Texas Association of Broadcasters
Texas Association of Broadcasters is hiring: News Director in Wichita Falls
Texas Association of Broadcasters, Wichita Falls, TX, United States, 76309
Category: News
Position/Title: News Director
Details:
News Director - Wichita Falls, Texas
KFDX in Wichita Falls, Texas has an immediate opening for a News Director. KFDX was named TV Station of the Year by the Texas Association of Broadcasters. We are the #1 news station in the market, proving our commitment to Texoma by producing 29.5 hours of local news each week.
Vacancy Type: Full Time
Date Posted: 1/31/2025
Closing Date: 3/31/2025
City: Wichita Falls - 76309
State: Texas
URL: Texomashomepage.com
Experience:
- Manages all aspects of the News Department (other than Production).
- Plans and manages staffing, training, and performance evaluations for the News Department.
- Makes decisions regarding hiring, evaluation, promotion and termination of employees.
- Develops news coverage strategy for the station and our digital properties.
- Critiques newscasts daily to correct errors, improve coverage and provide mentoring feedback to news staff.
- Assigns projects to staff and verifies that deadlines are being met.
- Ensures achievement of broadcast and digital goals.
- Determines programming and evaluation of equipment needs to produce quality programming.
- Responds to coverage questions.
- Works with other senior station leaders to establish and reach station goals.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience.
- Fluency in English.
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
- Minimum five years’ experience in news programming production, with at least two years’ experience in a leadership role. (More or less depending on market size.)
- Experience guiding, directing and motivating subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
- Experience establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.
- Ability to identify the developmental needs of others and to coach, mentor or otherwise help others to improve their knowledge or skills.
- Experience preparing and maintaining departmental budgets.
- Proficiency with computers, telephones, copiers, scanners, fax machines and other office equipment.
- Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
- Ability to effectively listen to fully understand employee needs and communicate with a team to shape a solution.
EEO Statement: Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled
Contact: Apply online at: Nexstar Job Application