Assistant News Director

About TEGNA

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) helps people thrive in their local communities by providing the trusted local news and services that matter most. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches more than100 million people monthly across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. Together, we are building a sustainable future for local news.

WCNC-TV, the TEGNA-owned NBC affiliate in Charlotte, is looking for a strategic, driven, and collaborative Assistant News Director to help lead our newsroom. This is a key leadership position for someone who is passionate about impactful, people-first journalism and thrives in a fast-paced, high-performing newsroom.

The ideal candidate is a newsroom veteran who understands how to lead with clarity during breaking news, energizes a team with innovative daily content strategies, and elevate storytelling across platforms. You understand how linear, digital, and streaming work togetherand you know how to lead coverage and teams in a 24/7 news environment that includes live streaming, OTT, and social distribution. Youve been in the control room, made tough calls, and know what it takes to deliver meaningful coverage in moments that matter most. You are a creative thinker who knows how to coach producers, motivate reporters, and help anchors connect with the audience.

Each day, youll work alongside the News Director and executive team to shape our editorial strategy, develop our people, and grow our audience. Youll bring a deep understanding of what drives local news viewerssolutions journalism, safety, transportation, affordability, and neighborhood issuesand a desire to serve Charlotte with excellence. If you're passionate about newsroom culture, performance, mentorship, and teamwork, this could be the right fit for you.

Responsibilities:

• Work closely with producers, reporters, anchors, digital producers and photographers on compelling, impact-driven original storytelling and daily news coverage
• Oversee production of newscasts and special programming
• Make split-second decisions to lead the news team during breaking news and severe weather events
• Work with executive producers to ensure a multi-platform content approach in every stage of the news gathering process
• Strategize with executive team on goals focused on growing our people, our content, and our audience
• Execute administrative duties such as managing direct reports, creating schedules, and training new employees
• Assist in training and providing valuable feedback for entire editorial team
• Evaluate workflow efficiencies and adjust processes and procedures as necessary

Requirements:

• Bachelors degree preferred in journalism, communications or related field
• 7+ years of local news management experience
• Top-notch communication skills are an absolute must, plus experience with tough conversations
• Proven track record of growing audience share
• Solid journalistic judgment and a news philosophy that emphasizes balance, accuracy, and unique local content.
• Understanding of the tenets of professional journalism and our obligation to hold the powerful accountable
• Skills in producing content-driven newscasts with personality
• Organizational skills and the ability to work under tight deadlines.
• Ability to calmly pivot in live, breaking news situations and changing events
• Experience using AI to bring about newsroom efficiencies

Benefits:

TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.

Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNAs 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.

Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctors appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.

TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.

* Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.

EEO statement:

TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law. If you are in need of an accommodation in order to submit your application, please email askhr@tegna.com

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