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    News Director - Bismarck, United States - Nexstar Broadcasting

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    KX News is searching for a strong mentor to become our next News Director.

    Our commitment of putting North Dakota First is demonstrated by the 36.5 hours of newscasts and lifestyle programming we produce a week.

    Our market covers half the state of North Dakota. KX News has studios in Bismarck and Minot.

    In the last year, we added KX News at 4 and expanded KX News at 6 to an hour-long newscast.

    The right candidate will understand the importance of executing our mission of leading local through enterprise storytelling. Were looking for someone who sets high standards and supports the team to achieve those goals.

    North Dakota offers plenty of year-round outdoor adventures from snowboarding at Huff Hills to biking along the Bismarck Riverfront. Come experience and be part of the growth of North Dakotas capital city.
    The

    News Director

    leads and supervises all aspects of news, weather, and sports programming production.
    Manages all aspects of the News Department (other than Production)
    Plans and manages staffing, training, and performance evaluations for the News Department.
    Makes decisions regarding hiring, evaluation, promotion, and termination of employees.
    Develops news coverage strategy for the station and its website.
    Critiques newscasts daily to correct errors, improve coverage and provide mentoring feedback to news staff.
    Assigns projects to staff and verifies that deadlines are being met.
    Ensures achievement of viewer rating goals.
    Determines programming and evaluation of equipment needs to produce quality programming.
    Responds to coverage questions.
    Works with other senior station leaders to establish and reach station goals.
    Performs other duties as assigned.

    Requirements & Skills:
    Bachelors degree in Broadcast Journalism, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience.
    Fluency in English.
    Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
    Minimum five years experience in news programming production, with at least two years experience in a leadership role. (More or less depending on market size.)
    Experience guiding, directing, and motivating subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance.
    Experience establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them.

    Ability to identify the developmental needs of others and to coach, mentor or otherwise help others to improve their knowledge or skills.

    Experience preparing and maintaining departmental budgets.
    Proficiency with computers, telephones, copiers, scanners, fax machines and other office equipment.
    Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
    Ability to effectively listen to fully understand employee needs and communicate with a team to shape a solution.
    Nexstar Media Group, Inc

    (NASDAQ:

    NXST) is a leading diversified media company that produces and distributes engaging local and national news, sports and entertainment content across television, streaming and digital platforms, including nearly 300,000 hours of original video content each year.

    Nexstar owns Americas largest local broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner stations in 116 U.S.

    markets reaching 212 million people.

    Nexstars national television properties include The CW, Americas fifth major broadcast network, NewsNation, Americas fastest-growing national news and entertainment cable network reaching 70 million television homes, popular entertainment multicast networks Antenna TV and Rewind TV, and a 31.3% ownership stake in TV Food Network.

    The Companys portfolio of digital assets, including The Hill and BestReviews, are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and information property.

    In addition to delivering exceptional content and service to our communities, Nexstar provides premium multiplatform and video-on-demand advertising opportunities at scale for businesses and brands seeking to leverage the strong consumer engagement of our compelling content offering.

    For more information, please visit

    EEO Statement:

    All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.


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