Newsroom Leader: Multi-Platform Coverage & Team Coach

TEGNA; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plans

Dental and vision coverage

Teladoc access

Spring Health therapy

401(k) with company match

Paid time off

Nine paid holidays

Job summary

WHAS11, TEGNA's ABC affiliate in Louisville, KY, is seeking a motivated Assistant News Director to lead the newsroom, guide day-to-day coverage decisions, and elevate storytelling across platforms.

The ideal candidate combines newsroom leadership with strong news judgment, coaching and developing journalists, and collaborating with the digital team to ensure audience-focused content across TV, web and social. This position requires proven multi-platform management experience.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications or related field and news leadership experience.
• 3-5 years of content experience, including generation of original content.
• Solid journalistic and content judgement that emphasizes accurate, fair and unique local content, along with community engagement.
• Excellent people management skills
• Strong communication and conflict management skills
• Strong organizational skills in a fast-paced and 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, communications or related field

Job description

WHAS11, TEGNA's ABC affiliate in Louisville, KY, is seeking a motivated Assistant News Director to lead the newsroom, guide day-to-day coverage decisions, and elevate storytelling across platforms.

The ideal candidate combines newsroom leadership with strong news judgment, coaching and developing journalists, and collaborating with the digital team to ensure audience-focused content across TV, web and social. This position requires proven multi-platform management experience.