Assistant News Director

About this role

WKRN News 2 in Nashville, TN has an opening for an Assistant News Director who assists the News Director with all aspects of news, weather and sports programming, production and overseas daily newsroom operations.  

Responsibilities: • Assists the News Director with management of all aspects of the News Department. • Serves as the Executive Producer for special projects. • Oversee daily newscasts and advise news managers. • Hiring reporters and managing their development, coaching to improve their skillset.   • Responsible for evaluating stories; organizing them into a cohesive sequence within a newscast or digital content for the web. • Assists with planning, staffing, training, and performance evaluations for the News Department. • Develops new concepts for news coverage for the station and digital products. • Critiques newscasts daily to correct errors, improve coverage and provide mentoring feedback to news staff. • Manage newsroom, contribute to the editorial process, and make solid decisions in breaking news situations. • Consults on decisions regarding hiring, evaluation, promotion, and termination of employees. • Assigns projects to staff and verifies that deadlines are being met. • Collaborates with digital, marketing, and other department leaders to drive cross‑platform synergy, audience growth, and consistent brand messaging. • Helps ensure news content is optimized for digital consumption, including app alerts, breaking news updates, and special digital coverage. • Performs other duties as assigned.

Requirements & Skills: • Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience. • Newsroom management experience preferred. • Strong news judgment, journalistic integrity and understanding of viewer needs and expectations. • Strong producing skills. • Demonstrated understanding of digital news platforms, including station websites, mobile apps, and streaming products. • Experience managing or coordinating cross‑platform content strategies that align broadcast and digital workflows. • Ability to collaborate across departments to maximize app engagement, digital audience growth, and overall newsroom efficiency. • Comfortable using digital analytics and audience data to inform coverage decisions and content strategy. • Fluency in English. • Excellent verbal, written, and analytical skills. • Ability to identify the developmental needs of others and to coach, mentor or otherwise help others to improve their knowledge or skills. • 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.

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