News Director

Job Description

WLFI News 18, the CBS Network Affiliate serving West Lafayette, IN—home to Purdue University—is seeking a dynamic and strategic News Director to lead our top-rated news team.

This is an exceptional opportunity for a talented leader, potentially transitioning from an Executive Producer or Assistant News Director role, ready to take the reins and lead a dedicated team. If you have the energy, leadership, and hands-on drive to shape a market-leading news product across all platforms, we want to hear from you.

WLFI is a well-equipped market leader, backed by cutting-edge research and consulting, and owned by Allen Media Broadcasting, a company with extensive media holdings, including The Weather Channel and Entertainment Studios.

The Role: What You’ll Do

As News Director, you will be an enthusiastic, skilled communicator responsible for the overall success and execution of our news coverage. You will lead our team daily in providing market-leading breaking news, severe weather coverage, and essential community service on all broadcast and digital platforms.

Key Responsibilities:

Content Direction: Direct the gathering and production of compelling news content, leveraging advanced digital tools and platforms to enhance dissemination and engagement.
Team Leadership: Supervise, mentor, and motivate news personnel. This includes effective work allocation, training, performance evaluation, problem resolution, and making recommendations for personnel actions to ensure peak productivity.
Strategic Vision: Collaborate with other department heads on station-wide initiatives and lead the strategic planning for the news department’s growth and competitive edge.
Financial Oversight: Manage and administer the departmental budget effectively.

Note: This description provides basic requirements for the position and is not intended to be a complete list of responsibilities; other duties may be assigned. A job offer is contingent on a background check.

Required Skills

We are looking for a proven leader with a genuine passion for local news and a track record of success.
Proven record of leadership and success in a local broadcast television news operation.
Significant experience in a broadcast television newsroom environment.
A strong, demonstrable ability to mentor, coach, and develop a news staff.
The capability to articulate and demonstrate how your efforts have previously improved a news product at another broadcast television station.
Excellent communication and management skills necessary to successfully lead a small-market staff and oversee multiple hours of daily newscasts.
Education:

Education Required

A Bachelor’s Degree is strongly preferred.

Benefits

Allen Media Broadcasting offers strong benefits including health, vision, dental and life insurance for full time employees.
A 401(k) contribution plan for all employees.

How to Apply

If you are ready to expand your career path and lead a winning team in a great university town, please apply at:

https://allenmediabroadcasting.com/careers/wlfi.html

Allen Media Broadcasting is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Allen Media Broadcasting recruits, employs, trains, compensates, and promotes regardless of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, veteran status, and other legally-protected status.