Assistant News Director
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Job Location:
Dallas, IA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
23 hours ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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.
The Assistant News Director is a senior newsroom leader responsible for overseeing daily editorial operations shaping long-term strategy and coaching journalists across the newsroom. This role ensures excellence across all platforms including streaming linear newscasts mobile and digital while driving innovation growth and a culture of collaboration trust and accountability.
This role is a deep consumer of news and knows how to manage big breaking news weather and large events every day. This leader upholds the pillars of ethical journalism and believes in bold dynamic and original storytelling.
The Assistant News Director is an experienced manager of journalists and large-scale projects. It is important this person knows how to empower our team and hold them accountable to our high standards of excellence.
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Work alongside News Director to direct daily coverage across linear streaming and mobile platforms; uphold WFAA standards for accuracy fairness and impact; provide coaching and feedback to elevate storytelling.
Manage workflows staffing and schedules; serve as acting News Director as needed; ensure smooth multi-platform coordination.
Lead initiatives that modernize newsroom processes expand streaming and mobile reach and explore new storytelling formats while maintaining broadcast excellence.
Mentor and develop newsroom leaders; foster a collaborative prepared and trust-driven culture; assist with recruiting and onboarding talent aligned with WFAA values.
Align content strategy across linear streaming and mobile platforms; champion investigative and community-focused journalism; leverage audience insights to guide decisions.
Work across departments to execute high impact community journalism
Embrace an intense pace of news consumption and output
Take coaching and feedback to earn trust in the newsroom
Prioritize content and newsroom assets to guarantee superior coverage of stories that matter to the community
Recruit hire and grow newsroom personnel
CANDIDATE PROFILE
The ideal candidate:
Is calm decisive and well-informed across local national and global issues.
Communicates clearly and in a timely fashion to ensure cohesive workflows and product
Priorities effectively and can delegate appropriately
Understands the demanding nature and schedule of this role in this market
Listens openly and engages staff in solutions
Excels at coaching and developing future newsroom leaders.
Balances journalistic excellence with innovation across multiple platforms.
Believes in journalism as public service and in earning audience trust every day.
Has experience leading digital streaming or workflow transformation alongside traditional broadcast operations.
REQUIREMENTS:
- Bachelors degree in Journalism Communications or related field (or equivalent experience).
- Five or more years of newsroom leadership experience in a major or large market.
- Proven success managing editorial operations people and multi-platform newsrooms.
- Strong background in producing and overseeing newscasts.
- Experience driving innovation digital transformation or streaming and mobile initiatives preferred.
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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