director. We are searching for a strong journalist, confident leader and coach. We are a FOX/CW duopoly and we have seen growth in all newscasts over the past 12 months. We broadcast 8 hours of local news each weekday and are out in the community making a difference every day. This is a hands-on job that will challenge you. You will see the results and you will have fun.
WFXR News Director leads and supervises all aspects of news, weather, and sports programming as well as Digital Content.
- The Department Heads here work as a team, there are no silos
- Manages all aspects of the News Department, including Production with the assistance of a Production Manager
- 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 digital platforms
- Critiques newscasts daily to correct errors, improve coverage and provide mentoring feedback to news and production staff
- Assigns projects to staff and verifies that deadlines are being communicated and met
- Ensures achievement of viewership 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
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 three years in news management (News Director or Assistant News Director experience)
- Ability to effectively listen to understand employee needs and communicate with a team to shape a solution
- Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
- Experience guiding, directing, and motivating team members, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance
- Experience establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them
- Ability to identify the developmental needs of others and to coach, mentor or otherwise help others to improve their knowledge or skills
- Experience preparing and maintaining departmental budgets
- Proficiency with computers, telephones, copiers, scanners, and other office equipment
To Apply: Please visit the Join the Team page at WFXRTV.com or at the Nexstar Media Group Careers at https://nexstar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/nexstar
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