What are the responsibilities and job description for the NEWS DIRECTOR - WLFI position at Gray Local Media, Inc?
About Gray Media:
Gray Media, or Gray, is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, formally known as Gray Television, Inc. The company is the nation's largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets serving 113 television markets that collectively reach approximately 36 percent of US television households. The portfolio includes 77 markets with the top-rated television station and 100 markets with the first and/or second-highest-rated television station, as well as the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 45 markets totaling nearly 1.5 million Hispanic TV Households. The company also owns Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Gray's additional media properties include video production companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and PowerNation Studios, and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios.
About WLFI:
WLFI News 18, the CBS Network Affiliate serving West Lafayette, IN, home to Purdue University.
Job Summary/Description:
WLFI is seeking an experienced News Director to join our team.
Duties/Responsibilities include (but are not limited to) the following:
- Content Direction: Direct the gathering and production of compelling news content, leveraging advanced digital tools and platforms to enhance dissemination and engagement.
- Team Leadership: Supervise, mentor, and motivate new personnel. This includes effective work allocation, training, performance evaluation, problem resolution, and making recommendations for personnel actions to ensure peak productivity.
- Strategic Vision: Collaborate with other department heads on station-wide initiatives and lead the strategic planning for the news department's growth and competitive edge.
- Financial Oversight: Manage and administer the departmental budget effectively.
Qualification/Requirements:
- Proven record of leadership and success in a local broadcast television news operation.
- Significant experience in a broadcast television newsroom environment.
- A strong, demonstrable ability to mentor, coach, and develop a news staff.
- The capability to articulate and demonstrate how your efforts have previously improved a news product at another broadcast television station.
- Excellent communication and management skills necessary to successfully lead a small-market staff and oversee multiple hours of daily newscasts.
Education:
- A Bachelor's Degree is strongly preferred.
If you feel you’re qualified and want to work with a great group of people, go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on "apply now", upload your resume, cover letter, and references
(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)
WLFI-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free company
Additional Info:
Gray Media provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Gray Media complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Gray Media expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Gray’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.