Newsroom Director: Lead Strategy, Talent & Coverage

Nexstar Media Group, Inc.; San Diego (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. in San Diego seeks an experienced News Director to lead and supervise all aspects of news, weather and sports programming. The role oversees the News Department (excluding Production) and sets staffing, training and performance standards to drive strong coverage.

The candidate will craft coverage strategies for the station and website, critique daily newscasts for quality and coach staff to improve. You will ensure timely projects and budget adherence.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience.
• Fluency in English.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• Minimum five years’ experience in news programming production, with at least two years’ experience in a leadership role.
• Experience guiding, directing and motivating subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
• Experience establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
• Ability to coach, mentor or help others to improve knowledge or skills.
• Experience preparing and maintaining departmental budgets.
• Proficiency with office equipment.
• Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments and handle multiple tasks.

Responsibilities

• The News Director leads and supervises all aspects of news, weather and sports programming production.
• Manages all aspects of the News Department (other than Production).
• 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 website.
• Critiques newscasts daily to correct errors, improve coverage and provide mentoring feedback to news staff.
• Assigns projects to staff and verifies that deadlines are being met.
• Ensures achievement of viewer rating 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.

Skills

English fluency

Leadership

Communication

Budget management

Staff coaching

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism or related field

Job description

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. in San Diego seeks an experienced News Director to lead and supervise all aspects of news, weather and sports programming. The role oversees the News Department (excluding Production) and sets staffing, training and performance standards to drive strong coverage.

The candidate will craft coverage strategies for the station and website, critique daily newscasts for quality and coach staff to improve. You will ensure timely projects and budget adherence.