On-Air TV News Director

Job Description

Typical duties include but are not limited to:

• Leads and manages television broadcast production activities for on-air host/reporters/videographers, including pre-production, production, and post-production for nightly newscasts.
• Hires, oversees, and trains a team of producers, hosts, and other production staff to support all aspects of TV production. Assigns tasks in alignment with departmental goals, and scheduling daily on-air shifts, serving as an on-air backup when needed.
• Ensures newscasts and programs meet required quality standards, consistent with the PBS & NPR brands and local station branding. Collaborates with the On-Air Radio Manager and Digital Manager to ensure consistent news across all platforms.
• Develops, implements, and tracks WGCU-TV news programming in alignment with overall programming goals and mission, regularly evaluating primary topics and issues.
• Plans and schedules program topics for nightly newscast in collaboration with the executive producer of content, senior producer/writer, producer, ensuring smooth coordination with guests and logistics for taping.
• Assists show hosts with researching topics and preparing for tapings.
• Supervises on-air host/multimedia journalist news staff, developing the news format, and holding staff accountable for actualizing news programming.
• Ensures appropriate coordination with other WGCU Public Media departments and projects.
• Keeps abreast of journalistic and market trends to serve WGCU's broadcast and digital audiences and update WGCU TVs news goals.

Other Duties:

• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Additional Job Description

Required Qualifications:

• This position requires either nine years of directly related full-time experience or, as an alternative, a Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in an appropriate area of specialization and five years of full-time experience directly related to the job functions.
• Experience in radio programming, operations, and management.
• Must be an excellent writer and ability to demonstrate superior on-air voice quality.
• Any appropriate combination of relevant education, experience, and/or certifications may be considered.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree from an accredited institution in an appropriate area of specialization.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Knowledge of current trends in public broadcasting.
• Knowledge of policies, procedures, and guidelines established by professional news organizations and/or governing agencies.
• Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods, including alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Skill in current digital editing and general desktop software applications.
• Ability to plan, organize, coordinate and perform work in various situations when numerous and complex demands are involved.
• Ability to use portable recording devices, and in-studio production equipment.
• Ability to work collaboratively and build strategic relations with colleagues, coworkers, and constituents.
• Ability to think critically and creatively, have a high standard of integrity, and be motivated to incorporate best practices into the organizational structure.
• Ability to manage a budget and work within the constraints of that budget.
• Ability to effectively manage the work of others by providing information, guidance and motivation.

Pay Grade 18

This position is not eligible for sponsorship