Job Description
Nexstar Inc., America's largest local broadcasting company, is seeking a dynamic and collaborative News Director for one of the fastest growing, and largest geographic DMAs in the United States in Salt Lake City, Utah (Market #29.) The KTVX/ABC4 News Director will lead a staff of committed journalists, and will supervises all aspects of news, news content, weather, and sports programming production.
Work in one of the top ''relocation'' and ''move-in'' states in the country. Utah enjoys some of the best outdoor activities in the world, with unique natural wonders and topography, including amazing National and State Parks, and some of the best ski-resorts as well as world class hiking, climbing and biking trails.
Utah is home to many colleges and universities and has the youngest-age population in the United States. The state is also one of the most business-friendly states in the country. It has become a magnet for SMB entrepreneurs, and digital and tech start-ups. Salt Lake City, Provo-Orem, and Ogden rank as top 10 cities for tech start-ups and starting SMB's.
ABC4 & CW30 produce 10 hours of news and local content a day, with additional hours on the weekend. The station has the most accurate weather forecasting team (11 years in row) and airs the only weekly political program in the market, Inside Utah Politics. ABC4 is the most highly regarded news station for local, state, and federal political reporting in Utah, including our coverage of candidate debates
• Manages all aspects of the News Department (other than Production)
• 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.
Requirements & Skills:
• 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. (More or less depending on market size.)
• 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, telephones, copiers, scanners, fax machines 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.
Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r0b991-44-192-75-131-42 in your application.