Assistant News Director

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Des Moines, IA, US
News programming production
Develop news coverage strategy
Critique newscasts daily
Assists the News Director with all aspects of news, weather and sports programming production, and serves as the News Director in his/her absence

Job Summary

  • Assists the News Director with all aspects of news, weather and sports programming production, and serves as the News Director in his/her absence.
  • Assists with planning, staffing, training, and performance evaluations for the News Department.
  • Ensures achievement of viewer rating goals and determines programming and evaluation of equipment needs to produce quality programming.

Matching Summary

Assists the News Director with all aspects of news, weather and sports programming production, and serves as the News Director in his/her absence.

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • news programming production
  • develop news coverage strategy
  • critique newscasts daily
  • assign projects to staff
  • achieve viewer rating goals
  • determine programming needs

Nice-to-have

  • leadership experience preferred
  • coach and mentor staff
  • effectively listen to understand needs

Key Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism or related field
  • Minimum two years' experience
  • Fluency in English
  • Proficiency with office equipment

Work Rights

Not specified

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