Manager - Newsone, News

Job Description

This position manages the NewsOne newsroom on various shifts, including weekends and nights. This includes directing NewsOne coverage of news stories, directing the work of the newsroom staff, making story assignments, working with other areas of ABC News and ABC affiliates to gather and distribute news content, managing customer service issues, troubleshooting operational issues, editing correspondent scripts, managing the editorial content and production of news packages and other content, producing live shots, providing customer service to international and domestic clients.

Responsibilities:
• Manages the NewsOne newsroom on various shifts, including weekends and nights.
• Directs NewsOne coverage of news stories and work of the newsroom staff
• Makes story assignments
• Works with other areas of ABC News and ABC affiliates to gather and distribute news content
• Manages customer service issues and operational issues
• Edits correspondent scripts
• Manages the editorial content and production of news packages and other content
• Produces live shots
• Provides customer service to international and domestic clients.

Basic Qualifications:
• Minimum of 3 years' in a managerial position in a TV newsroom/production environment
• Must be well-organized, able to handle multiple issues and news stories simultaneously, and calm under deadline pressure
• Must work well with others
• Must have deep interest in news

Preferred Qualifications:
• Minimum 5 years' in a managerial position in a TV newsroom/production environment
• Affiliate and/or assignment desk experience a plus
• Field experience a plus
• Editing experience a plus

Required Education

Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.

This position is with American Broadcasting Companies, Inc., which is part of a business segment we call Walt Disney Television.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rz3mj7-3-15-190-144-42 in your application.