Vice President of News

Job Summary:

Leadership position that is responsible for overseeing and optimizing the day-to-day business operations of the WHRO newsroom. This position will work closely with the editorial and management teams to ensure smooth functioning of the newsroom, enabling to deliver high-quality news content to the WHRO audience.

Supervisory Responsibilities:

• Manages and develops newsroom personnel. Makes hiring decisions; establishes performance goals and guidelines; oversees the evaluation and performance appraisal process across the department; enthusiastically promotes management initiatives.
   

Duties/Responsibilities:

• Provides leadership and drives strategy for News staff by driving a culture of creativity, respect for one another and overall excellence in a multi-platform environment.
• Oversee budgeting, resource allocation, and procurement processes to ensure the newsroom operates within its financial constraints while meeting its operational needs.
• Works with news team to ensure local reporting is well conceived and provide multi-platform, high quality, accurate coverage to improve competitive position in the market.
• Identify and implement new technologies and tools that can enhance newsroom efficiency and facilitate collaboration among team members.
• Actively participate as a member of the Strategic Management Team.
• Implements strategic mission and tactical operation of newsroom while ensuring the highest levels of journalistic, ethical, production and promotion standards are maintained.
• Develop and monitor key performance indicators to assess newsroom efficiency and make data-driven improvements.
• Facilitate effective communication and collaboration between the newsroom and other departments.
• Develops and maintains a collaborative working relationship with Marketing, Underwriting, Content, and Engineering to analyze performance and identify trends on broadcast and digital platforms.
• Develop contingency plans and protocols for handling unexpected events that may impact newsroom operations.
• Promote culture of continuous improvement, fostering innovation and adaptation to changing industry trends.
• Promotes a digital newsroom culture with staff and works to develop a strategy for continued growth and engagement on digital properties.
• Works with station management in the effective use of resources in managing operations and to develop standards and processes for optimal performance.
• Develops and creates a journalistic professional connection with community.
• Other duties as assigned.

Required Skills/Abilities:

• Strong leadership and team management skills.
• Excellent analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Knowledge of newsroom technologies and software.
• Well versed in media ethics and legal regulations.
• Exceptional communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Ability to think ''out of the box'' and outside of traditional journalistic and news norms regarding use of technology.
• Be able to work with broadcast data and digital metrics to help shape an overall news strategy.
• Able to work in a team environment across the news department and station's initiatives.

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, business administration, or a related field (Master’s degree preferred)

Experience:

• Proven experience in newsroom leadership or a similar role within the media industry.
• Experience preparing departmental budgets, developing strategic plans and presenting in front of large audiences.
• Experience and success in coaching, leading and motivating a team of employees.

Additional Eligibility Qualifications:

• Multi-platform Experience.
• Strong Organizational skills.
• Excellent people management, leadership and coaching skills.
• Ability to multi-task in a dynamic, content driven, technology intensive environment.
• Energetic and diligent in launching major campaigns.

Physical Activities

• Remaining in a stationary position, often standing or sitting for prolonged periods.
• Moving about to accomplish tasks or moving from one worksite to another.
• Communicating with others to exchange information.
• Repeating motions that may include the wrists, hands and/or fingers.
• Assessing the accuracy, neatness and thoroughness of the work assigned.

Environmental Conditions

• No adverse environmental conditions expected.

Physical Demands

• Sedentary work that primarily involves sitting/standing.