Assistant News Director — Multi-Platform Story Leader

TEGNA; Atlanta (GA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 130,000; Full time

Job summary

TEGNA's WXIA WATL-TV Atlanta seeks an Assistant News Director to lead day-to-day journalism decisions, coach reporters, and drive multi-platform coverage. The role prioritizes strong news judgment, collaboration, and audience growth across all platforms.

Ideal candidates bring 5–7 years of content leadership, excellent people management, and the ability to motivate teams while delivering accurate, engaging local stories for our diverse Atlanta audience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism or related field.
• 5-7 years of content experience, including generation of original content.
• Solid journalistic and content judgement emphasizing accurate, fair local content and community engagement.
• Excellent people management skills.
• Strong communication and conflict management skills.
• Strong organizational skills in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.

Responsibilities

• Work closely with producers, reporters, anchors, and photographers on compelling, impact-driven original storytelling and daily news coverage.
• Oversee production of newscasts and special programming.
• Make split-second decisions to lead the news team during breaking news and severe weather events.
• Work with executive producers to ensure a multi-platform content approach in every stage of the news gathering process.
• Strategize with executive team on goals focused on growing our people, our content, and our audience.
• Build relationships with news sources and community stakeholders.
• Execute administrative duties such as managing direct reports, creating schedules, and training new employees.
• Assist in training and providing valuable feedback for entire editorial team.
• Evaluate workflow efficiencies and adjust processes and procedures as necessary.

Skills

News leadership

People management

Communication

Conflict management

Organizational skills

Education

Bachelor’s degree in journalism

Job description

TEGNA's WXIA WATL-TV Atlanta seeks an Assistant News Director to lead day-to-day journalism decisions, coach reporters, and drive multi-platform coverage. The role prioritizes strong news judgment, collaboration, and audience growth across all platforms.

Ideal candidates bring 5–7 years of content leadership, excellent people management, and the ability to motivate teams while delivering accurate, engaging local stories for our diverse Atlanta audience.