News Director

Job Description

WATE 6 On Your Side in Knoxville, Tennessee is looking for our next News Director. We're looking for an experienced leader who knows the importance of how the community we live in impacts what we do every day. The right candidate will be a collaborative manager who works closely with our experienced department heads on strategic thinking.

We're market #61 with a small-town feel. The charm of Market Square continues to draw foodies and those looking for unique shopping experiences downtown. World's Fair Park is in the heart of Knoxville and full of events year-round for families. You'll see plenty of orange and white around East Tennessee from sports fans supporting the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. We're looking for a spirited candidate who is a team player.

The News Director leads and supervises all aspects of news, weather, and sports programming as well as Digital Content.
• 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 digital platforms.
• 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 communicated and met.
• Ensures achievement of viewership 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 four years in news management.
• 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, and other office equipment.
• Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Ability to effectively listen to understand employee needs and communicate with a team to shape a solution.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g6j7kj-18-118-207-114-42 in your application.