Director III, News Job at Nexstar Media Group, Inc. in Myrtle Beach

Overview The News Director leads and supervises all aspects of news, weather and sports programming production.

Responsibilities Manages all aspects of the News and Production Departments

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

Qualifications Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism, or a related field, 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 identify the developmental needs of others and to coach, mentor or otherwise help others to improve their knowledge or skills

Experience preparing and maintaining departmental budgets

Proficiency with computers and other office equipment

Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments and handle multiple tasks simultaneously

Ability to effectively listen to fully understand employee needs and communicate with a team to shape a solution

Seniority level : Director

Employment type : Full-time

Job function : Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing / Editing

Industries : Broadcast Media Production and Distribution

#J-18808-Ljbffr