Assistant News Director

Hearst Communications, Inc.; Greenville (SC); On-site; USD 50,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate and creative Assistant News Director to lead a dynamic news team in Greenville, SC. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence breaking news coverage and community stories across multiple platforms. Ideal candidates will have strong news judgment and management skills, with a proven track record in a supervisory role. Join a forward-thinking organization that values diversity and aims to tell impactful stories that resonate with the community. This is your chance to make a difference in local journalism and help shape the future of news coverage.

Benefits

Medical

Dental

Vision

401(k) matching

Emotional Wellness Support

Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

LGBTQ+ Health Services

Qualifications

• 2+ years of newsroom supervisory experience required.
• Experience in managing large staff and daily newscasts.

Responsibilities

• Oversee daily operations and editorial content of the newsroom.
• Plan event coverage and help with sweeps planning.

Skills

News Judgment

Management Skills

Breaking News Coverage

Adaptability

Job description

Assistant Local News Director

WYFF4, the NBC affiliate in Greenville, SC, is searching for a passionate, creative, and experienced news leader to fill an Assistant News Director role. You will have excellent news judgment, management skills and a bold approach to breaking news coverage--on the air and online. You will help lead our news team in the execution of market defining breaking news, weather coverage, and community service on all platforms daily. As Assistant News Director, you will lead the news team in facilitating impactful community-based stories. With a unique format and the resources of Hearst Television, this is a rare opportunity to join one of the best. You will report to the News Director.

Responsibilities

• Work with the News Director to oversee the daily operation and editorial content of the newsroom
• Plan big event coverage
• Help with sweeps planning
• Build the brand, both on air and online
• Schedule newsroom employees

Requirements

• 2 years of newsroom supervisory and/or management experience
• Producing background preferred
• Individual must have experience with news and managing a large staff and multiple hours of daily newscasts
• Adaptability in ever-evolving news environment
• Related military experience will be considered

Diversity Statement

At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That's why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization as diverse and varied as the audience we reach, ensuring that the content we create is more compassionate, and more representative of the communities we serve.

Benefits

Hearst's benefit programs are modern, flexible and designed to focus on you. As a Hearst employee, you and your spouse or partner or dependents would have access to the following benefits.

• Medical | Dental | Vision
• 401(k) matching
• Emotional Wellness Support
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• LGBTQ+ Health Services
• Additional benefits to meet your and your family's needs