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Assistant Local News Director

KOAT, the ((AAA)) affiliate in ((location)), 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 News 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 ((manager)). 

Responsibilities 

  • Work with the News Director to oversee the daily operations and editorial content of the newsroom 
  • Plan big-event coverage 
  • Help with sweeps planning 
  • Build the brand, both on air and online 
  • Schedule newsroom employees 

Requirements 

  • 2 years of newsroom supervisory and/or management experience 
  • Producing background preferred 
  • Experience with news, managing a large staff, and managing multiple hours of daily newscasts 
  • Adaptability in an 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 

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