News Director

Job Description

Together, we are building a sustainable future for local news.
KING 5 TV Seattle, the TEGNA-owned NBC affiliate in Seattle, is seeking a dynamic and passionate News Director who has experience leading teams, developing talent, and navigating change.
This role combines editorial leadership, strategic planning, and team development. You'll influence everything from daily editorial decisions to our long-term approach to multi-platform news delivery, including K5+. We need a forward-thinking leader who is focused on the audience experience and ensures KING 5 is relevant and valuable to audiences, however they choose to consume news.
Most importantly, you'll be a leader who inspires strong performance and creates an environment where journalists can do meaningful work. Someone who recognizes excellent reporting, supports professional development, and builds a strong newsroom culture that embodies TEGNA's values: truth, transparency, working smart, ethics and winning with integrity.
What You'll Do:
• Guide and inspire a content team focused on high-impact journalism, breaking news, and investigations that drive change
• Ensure linear and digital teams work together seamlessly to excel at breaking news and identify opportunities to strengthen our streaming presence
• Lead content planning from daily coverage decisions to strategic initiatives, drawing on research and analytics to achieve growth objectives
• Recruit and hire top talent for all positions in the newsroom
• Lead content quality reviews and provide regular feedback that strengthens storytelling and audience relevance
• Promote strong collaboration across departments
• Cultivate an inclusive newsroom culture that develops high-capacity teams through accountability, creative problem-solving, and collective success
• Follow developments in AI, streaming, and emerging technology-and push our newsroom to be early adopters who set the standard
What You'll Bring:
• 7+ years in content leadership roles, with a track record of growing audience and impact
• Proven success managing complex teams and projects across digital, broadcast and social
• Experience leading newsrooms through change and transformation
• Stellar editorial judgment and deep understanding of ethical journalism principles
• Confidence navigating digital production tools, social platforms and real-time analytics
• Outstanding communication skills and the ability to coach, develop and inspire top talent
• A passion for local journalism and a love for serving diverse communities
• Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, or related field, or equivalent professional experience in news leadership
Why This Role Matters:
At TEGNA, we help people thrive in their local communities by delivering the trusted news and services that matter most. We are not a place for people who avoid conflict, coast through status quo, or shy away from responsibility. We demand the truth, work smarter, do the right thing, and win.
If you're an A+ leader who sees change as opportunity and believes in great journalism, you will thrive here.
Pay Range
$165,000 - $215,000 USD
Benefits:
TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.
Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA's 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.
Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor's appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.
TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.
* Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-8662kq-18-97-9-174-42 in your application.