News Director, KXCV/KRNW

Job Description

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

1. Coordinates gathering of stories for 19 daily local/regional newscasts, including assigning stories, maintaining a daily file of events and issues, monitoring and evaluating student writing and news delivery

2. Maintains contact with news sources and leaders in education, business, agriculture, law enforcement, and government.

3. Covers major news events/media conferences in listening area and serves as news anchor.

4. Produces long-form feature programming, election coverage, political debates, and special events.

5. Assesses major issues affecting the area, prepares programming addressing these issues and produces the FCC required Issues and Programs lists.

6. Posts local/regional news to the KXCV-KRNW website.

7. Sends stories to Associated Press Wire Service and National Public Radio and coordinates the feeding of stories to other radio stations.

8. Serves as program director for the news component of the station's programming.

9. Coordinates severe weather coverage.

10. Assists with annual on-air fund drives and other station special events.

11. Is the on-location broadcast announcer for special events, community events, and festivals.

12. Assists with KXCV-KRNW social media platforms.

WORKING CONDITIONS: This position will work in a typical professional office environment with hours 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m., with some evening and weekend hours in addition to traditional workdays. This position also requires travel throughout the station’s coverage area.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES: Train and supervise student news staff.

EQUIPMENT/MATERIALS USED: Standard radio broadcast equipment; Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, WireReady, and other broadcast software.

TYPICAL PHYSICAL DEMANDS: Typical office environment with the ability to lift and carry broadcast equipment and some travel within the station’s coverage area.

COMMUNITY: Northwest Missouri State University is located in Maryville, Missouri, a community of 12,000 with a diverse economy and a strong industrial base. Maryville is located 45 miles north of St. Joseph, Missouri, 90 miles north of Kansas City, Missouri, and 110 miles southeast of Omaha, Nebraska. For more information, visit the city’s website at www.maryville.org.

UNIVERSITY: With an enrollment of about 9,000 students, Northwest is a coeducational, primarily residential four-year university that offers a broad range of undergraduate and selected graduate programs on its Maryville campus and through Northwest Online.

Founded in 1905 and ranked by U.S. News and World Report among the top public regional universities in the Midwest, Northwest boasts a high retention rate and a graduation rate in the 95th percentile among its peers. Additionally, results of the Ruffalo Noel Levitz Student Satisfaction Inventory show Northwest students are more satisfied than students at national peers, and 78 percent of Northwest students report they would repeat their University experience, compared to 75 percent of students surveyed nationally at their respective institutions.

Furthermore, the University is a national model for student success and career placement, with 93 percent of bachelor’s degree earners and 99 percent of master’s degree earners securing employment or continuing their education within six months of completing a degree at Northwest, according to the most recent data.

Northwest places a high emphasis on profession-based learning to help graduates get a jumpstart on their careers while maintaining competitive tuition rates and generous financial assistance to help minimize the financial barriers students may face when pursuing a college degree.

Students have opportunities to build their résumés with experiences on campus in nearly every area of study, including the Horace Mann Laboratory School, National Public Radio affiliate KXCV, the R.T. Wright Farm, Mozingo Outdoor Education Recreation Area, a partnership with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency, or Knacktive, a student-driven integrated digital marketing communications agency. In conjunction with its emergency and disaster management program, Northwest organizes and hosts Missouri Hope, an annual mass casualty training exercise that attracts first responders and emergency workers from throughout the nation and provides hands-on training in preparation for a natural disaster.

The University’s vibrant and diverse learning community also offers more than 150 student organizations, and textbooks and a laptop are included in tuition, saving students an estimated $6,900 over four years. Northwest offers 1,200 student employment positions, allowing students to build professional skills through its internationally benchmarked student employment program.

For more information about Northwest and its performance, visit www.nwmissouri.edu/aboutus/facts/.

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Until filled

DATE AVAILABLE: March 17, 2025

TO APPLY: Follow the steps of the online application process. Please contact the Office of Human Resources at 660-562-1121 or email ewilmes@nwmissouri.edu if you need more information about the process.

Job Requirements

REQUIREMENTS:

Education: Bachelor’s degree in broadcasting, mass media, or communications (An equivalent combination of education and experience may be considered)

Certification/License: Driver’s License

Experience: Two years of experience in media, on-air news working cooperatively with production, traffic, and programming departments; public broadcasting or commercial broadcast experience; experience gathering, writing news and sports; experience with on-air equipment.

Skills: Passion for public media; excellent verbal communication skills; ability to travel throughout the listening area covering news; ability to interact, train and involve Northwest students interested in news broadcast career; proficiency in Microsoft Office, Internet Explorer, WireReady news software and audio editing software.

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