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Assistant News Director
Location:
Lynchburg, VA
Description:
Job Description WSET ABC 13 in beautiful Lynchburg, Virginia is seeking an experienced, hands-on Assistant News Director with strong leadership skills and a bold style to help lead our award-winning newsroom. Our mission is to produce targeted content on all platforms with a distinctive focus on accountability reporting.Responsibilities include: * Assisting the News Director with managing the station's daily news operations, setting goals, and directing a staff of 50+ to produce more than 24 hours of local news weekly; including approving timecards, scripts, scheduling, and vacation requests. * Responsible for initiating and managing growing content delivery on multiple platforms. * Review newscasts and reporter stories to ensure quality control, brand compliance, and provide feedback. * Assisting the News Director with recruiting and hiring news department personnel. * Collaborate with other managers to develop marketing plans, establish ratings goals, and effectively reach said goals. * Must be able to fill-in produce newscasts when called upon. Requirements and Qualifications: * Must have held previous management or leadership positions at a broadcast television station. * Must have a strong working knowledge of journalistic ethics, libel, and privacy laws. * Must have a proven track record of success in building a winning news organization. * Journalism degree and a minimum of five years experience in news with noted leadership skills preferred * Former line producing experience is a plus. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace!About Us Make your mark in Media with Sinclair, Inc., a diversified media company dedicated to connecting people with content everywhere! Sinclair has consistently led the broadcast industry since inception. Sinclair owns, operates and/or provides services to 185 television stations in 86 markets affiliated with all the major broadcast networks; owns Tennis Channel and multicast networks Comet, CHARGE!, TBD and The Nest; and owns and provides services to 21 regional sports network brands. Sinclair's content is delivered via multiple platforms, including over-the-air, multi-channel video program distributors, and the nation's largest streaming aggregator of local news content, NewsON. The Company regularly uses its website as a key source of Company information which can be accessed at www.sbgi.net. Our success is the direct result of our extraordinary employees and management team who believe in our vision and are dedicated to ensuring a great future for our employees. We are advancing the world of Media and want YOU to join our winning team!About the Team The life-blood of our organization is our people. We have a compelling story, a goal-oriented culture, and we take really good care of people. How good? Here is a glimpse: great benefits, open door policy, upward mobility and a strong desire to see you succeed. Ready to be part of a winning team? Let's talk.
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April 17 on Broadbean
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