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Assistant News Director
The E.W. Scripps Company
West Palm Beach, FL, United States
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Description
One of the top-rated stations in the country is now seeking an Assistant News Director to improve our product, grow the talents and skills of the people on our staff, and strengthen our ratings on television, and grow our audience on digital and social platforms at the same time.
WPTV Newschannel 5 is the longtime #1-rated, Scripps-owned station serving the West Palm Beach market (DMA #38) in beautiful South Florida. Each weekday, the Newschannel 5 team produces 6.5 hours of local news on WPTV, plus 3 more hours of local news on our partner station, WFLX FOX 29.
The station's website, WPTV.com, is the dominant #1 local TV-affiliated website in the market.
WPTV has built the resources to win in the past, win now, and win in the future. Our resources include a new set and the market's only news helicopter. In addition, the power of Scripps' national network of local news operations and digital businesses provides a reach and an opportunity no other company can match.
Scripps leaders are trained and developed to lead for the present, and groomed for future opportunities in the company. A notable contingent of former WPTV leaders now provides leadership at Scripps' company headquarters.
The South Florida lifestyle needs no embellishment. You'll enjoy some of the world's finest beaches, water sports, golf, restaurants and entertainment.
Key activities
• Assist News Director with supervisory responsibility for all news broadcasts and online content.
• Involved in hiring and performance management of direct reports.
• Assist News Director in the on-going evaluation of personnel.
• Create tactics and strategies to increase demos performance in key target areas for multiple platforms.
• Implement and have working knowledge of federal, state and local laws impacting operations.
• Ability to manage cross platform content creation and distribution.
• Write copy and edit scripts for air and web.
• Knowledge of and proficiency in posting content to station websites.
• Schedule anchors and multi-media journalists.
• Lead coverage planning of elections, and other major special events.
• Proactively communicate news initiatives across departments.
• Evaluate workflow efficiencies.
• Assist News Director in managing the budgetary aspects of newsroom operations.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
Education & Experience/Certifications
• At least 5 years of News Manager experience.
• Advanced oral and written communication skills.
• Advanced computer skills including Microsoft Office.
• Broad understanding of newsroom operations and equipment.
• Proven ability to manage multiple tasks in a fast paced environment.
About Scripps
The E.W. Scripps Company (NYSE: SSP) serves audiences and businesses through a growing portfolio of television, radio and digital media brands. With 33 television stations, Scripps is one of the nation's largest independent TV station owners. Scripps runs an expanding collection of local and national journalism and content businesses, including Newsy, the next-generation national news network; podcast industry leader Midroll Media; and fast-growing national broadcast networks Bounce, Grit, Escape and Laff. Scripps produces original programming including "Pickler & Ben," runs an award-winning investigative reporting newsroom in Washington, D.C., and is the longtime steward of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Founded in 1878, Scripps has held for decades to the motto, "Give light and the people will find their own way."
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