News Director
News12, Bronx, NY, US, 10473
News 12 is our award-winning, hyper local news station covering communities throughout Long Island, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Westchester, Hudson Valley, Connecticut and New Jersey. If you’re committed to delivering high quality news and storytelling with a hyper local lens, we have positions available for both on and off-air talent with opportunities for development and growth.
Duration: Full Time
Altice USA is a cutting-edge communications, media, and tech company. We connect people to what matters most to them; texting with friends, advertising that resonates, or binge watching their favorite show. Our differentiated approach centers around technologies that push the envelope and deliver the ultimate customer experience. We’re building a workforce that attracts and retains the best talent, not only to meet the needs of our customers, but that also reflects the diverse communities we serve.
Job Summary
You are one of America’s most respected news leaders. You are passionate about leading local journalism on all platforms. You can chart a path that brings your team to continued excellence in storytelling. We have a big job with a lot of hungry young journalists that need your guidance and leadership.
We cover a big piece of Americas #1 market as part of a network of seven newsrooms in the NY/NJ/Ct region servicing an audience of more than 4.5 million. The station covers both Brooklyn and Bronx.
Responsibilities
- Strategically lead, inspire and manage the news department
- Work closely with the news team to produce high-quality, relevant, local content that sets the station apart from competitors
- Prioritize collaboration between television and OTT, digital content teams, along with marketing, to create original programming and breaking news coverage for all platforms
- Emphasize the importance of solid research to build credibility
- Use consumer analytics to determine content
- Lead a culture that owns enterprise reporting and breaking news across all content platforms
- Inspire and coach superior, unique and engaging storytelling
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Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree required
- 10+ years in journalism, including 8+ in television news
- 5+ years in television management with superior news judgment and an audience focused strategic approach
- An unwavering commitment to watch, read and evaluate multi-platform performance.
- Understanding budgeting and the economics of a news station
- Experience with programming and production budgets
- Ability to manage a fast moving,high pressure newsroom environment
- Demonstrated ability to motivate staff, provide clear accountabilities and improve work culture
- Excellent organizational, multi-tasking, leadership, communication, motivational, and interpersonal skills along with coaching and training skills
- on-air talent evaluation, coaching and motivation.
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This position is identified as being performed in/or reporting to company operations in New York State. Salary ranges are supplied in compliance with New York State law. Pay is competitive and based on a number of job-related factors, including skills and experience. The starting pay rate/range at time of hire for this position in the posted location is $161,186.00 - $230,265.00 / year. The rate/range provided herein is the anticipated pay at the time of hire, and does not reflect future job opportunity.