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Assistant News Director

KOAT 7
Albuquerque, NM Full Time
POSTED ON 4/6/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 5/9/2026
Job Description

Assistant Local News Director

KOAT, the ABC affiliate in Albuquerque, New Mexico is searching for a passionate, creative, and experienced news leader to fill an Assistant News Director role. You will have excellent news judgment, management skills and a bold approach to breaking news coverage--on the air and online. You will help lead our news team in the execution of market defining breaking news, weather coverage, and community service on all platforms daily. As Assistant New Director, you will lead the news team in facilitating impactful community-based stories. With a unique format and the resources of Hearst Television, this is a rare opportunity to join one of the best. You will report to the News Director.

Responsibilities

  • Work with the News Director to oversee the daily operation and editorial content of the newsroom
  • Plan big event coverage
  • Help with sweeps planning
  • Build the brand, both on air and online
  • Lead the team to be a dominant #1 in newscasts and in the digital space
  • Schedule newsroom employees

Requirements

  • 2 years of newsroom supervisory and/or management experience
  • Producing background preferred
  • Individual must have experience with news and managing a large staff and multiple hours of daily newscasts
  • Adaptability in ever-evolving news environment
  • Related military experience will be considered

Values in Action

At Hearst Television, we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That’s why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization that fosters collaboration and open communication, ensuring that the content we create is authentic, accurate, and connected to the communities we serve.

Benefits

Hearst's benefit programs are modern, flexible and designed to focus on you. As a Hearst employee, you and your spouse or partner or dependents would have access to the following benefits.

  • Medical | Dental | Vision
  • 401(k) matching
  • Emotional Wellness Support
  • Paid Time Off
  • Paid Parental Leave
  • LGBTQ Health Services
  • Additional benefits to meet your and your family's needs

About Us

Hearst Television (HTV) owns and/or operates 35 television and two radio stations serving 27 media markets across 39 states reaching over 22 million U.S. television households. HTV is recognized as one of the industry's premier broadcasting companies and has been honored with numerous awards for distinguished journalism, industry innovation, and community service.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. we do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, creed, national, origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

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