Director

Hubbard Broadcasting Inc.; Fort Snelling Unorganized Territory (MN); Presencial; USD 33.000 - 40.000; Jornada completa

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Descripción de la vacante

KSTP-TV, part of Hubbard Broadcasting Inc., in Minneapolis–St. Paul, Minnesota, seeks a live news director responsible for directing broadcasts and preparing material for air. You will work with the production team to manage pacing and segment sequencing under time constraints.

The role requires leadership, ability to adapt to on-air changes, and experience with graphics design. Evening/weekend coverage and live-event coordination are common.

Formación

• Knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control and operations of television systems.
• Proven leadership skills; prior supervisory experience preferred.
• Graphic design experience preferred.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and handle multiple tasks.

Responsabilidades

• Direct newscast and collaborate with production crew.
• Design graphics for newscast.
• Establish pace of newscasts and segment sequences with producer.
• Ensure the program runs smoothly during live broadcasts.
• Communicate calmly and clearly during last-minute changes.
• Edit and encode daily episodic promotions and Network promotions.

Conocimientos

Broadcasting systems

Leadership

Graphic design

Multi-tasking

Descripción del empleo

Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota, United States

Business Unit

KSTP-TV

Employee Classification

Full Time Regular

About Us

KSTP 5 Eyewitness News is the award-winning ABC network affiliate for the Twin Cities. Part of Hubbard Broadcasting, KSTP-TV is a longtime market leader, and is committed to excellence in all that it does-broadcast news with hyper-local coverage, important public service that deals powerfully with today's issues, and now, more than ever, top-notch digital content, to reach our viewers and followers with information the way they want to receive it. When you work for KSTP, or our other local, independently operated station KSTC, Channel 45, you will find yourself among dedicated, passionate people who work hard every day to improve our product and our community. If you have the qualifications, and you are a person of talent and integrity, we invite you to apply!

Job Overview

This position is responsible for the direction of live newscasts and any preparation involved for the newscast.

Job Responsibilities

• Direct newscast and collaborate with production crew.
• Design graphics for newscast
• Along with producer, establish pace of newscasts and sequences of segments according to time requirements and accessibility.
• Ensures program runs smoothly during live broadcasts.
• Handle last minute and unexpected changes in a professional, poised manner during live broadcasts. Be able to communicate calmly, quickly and clearly to all involved as needed.
• Edit and encode daily episodic promotions and Network promotions.
• Report to work on time and work established schedule/hours.

Qualifications

• Possess knowledge of transmission, broadcasting, switching, control and operations of television systems.
• Must be flexible and able to deal with unexpected show changes calmly.
• Proven leadership skills; prior supervisory experience preferred.
• Graphic design experience preferred.
• Must be able to work in a fast paced environment and handle multiple tasks.

Compensation and Benefits

When extending an offer, the company considers a variety of factors such as (but not limited to) the candidate's work experience, education/training & key skills as well as internal peer equity and other market and business considerations.

The hourly pay rate for this position is $24.04 per hour - $28.85 per hour.

For information regarding our benefits, please copy the link below and paste in your browser: https://hubbardbroadcasting.com/our-company/working-here/

EEO Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer, including disability/vets.

Diversity Statement

Hubbard Broadcasting has been committed to representing the communities we serve since our founding over 100 years ago. The same holds true today. We know the best way to accomplish this is by recruiting and retaining top talent from diverse cultures, life experiences, and world views. With dignity and respect, we value YOU and everything that makes YOU uniquely YOU.

We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to a policy of non-discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, marital status, national origin, mental or physical disability, public assistance status or any other characteristic or trait that has protection under the law.