Regional General Manager, WCPO, WEWS & WKBW

WKBW-TV; Cincinnati (OH); Hybrid; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Job summary

The E.W. Scripps Company is seeking a Regional General Manager to lead WCPO Cincinnati, WEWS Cleveland, and WKBW Buffalo. This executive will provide strategic, operational, financial, and people leadership to grow audience, revenue, and community impact across three major markets.

The role requires 10+ years of senior leadership experience and a proven track record in media or related industries, with the ability to travel among markets and align with corporate strategy and standards.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Demonstrated success leading revenue growth and strategic plans across multi-market operations.
• Experience managing large teams and complex budgets in media or related industries.
• Strong governance, compliance, and regulatory oversight across markets.

Responsibilities

• Lead and oversee multi-platform media operations across three markets with focus on revenue growth, audience, and community impact.
• Serve as senior accountable leader for ratings, revenue, and operational performance across markets.
• Develop strategic and operating plans to support content delivery, revenue, audience growth, and local brand alignment.
• Partner with market leadership to set market-specific priorities while ensuring consistent execution of company strategy.

Skills

Strategic leadership

Revenue growth

Operational excellence

Financial management

Market leadership

Cross-market collaboration

Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent

Job description

Regional General Manager

WCPO Cincinnati | WEWS Cleveland | WKBW Buffalo

Scripps is seeking a Regional General Manager to lead three of the company's most important local media operations: WCPO in Cincinnati, WEWS in Cleveland, and WKBW in Buffalo. This executive leader will serve as the senior accountable leader across the market group, providing strategic, operational, financial, and people leadership to drive audience growth, revenue performance, community impact, and organizational effectiveness.

Work Arrangement

The successful candidate may be based in any of the three station markets and will travel regularly among WCPO, WEWS, and WKBW to support employees, clients, and community partners.

What You’ll Do

• Lead and oversee fully functioning multi-platform media operations across Cincinnati, Cleveland, and Buffalo with a focus on growing revenue, audience, brand strength, and community impact.
• Serve as the senior accountable leader for ratings, revenue, operational performance, and execution across the assigned market group.
• Develop and guide strategic and operational plans that support multi-platform content delivery, revenue generation, audience growth, and local brand alignment.
• Partner with local leadership teams to establish market-specific priorities while ensuring consistent execution of company strategy and operating standards.
• Lead with positive motivation, direction, insight, and accountability while supporting market leaders in achieving operational and financial objectives.
• Foster a culture of innovation, continuous improvement, and appropriate risk-taking throughout the organization.
• Provide visible leadership across all assigned markets through engagement with employees, community leaders, advertisers, clients, and business partners.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with key clients, agencies, community organizations, and civic stakeholders.
• Create highly collaborative, performance-focused environments that encourage teamwork, transparency, and accountability.
• Coach, develop, and support succession planning for market leaders and key talent across the region.
• Guide financial performance across assigned markets, including budgeting, expense management, operational planning, and capital investments.
• Partner closely with sales, news, content, finance, engineering, HR, legal, and other corporate teams to strengthen business performance and drive strategic initiatives.
• Ensure compliance with FCC, EEO, SOX, and all applicable regulatory and company requirements.
• Identify opportunities to scale best practices, improve operational effectiveness, and enhance market performance across the region.
• Maintain the highest ethical standards and reinforce a culture aligned with Scripps values.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Need

• Bachelor's degree preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• 10+ years of senior leadership experience, including responsibility for complex organizations, markets, business units, or multi-location operations.
• Demonstrated success leading revenue growth, operational execution, strategic planning, talent development, and brand advancement.
• Proven track record of executive leadership in media, broadcasting, digital media, or related industries.
• Experience leading multiple markets, geographic locations, business units, or matrixed organizations preferred.
• Strong background in financial management, budgeting, business planning, and organizational leadership.
• Experience overseeing regulatory compliance and operational governance within a complex organization preferred.

What You’ll Bring

• Proven ability to cultivate innovation, lead change, and inspire high-performing teams across multiple markets.
• Passion for local media, community service, journalism, and the Scripps mission.
• Strong business and financial acumen with the ability to analyze performance metrics, identify trends, and drive results.
• Ability to effectively manage budgets, resources, and investments while maintaining compliance with company and regulatory requirements.
• Demonstrated success leading geographically dispersed teams through influence, collaboration, and accountability.
• Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills with the ability to engage employees, senior executives, clients, and community stakeholders.
• Strong relationship-building skills and the ability to create alignment across multiple functions and markets.
• Executive presence, sound judgment, and decisive leadership in complex operating environments.
• Ability to identify, develop, and replicate best practices that enhance performance across multiple organizations.
• Commitment to building inclusive, people-focused cultures where employees can grow and succeed.

Why Join Scripps

At Scripps, you'll have the opportunity to lead three iconic local media brands serving millions of viewers and communities across Ohio and Western New York. You'll help shape the future of local journalism, content, and media while developing exceptional teams and driving meaningful business results.

This role offers the unique opportunity to influence strategy across multiple markets while helping accelerate Scripps' continued transformation across broadcast, digital, streaming, audience growth, and revenue diversification. You'll partner with talented local and corporate leaders to strengthen trusted local brands, develop high-performing teams, and ensure the long-term success of WCPO, WEWS, and WKBW.

Scripps’ Commitment to a Culture That Creates Connection

At Scripps, we are committed to a culture that reflects the audiences and communities we serve. We are intentional about creating an environment where employees, our audiences and other stakeholders feel valued and inspired to reach their full potential and create connections. To successfully deliver on this commitment, we must understand and reflect the values and perspectives those around us embody. That process begins by looking inward to build and celebrate a respectful workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging and connection. By continuing to cultivate an environment where all employees have a fair chance to succeed, are included, valued, and seen, we will strengthen the connections that drive positive business impact and align with our core purpose.

About Scripps

The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) is a diversified media company focused on creating connection. As one of the nation’s largest local TV broadcasters, Scripps serves communities with quality, objective local journalism and operates a portfolio of more than 60 stations in 40+ markets. Scripps reaches households across the U.S. with national news outlet Scripps News and popular entertainment brands ION, ION Plus, ION Mystery, Bounce, Grit and Laff. Scripps is the nation’s largest holder of broadcast spectrum. Scripps Sports serves professional and college sports leagues, conferences and teams with local market depth and national broadcast reach of up to 100% of TV households. Founded in 1878, Scripps is the steward of the Scripps National Spelling Bee and its longtime motto is: "Give light and the people will find their own way."

As an equal employment opportunity employer, The E.W. Scripps Company and its affiliates do not discriminate in its employment decisions on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender, color, religion, age, genetic information, medical condition, disability, marital status, citizenship or national origin, or military membership or veteran status, or on any other basis which would be in violation of any applicable federal, state or local law. Furthermore, the company will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship for the company.