the Ladders
Managing Editor - KIRO TV
the Ladders, Seattle, WA
Location: WA-Seattle
Job Title: Managing Editor - KIRO TV
Position Overview
KIRO TV Seattle's Managing Editor leads the daily execution of KIRO's strategic vision. They oversee daily news gathering, planning, and execution, and possess a keen understanding of news cycles for broadcast and digital platforms as well as a high level of news judgment. The ME leads KIRO's team of talented journalists while seeking new tactical strategies to simplify operations. They inspire and instill confidence in the staff, and foster teamwork and collaboration.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
Minimum Qualifications
Preferred Qualifications
The salary range for this position is $125,000 to $146,260 per year. Final compensation for the role will be determined by a variety of factors such as skills, certifications, and relevant work experience.
Benefits for this role include:
About Cox Media Group
CMG Media Corporation (d/b/a Cox Media Group) is an industry-leading media company with unparalleled brands, award-winning content, and exceptional team members. CMG provides valuable local and national journalism and entertainment content to the people and communities it serves. The company's businesses encompass 14 high-quality, market-leading television brands in 9 markets; 49 top-performing radio stations delivering multiple genres of content in 10 markets; a Washington, DC news bureau; and numerous streaming and digital platforms. CMG's TV portfolio includes multiple primary affiliates of ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Telemundo and MyNetworkTV, as well as several valuable news and independent stations. For more information about CMG, visit www.coxmediagroup.com
Req #: 1341 #LI-Onsite
CMG is a special place. Here, we rely on our winning mindset and deep expertise to find creative solutions, think differently, and work together to positively impact the people and communities we serve. It's where we connect and inspire diverse audiences every day and everywhere with our unmatched content, products, services and people.
At CMG, we take pride in our collaborative and open environment, where everyone feels valued, seen and heard. Our shared commitment to living our company's core Values - Teamwork, Diversity, Integrity, Quality and Fiscal Responsibility - propels us every day, in everything we do. We encourage you to explore #LifeAtCMG, where you can bring your best, authentic self to work, think boldly and make a difference.
If you are currently a CMG employee, please log into THRIVE to access our internal career center.
Job Title: Managing Editor - KIRO TV
Position Overview
KIRO TV Seattle's Managing Editor leads the daily execution of KIRO's strategic vision. They oversee daily news gathering, planning, and execution, and possess a keen understanding of news cycles for broadcast and digital platforms as well as a high level of news judgment. The ME leads KIRO's team of talented journalists while seeking new tactical strategies to simplify operations. They inspire and instill confidence in the staff, and foster teamwork and collaboration.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities
- Manage staff effectively to enterprise strong unique local content and meet deadlines
- Communicate clear expectations for quality content and the needs of our audience
- Help guide staff in journalism best practices and content showcasing
- Oversee short- and long-term planning for content (breaking news, enterprise, and investigation) and drive team coverage of big breaking stories and severe weather
- Use metrics and research for planning and execution of content to increase audience for both newscasts and our digital products/social media accounts
- Plan and share content across platforms of TV & Digital
- Coordinate and share resources with other managers and facilitate teamwork
- Facilitate solutions to challenges and employee innovation
- Communicate individual and team goals clearly
- Motivate, coach, develop and keep staff focused to ensure excellent performance
- Manage and review performance, and address quality and productivity performance issues
- Create development plans to help staff embrace strengths and challenges and share and grow their abilities
- Hold staff accountable for content that is balanced, fair, accurate and complete, incorporating where appropriate, a diverse range of sources
Minimum Qualifications
- Demonstrate strong management, leadership, communication, collaborative, and customer service (internal and external) skills, and a passion for self-development
- Proactive, flexible, adaptable, energetic, organized, detailed oriented and able to multi-task and problem solve in a high-energy, fast-paced, and constantly transforming environment
- Demonstrate the ability to train as a subject matter expert
- Take a results-oriented approach to work and leverage resources for competitive advantage
- Demonstrate a highly developed skill as a critical thinker to work with other managers and staff to spot reporting holes, bias, and other issues
- Possess an understanding of the technologies used in the newsroom
- Use time effectively, efficiently, and productively, and meet deadlines
- Foster inclusion and diversity, and model company values
- At least five years of television newsroom management experience required
- Thorough understanding of digital news products and social media strategies
Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelor's degree preferred
- Ten years of newsroom experience
- Proficiency in more than one journalism platform
The salary range for this position is $125,000 to $146,260 per year. Final compensation for the role will be determined by a variety of factors such as skills, certifications, and relevant work experience.
Benefits for this role include:
- Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision insurance available to the employee and employee's family (i.e. child, spouse, domestic partner).
- Flexible Spending Accounts (healthcare and dependent care) and Health Savings Accounts
- Short-term and long-term disability and life insurance (supplemental and accidental, death, and dismemberment)
- Participation in CMG's 401(k) plan with generous company match and both pre-tax and Roth options
- Paid flexible vacation and up to four weeks (160 hours) of paid wellness time, inclusive of paid sick and safe time under applicable law.
- Up to eight (8) paid holidays throughout calendar year 2024.
- Up to two (2) weeks of paid parental leave
- Employee assistance program
- All other benefits required by applicable law.
About Cox Media Group
CMG Media Corporation (d/b/a Cox Media Group) is an industry-leading media company with unparalleled brands, award-winning content, and exceptional team members. CMG provides valuable local and national journalism and entertainment content to the people and communities it serves. The company's businesses encompass 14 high-quality, market-leading television brands in 9 markets; 49 top-performing radio stations delivering multiple genres of content in 10 markets; a Washington, DC news bureau; and numerous streaming and digital platforms. CMG's TV portfolio includes multiple primary affiliates of ABC, CBS, FOX, NBC, Telemundo and MyNetworkTV, as well as several valuable news and independent stations. For more information about CMG, visit www.coxmediagroup.com
Req #: 1341 #LI-Onsite
CMG is a special place. Here, we rely on our winning mindset and deep expertise to find creative solutions, think differently, and work together to positively impact the people and communities we serve. It's where we connect and inspire diverse audiences every day and everywhere with our unmatched content, products, services and people.
At CMG, we take pride in our collaborative and open environment, where everyone feels valued, seen and heard. Our shared commitment to living our company's core Values - Teamwork, Diversity, Integrity, Quality and Fiscal Responsibility - propels us every day, in everything we do. We encourage you to explore #LifeAtCMG, where you can bring your best, authentic self to work, think boldly and make a difference.
If you are currently a CMG employee, please log into THRIVE to access our internal career center.