Assistant News Director Job at Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc in Spokane

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) serves local communities across the U.S. through trustworthy journalism, engaging content, and tools that help people navigate their daily lives. Through customized marketing solutions, we help businesses grow and thrive. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches approximately 100 million people every month across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. For more information, visit TEGNA.com.

KREM 2, the TEGNA-owned CBS affiliate in Spokane, Washington, is looking for an Assistant News Director.

The Assistant News Director is the heartbeat of the KREM 2 newsroom. The successful candidate will be collaborative, passionate about journalism, able to juggle multiple projects at once, and vested in developing all team members.

The Assistant News Director will lead the team by overseeing the day-to-day operation of the newsroom, consistently bringing the station’s More to Every Story brand to life, overseeing planning and execution for sweeps content and station initiatives, and playing an important role in recruiting efforts.

This is a full-time, salary position that reports to KREM’s News Director.

Salary range is $75,000 to $90,000 based on experience.

Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with leadership to execute long-term newsroom and station strategies
• Oversee the daily editorial process
• Oversee the on-air execution of newscasts and special programming
• Coordinate aspects of coverage, from breaking news to sweeps content to news specials
• Implement innovative and creative ways for the content team to tell stories
• Search for ways to develop stories/breakouts that hit on the station’s More to Every Story brand
• Ensure that news coverage meets the brand, company policies, industry codes, FCC rules, and station values
• Provide strong mentorship and coaching to all content team members on current assignments and career development
• Evaluate and recruit potential team members
• Oversee schedules for various work groups
• Evaluate workflow efficiencies and adjust processes and procedures as necessary
• Be part of nightside and weekend manager on-call rotation
• Ability to work flexible shifts, including holidays, mornings, evenings, and weekends
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisor

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, related field, and/or news leadership experience
• 5+ years of industry experience with leadership/management experience preferred
• Track record of quality journalism, high integrity, and ethical decision-making
• Passion for growing journalists and fostering a creative and positive newsroom environment
• Excellent planning and organizational skills that support the ability to work under constant time pressure deadlines
• Experience in producing engaging, content-driven newscasts and digital content
• Knowledge of ENPS, Edius, and Axis graphics a plus
• Exceptional communicator across all levels of an organization
• Ability to calmly handle live, breaking news situations and changing events
• Ability to work holidays, mornings, nights, and weekends

Pay Range: $75,000 - $90,000 USD

TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental, and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy, and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.

Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time, and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA’s 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.

Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor’s appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.

TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.

EEO statement: TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law. If you are in need of an accommodation in order to submit your application, please email askhr@tegna.com.