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Nexstar Media Group Assistant News Director in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania
The Assistant News Director assists the News Director with all aspects of news, weather and sports programming production, and serves as the News Director in his/her absence.
Assist the News Director with management of all aspects of the News Department (other than Production)
Assist with planning, staffing, training and performance evaluations for the News Department
Consults on decisions regarding hiring, evaluations, promotions and termination of employees
Develops news coverage strategy for the station and its website
Critiques newscasts daily to correct errors, improve coverage and provide mentoring feedback to news staff
Assigns projects to staff and verifies that deadlines are being met
Ensure achievement of viewer rating goals
Determines programming and evaluation of equipment needs to produce quality programming
Responds to coverage questions
Serves as the News Director in his/her absence
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
Fluency in English
Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
Minimum of two years' experience in a news leadership role
Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
Ability to effectively listen and fully understand employee needs and communicate with a team to shape a solution
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Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) is a leading diversified media company that produces and distributes engaging local and national news, sports and entertainment content across its television and digital platforms, including more than 310,000 hours of programming produced annually by its business units. Nexstar owns America’s largest local television broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner stations in 116 U.S. markets reaching 220 million people. Nexstar’s national television properties include The CW, America’s fifth major broadcast network, NewsNation, our national news network providing “News for All America,” popular entertainment multicast networks Antenna TV and Rewind TV, and a 31.3% ownership stake in TV Food Network. The Company’s portfolio of digital assets, including its local TV station websites, The Hill and NewsNationNow.com, are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and information property. For more information, please visit nexstar.tv.
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