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VP/General Manager
Meredith
Saginaw, MI, United States
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VP/General Manager - WNEM-TV (CBS)
Meredith Corporation's Local Media Group is searching for an experienced leader and Vice President, General Manager for WNEM, the CBS Affiliate in Saginaw, Michigan. We're not just a TV station anymore. Meredith Corporation also uses multiple distribution platforms including digital, mobile and video to provide consumers with content they desire and to deliver the messages of its advertisers. Overall, Meredith's stations produce more than 700 hours of local news and entertainment content each week, and operate leading local mobile and web sites.
The Vice President, General Manager must develop the station's full potential for audience, revenue, and profits consistent with planning objectives and with company policies and federal and state regulations.
Essential Job Functions:
50% - Maintain continuous and effective internal communications by involving staff in the goals and objectives of the station, the hub, the group, and company. Train, mentor, and motivate employees to achieve (exceed) the overall goals of the stations to grow business and increase profitability. Demonstrate the need for team effort and inspire participation by all employees.
20% - Ability to think outside the box for solutions to revenue, ratings, promotional news and other local programming issues.
15% - Develop and maintain effective communications with pertinent division, corporate staffs, and the hub station, as well as with industry organizations, groups, and individuals with an impact on station operations, i.e., customers, research firms, network, syndicators, national sales reps, and government officials.
5% - Develop and direct activities and relationships between various elements of the area of license and key station staff to project good citizen image of the stations. Ensure reasonable involvement of station management representation in various civic organizations and endeavors.
5% - Protect and enhance company's equity in station license. Evaluate all policies and decisions as to their actual or potential effect on license provisions before implementing.
5% - Perform other related duties as required by group President.
Minimum Qualifications and Job Requirements:
Education: Bachelor's degree in Business Management or related field, or equivalent training and/or experience. MBA highly preferred.
Experience: Minimum 3 years of successful experience as a General Manager of an affiliate station(s), or 5 years as General Sales Manager or News Director. Experience in a mid-level market highly preferred. Must have a proven track record of revenue and ratings successes. Other progressive station management experience may be considered
Specific Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
-Proven ability to articulate change to station leadership, staff with skills to motivate team to get changes made.
-Strong leader with the skills to delegate responsibly and hold employees accountable.
-Proven skills to foster a positive work environment and uphold the values of Meredith Corporation.
-Results oriented with the ability to achieve success through leadership.
-Must be keenly focused on all areas impacted by the business including shareholders, advertisers, viewers and employees.
-Proven communicator who can interact with individuals on every level, internally and externally.
-Knowledgeable about every component of the broadcast TV operations as well as the industry.
-Must be actively involved and engaged in the community and be a credible face of the station and the company.
Travel Required: Approximately: 10%