Assistant News Director

Job Description

Assistant News Director

WCVB, Hearst Television’s ABC affiliate in Boston, is seeking a dynamic, creative, and experienced newsroom leader to be our next Assistant News Director. The ideal candidate must have excellent news judgment and a strong command of breaking news and big story coverage on-air and online. In addition to managing the daily operations of a highly competitive top-10 market newsroom, you must have the journalistic know-how needed to make critical editorial and ethical decisions. As Assistant News Director, you will play a key role in shaping impactful, community-driven storytelling that leads the way on digital and linear platforms. This is a rare opportunity to join one of the most respected ownership groups in the nation. 

Responsibilities

• Work with the News Director to ensure daily and long-term content adheres to the WCVB brand and the department’s overall strategy 
• Be the voice of urgency, leading the charge on breaking news, weather coverage, and enterprise reporting across all platforms
• Work with reporters to deliver dynamic and engaging packages and live shots
• Play a leading role in planning and executing big event coverage from elections to debates to the Boston Marathon and other community-focused efforts
• Work with the Executive Producer of Special Projects to ensure the success of investigative, consumer, and medical coverage 
• Provide mentorship and daily feedback to news managers and potential future news leaders

Requirements

• 5+ years of newsroom management experience
• A strategic approach to building content, growing people, and embracing technology
• Commitment to digital-first mindset 
• Ability to command a large staff in an ever-evolving 24/7 news environment
• Producing background preferred but not required

Diversity Statement

At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That's why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization as diverse and varied as the audience we reach, ensuring that the content we create is more compassionate, and more representative of 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 Company

Hearst Television (HTV) owns and operates 33 television and two radio stations serving 26 media markets across 39 states reaching over 21 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.

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