News Director, T40

Job Description

NBCUniversal is one of the world's leading media and entertainment companies.
Our impact is rooted in improving the communities where our employees, customers, and audiences live and work. We have a rich tradition of giving back and ensuring our employees have the opportunity to serve their communities. We champion an inclusive culture and strive to attract and develop a talented workforce to create and deliver a wide range of content reflecting our world.

Job Description

Responsibilities:
• Collaborates with leadership team to define and execute short-and long-term strategic vision for the news department, ensuring continued market leadership and competitive edge.
• Provides leadership and drives strategy for News coverage, driving culture of creativity and excellence.
• Collaborates to ensure local newscasts are well conceived and provide multi-platform, high quality coverage, accuracy, and integrity to improve competitive position in the market.
• In addition to direct oversight of News, this individual will work closely with Sales, Engineering, Production and other departments to further multi-platform opportunities and support Telemundo branding and programming initiatives.
• Create the cohesive standards for all aspects of the on-air presentation and digital execution in coordination with the brand.
• Manages and develops news personnel, makes hiring decisions and establishes performance goals and guidelines.
• Oversees the evaluation and performance appraisal across the organization.
• Coaches and develops staff to work and grow in a multiplatform environment.
• Drives culture and creativity, excellence and performance.
• Work with local management in the effective use of resources and synergies in managing operations to develop standards and processes for optimal performance.
• Overall responsibility for newsgathering, production, news programming and presentation.
• Ensure newscasts are well conceived and provide high quality coverage, accuracy and integrity.
• Implement strategic mission and tactical operation of newsroom while ensuring the highest levels of journalistic, ethical, TV production and promotional standards are maintained.
• Oversee day-to-day coverage, big story, breaking news and sweeps planning with consideration of payroll, staffing, field, and news operations to meet established goals and objectives.
• Manage and lead team of News professionals.
• Ability to identify future-scheduled events and plan coverage around them.
• Must plan for the unexpected and respond well in crisis, keeping the news staff focused and committed to performing under extreme tension and pressure.
Qualifications
• Undergraduate degree in Journalism, Communications or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of 3 years experience in the following areas:
• Experience as an Executive Producer or similar news leadership role at a broadcast station in major market(s).
• Experience preparing departmental budgets, developing strategic plans to operate within budgets.
• Experience and success in coaching, leading and motivating a team of employees.
• Fluent in English/Spanish.
• Able to work a flexible schedule and shifts.
• Must be willing to work in McAllen, TX
• Must be 18 years or older
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
• Active driver's license and excellent driving record.

Desired Characteristics:
• Multi-platform experience.
• Strong organizational skills.
• Marketing research skills.
• Excellent people management, leadership and coaching skills.
• Ability to multi-task in a dynamic, content driven, technology intensive environment and meet deadlines.
• Strong performance management and leadership skills.
• Energetic and diligent in launching major campaigns.
• Ability to work well under pressure.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-12259x-216-73-216-29-42 in your application.