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Assistant Director III, News
Nexstar Media Group
Fayetteville, AR, United States
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Job Description
ASST. NEWS DIRECTOR JOB POSTING
KNWA-TV/KFTA-TV, NBC and FOX affiliates in Northwest Arkansas, are looking for a positive and energetic Assistant News Director to help lead our team!
We need an experienced newsroom leader, with solid news judgement, to work closely with the News Director to plan and manage our news content on multiple platforms.
Other job duties include:
• Working with News Director to define goals and develop overall strategy for news department
• Managing, training and coaching newsroom staff, including anchors, producers, reporters, photographers, editors, and assignment desk
• Overseeing newscasts, including editing stories, proofing rundowns, and managing overall writing, production and execution of all broadcasts
• Making swift, educated decisions and communicating effectively during breaking news to achieve success on all media platforms
• Understanding station branding, and developing strategies to appeal to target audiences
• Managing schedules for newsroom staff
• Overseeing FCC closed captioning requirements and ensuring compliance
• Representing station at community events
• Planning, producing, and/or executing special project coverage
• Other duties as assigned
The right candidate must have a college degree in Journalism, experience managing people, a strong sense of urgency, and enjoy the hectic pace of a newsroom. Knowledge of the Northwest Arkansas news market and iNews experience are definite bonuses.
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Northwest Arkansas is a rapidly growing and vibrant community filled with rolling hills, rivers, lakes and Fortune 500 company headquarters. Our population just crossed 500k and is rising. Why? Because high-end business industries are here and they are bringing in some of the best talent in their fields, cost of living is low, quality of living is high and we fill up our days/nights with world-class museums, performing arts centers, major sporting venues, amazing concerts, fantastic foodie destinations and tons of community-centric events.
In fact, U.S. News ranks Fayetteville 3rd best place to live in the country: http://realestate.usnews.com/places/arkansas/fayetteville
Our employees love it here too!
Our newsroom is forward-thinking and built on a strong emphasis of positive reinforcement, feedback, growth and development of talent and a desire to win. We are consistently winning awards from our local audiences for our commitment to our community and our service-centered sense of duty. Whether you are looking for a place to settle in or a place to equip yourself and launch into that “big step” – we have a proven track record of providing both outcomes.
KNWA-TV/KFTA-TV is an equal opportunity employer.