Assistant News Director - Lead Cross-Platform News

Scripps Media, Inc.; Oklahoma; On-site; USD 120,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Full medical, dental and vision

Retirement plan with company match

Disability insurance

Life insurance

AD&D

Job summary

WEWS, The E.W. Scripps Company ABC affiliate in Cleveland, Ohio, is seeking an experienced Assistant News Director to help lead one of the market's most trusted news operations.

You will shape editorial direction, drive cross-platform audience strategies, and develop a talented team that keeps Cleveland informed. You will oversee all news broadcasts and online content, plan landmark coverage of elections, manage budgets, and collaborate across departments to improve workflow and coverage.

Qualifications

• BS/BA in related discipline or equivalent years of experience preferred.
• Generally, 7+ years of experience in related field preferred.
• Prior managerial experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assist news director with supervisory responsibility for all news broadcasts and online content.
• Involved in hiring and performance management of direct reports.
• Assist news director in the on-going evaluation of personnel.
• Create tactics and strategies to increase demos performance in key target areas for multiple platforms.
• Implement and have working knowledge of federal, state and local laws impacting operations.
• Ability to manage cross platform content creation and distribution.
• Write copy and edit scripts for air and web.
• Knowledge of and proficiency in posting content to station websites.
• Schedule anchors and multi-media journalists.
• Lead coverage planning of major events, i. e. elections, special events.
• Proactively communicate news initiatives across departments.
• Evaluate workflow efficiencies.
• Assist news director in managing the budgetary aspects of newsroom operations.

Skills

Advanced communication skills

Microsoft Office

Newsroom operations

Task management

Education

BS/BA in related discipline

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

WEWS, The E.W. Scripps Company ABC affiliate in Cleveland, Ohio, is seeking an experienced Assistant News Director to help lead one of the market's most trusted news operations.

You will shape editorial direction, drive cross-platform audience strategies, and develop a talented team that keeps Cleveland informed. You will oversee all news broadcasts and online content, plan landmark coverage of elections, manage budgets, and collaborate across departments to improve workflow and coverage.