Assistant News Director III/Assignment Editor

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The Assistant News Director/Assignment Editor
assists the News Director with all aspects of news, weather and sports programming production, and serves as the News Director in his/her absence.
WMBB-TV, the ABC affiliate for the Florida Panhandle, is looking for someone to join its award-winning news team in the role of Assistant News Director/Assignment Editor
. The News 13 team is an aggressive news organization, with the reputation of reporting stories first and accurately. No one in the market covers breaking news any better than we do. We also have a progressive digital media unit that meshes seamlessly with our on-air news product. We have a brand-new state-of-the-art newsroom courtesy of 2018s Hurricane Michael. You wont find a better facility in which to work. You get to live in a community where millions of people pay to vacation. Many of our employees love it here so much they stay. The ones who decide to pursue new opportunities move on to great jobs in bigger markets. If this sounds like the place for you, please apply and include a link to your latest on-air work.
Assists the News Director with management of all aspects of the News Department (other than Production.)
Assists with planning, staffing, training, and performance evaluations for the News Department.
Consults on decisions regarding hiring, evaluation, promotion and termination of employees.
Develops news coverage strategy for the station and its website.
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 met.
Ensures achievement of viewer rating goals.
Determines programming and evaluation of equipment needs to produce quality programming.
Responds to coverage questions.
Serves as the News Director in his/her absence.
Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements & Skills
Bachelors 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 two years experience in news programming production, with some leadership experience preferred. (Depending on market size.)
Ability to identify the developmental needs of others and to coach, mentor or otherwise help others to improve their knowledge or skills.
Proficiency with computers, telephones, copiers, scanners, fax machines and other office equipment.
Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
Ability to effectively listen to fully understand employee needs and communicate with a team to shape a solution.
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) is a leading diversified media company that produces and distributes engaging local and national news, sports and entertainment content, including 283,000 hours of original video content each year. Nexstar owns Americas largest local broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner stations in 116 U.S. markets reaching 212 million people. Nexstars television assets also include NewsNation, Americas fastest-growing national news and entertainment cable network reaching 75 million television homes, popular entertainment multicast networks Antenna TV and Rewind TV, and a 31.3% ownership stake in TV Food Network. The Companys portfolio of digital assets, including The Hill and BestReviews, are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and information property with over 120 million monthly unique users as of December 31, 2021. In addition to delivering exceptional content and service to our communities, Nexstar provides premium multiplatform advertising opportunities at scale for businesses and brands seeking to leverage the strong consumer engagement of our compelling content offering. For more information, please visit ****EEO Statement: Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled
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Posted:
2022-03-01
Expires:
2022-03-31
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