Assistant News Director - Mornings

Job Description

Assistant News Director - Mornings

WJZ-TV in Baltimore is seeking a phenomenal, dynamic, creative, self-motivated, decision-making Assistant News Director for our largest news daypart: Morning News! As this day part continues to grow, this is an exciting opportunity to manage news to where we meet our audiences on linear television and streaming. We're looking for a leader who can inspire innovation and creativity, while also adhering to excellent news judgment.

The Assistant News Director has a passion for morning news and all of its strategy facets, planning, breaking news, people management, and empowering staff to be the best. Because YOU believe in local news as a change agent and a community-builder, you will bring the best out of your team daily through support, empathic listening and intelligent mentoring. You like waking up, coming to work, knowing each day is a new opportunity to tell and own stories that are going to be meaningful and impactful.

You will oversee the day-to-day morning news editorial operations with a collaborative style, coaching and inspiring a content leadership team in addition to a hard-working staff. ''That's how we've always done it'' is not part of your vocabulary.

We work in a highly competitive market so our candidate will bring a desire to compete and win to your work as well.

Requirements
• Candidates must have a proven track record with people as a leader, mentor, collaborator and teammate.
• Candidates know that strong experience in all aspects of television production for this news operation is the price of admission.
• Must posses aptitude for integrating new technology applications in this multi-media, multi-platform environment.
• The right candidate will understand how to motivate and lead the various personalities and levels of experience.
• You must understand what it means to show up for your team and take ownership of your space – even better if you thrive in this environment!
• You love working in a newsroom and it shows in how you walk, talk and approach each day and each colleague.
• Prior experience working in a non-linear newsroom and familiarity with I-news, and Chyron graphics systems is a plus.
• A flexible schedule is required along with a college degree and a minimum of 5 years' leadership experience in a medium television market.

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gkypzk-18-116-100-166-42 in your application.