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News Director

WGEM

Quincy, IL 01-13-2023
 
  • Paid
  • Full Time
  • Mid (2-5 years) Experience
Job Description
News Director - WGEM

About WGEM:

Known for journalistic excellence, WGEM News has won National Edward R. Murrow Awards, multiple Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, Regional Emmy® Awards, and is the recipient of dozens of state broadcasters' association awards in Illinois, Iowa and Missouri each year.

Job Summary/Responsibilities:

WGEM's News Director is responsible for supervising and coordinating the news staff, and all their activities, in a manner that produces quality, relevant content for our Tri-State area. By employing all available resources, the News Director makes sure trusted content is delivered to our communities, across multiple platforms, in the most timely, efficient, and effective manner possible.

Duties/Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Proven leadership success in the management of people, content, and local news distribution across multiple platforms.
- Passion for visual production and storytelling, combined with an unwavering commitment to journalistic ethics and standards
- Commitment to Workplace Integrity, defined as: ''A workplace free of harassment, incivility and discrimination, and filled with opportunity''
- Dedication to meaningful community service through trusted local journalism and station initiatives.
- Ability to adapt quickly to our changes and growth in our industry, adjusting technology, workflow and human resources.
- Candidates must have the ability and willingness to teach, coach and lead by example in all items above.

Qualifications/Requirements:
• The News Director is a department head position, and part of WGEM's executive team, reporting directly to the station VP/General Manager. Experience working with departmental budgets is a plus.
• Qualified applicants should have a journalism or communications degree from an accredited four-year college, university or equivalent experience and a minimum of five years in news management experience as well as a thorough understanding of journalism in this digital age.

Interested applicants can, go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on ''apply now'', upload your cover letter, resume, and references

WGEM-TV/Gray Television Group, Inc. is a drug-free company

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d9j1z7-18-119-131-72-42 in your application.

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Gray Television supports local community interests by providing quality television broadcasting and exceptional service in each market we serve. Gray owns and/or operates television stations and leading digital properties in 93 television markets including the first or second highest rated television station in 85 markets. We are an unmatched broadcast pioneer that keeps getting bigger and better.