19h ago

Assistant News Director

Austin, TX

โœจ $70k-$95k / yearest.

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๐Ÿ’ผ About This Role

You'll lead day-to-day news coverage and coach journalists to elevate storytelling at KVUE-TV. Your decisions will shape impactful, multi-platform content during breaking news and severe weather. This role offers the chance to grow with TEGNA's award-winning news operation.

๐ŸŽฏ What You'll Do

  • Coach producers, reporters, anchors, and photographers on storytelling
  • Oversee newscast production and special programming
  • Lead news team during breaking news and severe weather
  • Collaborate with executive team on content and audience goals

๐Ÿ“‹ Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, or related field
  • 3-5 years of content experience generating original content
  • Solid journalistic judgment emphasizing accuracy and fairness
  • Strong people management skills

โœจ Nice to Have

  • Experience with multi-platform content strategy
  • Community engagement and source relationship building

๐ŸŽ Benefits & Perks

  • ๐Ÿฅ Medical plans through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
  • ๐Ÿ’ฐ 401(k) with 100% match up to 4% of pay, vested immediately
  • ๐Ÿ–๏ธ Generous PTO and 9 paid holidays per year
  • ๐Ÿฉบ Free virtual doctor visits (Teladoc) and therapy sessions (Spring Health)

๐Ÿ“จ Hiring Process

Estimated timeline: 2-4 weeks ยท AI estimate

  1. 1Phone screenยท 30 min
  2. 2Interview with hiring managerยท 1 hour
  3. 3On-site interview with teamยท 2-3 hours
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