Senior Multiplatform News Leader

23ABC (KERO-TV); Bakersfield (CA); On-site; USD 90,000 - 95,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision benefits

Retirement plan with company match

Disability accident insurance

Hospital indemnity

Critical illness

Life insurance

AD&D

ID protection

Pet discount program

Employee assistance program

Job summary

KERO-TV Bakersfield is seeking an experienced Executive Reporter to lead our newsroom into the next chapter of local news. This newly created role blends strong reporting with digital innovation, audience-focused storytelling, and cross-platform leadership, coaching reporters and MMJs, and guiding daily coverage.

You will help shape content strategy, oversee workflows for multiple channels, ensure ethical standards, and build trust with staff while delivering timely, enterprise journalism for

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Communications, or a related field or equivalent experience.
• Seven or more years of newsroom, reporting, content leadership, or related experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead and elevate storytelling across the newsroom, helping reporters and MMJs produce impactful, memorable journalism.
• Serve as a central newsroom leader, helping coordinate daily coverage and content priorities.
• Help maintain a constant flow of relevant, timely content across streaming, digital, social, and broadcast platforms.
• Collaborate with newsroom leadership to execute a content strategy focused on audience engagement and community impact.
• Review, edit, and coach story writing for multiple platforms, providing timely and constructive feedback.
• Identify opportunities to strengthen stories through enterprise reporting, visual storytelling, and innovative presentation techniques.
• Develop and oversee workflows that support multiple news programs and content channels.
• Ensure all content meets the highest standards of journalistic ethics, accuracy, fairness, and legal compliance.
• Build trust and credibility with reporters, photographers, producers, and other newsroom staff.
• Contribute to breaking news coverage and provide multi-platform reporting, including on-air coverage when needed.

Skills

Storytelling

Editorial judgment

Audience-focused content

Breaking news experience

Mentoring journalists

Team leadership

Organizational skills

Flexibility with shifts

Education

Bachelor's degree in Journalism/Communications or related field

Job description

KERO-TV Bakersfield is seeking an experienced Executive Reporter to lead our newsroom into the next chapter of local news. This newly created role blends strong reporting with digital innovation, audience-focused storytelling, and cross-platform leadership, coaching reporters and MMJs, and guiding daily coverage.

You will help shape content strategy, oversee workflows for multiple channels, ensure ethical standards, and build trust with staff while delivering timely, enterprise journalism for