OVERVIEW AND RESPONSIBILITIES
WJZ-TV in Baltimore is seeking a dynamic, creative, self-motivated, decision-making Assistant News Director for our day side news daypart! This is an exciting opportunity to manage news to where we meet our audiences on linear television and streaming. We’re looking for a leader who can inspire innovation and creativity, while also adhering to excellent news judgment.
WJZ-TV is someone who has a passion for morning news and all of its strategy facets, planning, breaking news, people management, and empowering staff to be the best. Because YOU believe in local news as a change agent and a community-builder, you will bring the best out of your team daily through support, empathic listening and intelligent mentoring. You like waking up, coming to work, knowing each day is a new opportunity to tell and own stories that are going to be meaningful and impactful.
You will oversee the day-to-day news editorial operations with a collaborative style, mentoring and inspiring a content leadership team in addition to a hard-working staff. “That’s how we’ve always done it” is not part of your vocabulary.
We work in a highly competitive market so our candidate will bring a desire to compete and win to your work as well.
BASIC REQUIREMENTS
- 5+ years leadership experience in a medium television market
- College degree required
- A flexible schedule is required
ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS
- Have a proven track record with people as a leader, mentor, collaborator and teammate.
- Know that strong experience in all aspects of television production for this news operation is the price of admission.
- Possess a talent for integrating new technology applications in this multi-media, multi-platform environment.
- Understand how to motivate and lead the various personalities and levels of experience.
- Understand what it means to show up for your team and take ownership of your space – even better if you thrive in this environment!
- Love working in a newsroom and it shows in how you walk, talk and approach each day and each colleague.
- Previous experience working in a non-linear newsroom and familiarity with I-news, and Chyron graphics systems is a plus.
CBS News and Stations, brings together the power of CBS News, 28 owned television stations in 17 major U.S. markets, the CBS News Streaming Network, CBS News Streaming local platforms, local websites and cbsnews.com, under one umbrella. CBS News and Stations is home to the nation’s #1 news program 60 MINUTES, the CBS News Streaming Network, the first 24/7 digital streaming news network, the award-winning broadcasts CBS MORNINGS, CBS SATURDAY MORNING, the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH NORAH O’DONNELL, CBS SUNDAY MORNING, CBS WEEKEND EVENING NEWS, 48 HOURS and FACE THE NATION WITH MARGARET BRENNAN. CBS News and Stations provides news and information for the CBS Television Network, CBSNews.com, CBS News Radio and podcasts, Paramount +, all digital platforms, and the CBS News Streaming Network, the premier 24/7 anchored streaming news service that is available free to everyone with access to the internet. The CBS News Streaming Network is the destination for breaking news, live events, original reporting and storytelling, and programs from CBS News and Stations’ top anchors and correspondents working locally, nationally and around the globe. CBS News’ streaming services, across national and local, amassed more than 1.01 billion streams in 2021. Launched in November 2014 as CBSN, the CBS News Streaming Network is available on 30 digital platforms and apps, as well as CBSNews.com and Paramount+. The service is available live in 91 countries. CBS News and Stations is dedicated to providing the highest quality journalism under standards it pioneered and continues to set in today’s digital age. CBS News earns more prestigious journalism awards than any other broadcast news division.
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