News Director (Director of Content)

Duties

• Sets the tone and pace for the newsroom and decides what type of events are covered and how, often in collaboration with the station's general manager.
• Makes decisions about staffing, evaluations and promotions, and provides mentoring and training for the staff.
• Works to achieve ratings goals for the station.
• Develops the news strategy for the station and leads the daily critique of newscasts and coverage, including sports, weather, special projects and the online news presence.
• Manages the news department budget.
• Works with other station managers to achieve market dominance and ratings success.
• Serves as the station's spokesperson on occasion.

Qualifications

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Detail oriented and ability to see the big picture.

Experience Level

• A bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism or a related field.
• A proven track record in journalism, news programming production and prior experience in a station management role.

This job can often serve as a platform to the general manager position.