ABC13, Houston’s top-rated news channel, is looking for an experienced manager for a portion of our 13 hours of live daily news.
This role will encompass all of our digital and linear endpoints, and the right candidate will have experience managing teams across that spectrum.
We are a high-performance culture that thrives on new and exciting challenges. We study ratings, research, and intuition to develop and regularly update our strategies for each platform we serve. We pivot quickly depending on circumstances, and we expect our team to respond rapidly and appropriately to change and the needs of our rapidly shifting audience.
Whether it's breaking weather, traffic, major breaking news, or investigative work, we are a news-first organization producing 13 hours of live news daily with hard-hitting information and minimal fluff.
The right candidate has a high attention to detail, understands the nuances of every element we stream or broadcast, and possesses strong technical skills to manage and operate our newsroom production system. They should have recent experience in a control room, producing and managing newscasts.
Responsibilities
Manage day-to-day operations, production, and leadership of streaming products and live events.
Oversee linear newscasts, including production, execution, and news judgment.
Train producers of linear and streaming newscasts, especially with limited resources.
Basic Qualifications
At least 5 years of experience in a top 10 market, managing daily operations, production, and leadership of local news streaming products.
Ability to make quick, strategic decisions in collaboration with newsroom and station leaders.
Strong, thoughtful, and compassionate communication skills for team decision-making.
Education
Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communication, or a related field.
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In Summary : ABC13 is looking for an experienced manager for a portion of our 13 hours of live daily news . This role will encompass all of our digital and linear endpoints . The right candidate has a high attention to detail, understands the nuances of every element we stream or broadcast .
En Español : ABC13, el canal de noticias mejor calificado de Houston, está buscando un gerente experimentado para una parte de nuestras 13 horas de noticias diarias en vivo. Este papel abarcará todos nuestros puntos finales digitales y lineales, y el candidato adecuado tendrá experiencia gestionando equipos a lo largo de ese espectro. Somos una cultura de alto rendimiento que prospera con nuevos y emocionantes desafíos. Estudiamos las clasificaciones, la investigación e intuición para desarrollar y actualizar regularmente nuestras estrategias para cada plataforma que servimos. Nos giramos rápidamente dependiendo de las circunstancias, y esperamos que nuestro equipo responda rápida y apropiadamente a los cambios y las necesidades de nuestra audiencia cambiante rápidamente. Ya sea tiempo rotativo, tráfico, grandes noticias o trabajo investigativo, somos una organización de noticias-primera que produce 13 horas del streaming en directo con mucha atención y flujo. El candidato Train posee habilidades mínimas para gestionar la producción de productos de transmisión de noticias, sobreproducciones y sistemas de gestión de información, especialmente en sus salas de comunicación, así como manejar los detalles de difusión y distribución de noticias y tener conocimientos técnicos limitados. Capacidad para tomar decisiones rápidas y estratégicas en colaboración con los líderes de las redacciones y estaciones. Habilidades de comunicación fuertes, reflexivas y compasivas para la toma de decisiones del equipo. Licenciatura en Periodismo, Comunicación o un campo relacionado. #JConferencia2025 Sobre ABC Owned TV Stations : About The Walt Disney Company : Disability Accommodation for Employment Applications La compañía Walt Disney y sus afiliadas son Equal Employment Opportunities.
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