Executive Director, Broadcast Operations

Job Description

NewsNation is looking for an experienced leader to step into the newly-created role of Executive Director, Broadcast Operations. This industry-proven leader will oversee all aspects of technical operations for NewsNation's live, taped, studio and field productions.

The successful candidate will have a proven track record in a leadership role at a cable or broadcast television network.

Duties will include:
• Oversee all operations staff involved with NewsNation content creation. This includes directors, technical directors, studio and control room staff, in-house and field news editors.
• Build and supervise an operations mid-management team capable of managing a multi-shift newsgathering operation.
• Oversee control room and studio scheduling.
• Coordinate with key departments within and outside the organization including engineering, traffic, sales and creative marketing.
• Manage projects and day-to-day newsgathering/news production logistics.
• Operational expense responsibility and planning.
• Work closely with corporate/executive stakeholders to develop and coordinate capital equipment budgets and purchases.
• Act as a strategic partner with local and corporate operations and engineering stakeholders and industry-leading equipment manufacturers to evaluate and utilize industry-leading technologies.
• Oversee global feed management team.
• Strategic thinker who can evaluate workflows and processes and solve problems with new procedures and technologies.
• Project management and logistics coordination.
• Budgeting and forecasting.

Requirements:
• 10+ years of leadership experience at a cable or broadcast network in technical operations or engineering departments.
• Experience working in a collective bargaining environment with multiple unions a plus.
• A four-year degree in a related field; master's degree or higher preferred.
• Ability to handle multiple time-critical, mission-critical tasks simultaneously.
• Must have a can-do attitude, a pioneering spirit and relentlessly build relationships.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gk3z90-3-145-42-94-42 in your application.