News Director

About TEGNA

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) helps people thrive in their local communities by providing the trusted local news and services that matter most. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets TEGNA reaches more than100 million people monthly across the web mobile apps streaming and linear television. Together we are building a sustainable future for local news.

WBNS 10TV the TEGNA-owned CBS affiliate in Columbus is seeking a dynamic passionate and visionary News Director who has experience leading teams developing talent and navigating change.

This role combines editorial leadership strategic planning and team development. Youll influence everything from daily editorial decisions to our long-term approach to multi-platform news delivery including 10. We need a forward-thinking leader who is focused on the audience experience and relentless daily execution of our brand ensuring WBNS is relevant and valuable to audiences however they choose to consume news.

Most importantly youll 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 TEGNAs values: truth transparency working smart ethics and winning with integrity.

What Youll Do:
Guide and inspire a content team focused on high-impact journalism breaking news and investigations that drive change
Ensure the entire content team works 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 audience relevance and daily execution of the brand.
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 technologyand push our newsroom to be early adopters who set the standard

What Youll Bring:
7 years in content leadership roles with a track record of growing audience and impact
Proven success managing complex teams and projects across all platforms including 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 AI 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
Bachelors 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 youre an A leader who sees change as opportunity and believes in great journalism you will thrive here.

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 TEGNAs 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 doctors 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.

EEO statement:

TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We areproud to be an equal opportunity employer hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race color religion national origin sex gender age marital status personal appearance sexual orientation gender identity or expression family responsibilities disability medical condition enrollment in college or vocational school political affiliation military or veteran status citizenship status genetic information or any other basis protected by federal state or local law. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilitiesin accordance with applicable law. If you are in need of an accommodation in order to submit your application please email

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