Assistant News Director

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About TEGNATEGNA Inc. (NYSE : TGNA) is an innovative media company that serves the greater good of our communities. Across platforms, TEGNA tells empowering stories, conducts impactful investigations and delivers innovative marketing solutions.

With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA is the largest owner of top 4 network affiliates in the top 25 markets among independent station groups, reaching approximately 39 percent of all television households nationwide.

TEGNA also owns leading multicast networks True Crime Network and Quest. TEGNA Marketing Solutions (TMS) offers innovative solutions to help businesses reach consumers across television, digital and over-the-top (OTT) platforms, including Premion, TEGNA's OTT advertising service.

For more information, visit www.TEGNA.com.

KGW-TV , the TEGNA-owned

affiliate in

Portland, Oregon

is searching for a motivated and people-oriented leader to serve as

Assistant News Director .

Our ideal candidate is a collaborative, experienced leader who's great at juggling multiple projects and growing journalists.

Through careful coaching, the Assistant News Director elevates our station's storytelling, writing and execution.

The ideal candidate has excellent news judgment and strong management skills with the ability to motivate, collaborate and own the big story.

The Assistant News Director will lead day-to-day decision making on broadcast coverage and work closely with the digital team to ensure our content best serves the audience on all platforms.

we are passionate about developing the very best news coverage across all platforms, making sure our content reflects the diverse communities we represent.

Responsibilities :

Work closely with producers, reporters, anchors, digital producers 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

Partner with news leadership to elevate our core values, internal DE&I culture, and our Race and Culture content

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

Requirements :

Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications or related field and news leadership experience

Five to 7

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

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