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News Director

News Director

Nexstar Media Group • Memphis, TN, United States
14 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

News Director Opportunity

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. is seeking a visionary, collaborative, and digitally fluent News Director to lead Memphis's News Leader across broadcast, streaming, digital, and social platforms. This forward-thinking leader will drive an audience-centric strategy rooted in platform-agnostic distribution, omnichannel engagement, and next-gen storytellingdelivering impactful, always-on content that reaches consumers anytime, anywhere they consume content.

What You Will Do:

  • Lead the vision for a fully integrated, 24/7 multiplatform newsroom with a strong digital first mindset
  • Develop and implement strategies that grow audience across linear, OTT/CTV, web, app, and social platforms
  • Accelerate digital transformation with data-driven decisions that elevate reach, engagement, and loyalty
  • Oversee the creation and curation of always-on digital content for our combined website, mobile apps, YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, and emerging platforms
  • Supervise streaming operations for live newscasts, breaking news, original content, and special community events and live local sports
  • Champion the adoption of cutting-edge tools, analytics, and workflows to fuel digital acceleration
  • Drive next-gen storytelling tailored to platform behaviors and optimized for user experience
  • Set and uphold standards for editorial quality, visual presentation, and brand consistency
  • Foster a newsroom culture of digital fluency, agility, innovation, and accountability
  • Collaborate with Creative Services to develop and execute integrated cross-platform campaigns, including news integration and sponsorships
  • Build, lead, and mentor on-air talent, a high-performing content team, including digital producers, MMJs, editors, and creators
  • Work with station leadership on strategic planning, budgeted resource allocation, and capital investment
  • Manage newsroom operations in a collaborative and respectful environment
  • Represent the stations in community partnerships, events, and civic engagement efforts

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, or related fieldor equivalent experience
  • 5+ years of senior-level newsroom or content leadership, ideally with a proven record of digital transformation
  • Demonstrated success leading integrated broadcast and digital news teams
  • Strong editorial judgment, newsroom leadership, and decision-making under deadline
  • Deep understanding of digital-first content strategies, audience growth, and platform-specific best practices
  • Proficiency with CMS, analytics tools, SEO, social publishing, and digital video distribution
  • Skilled coach and mentor with a commitment to building diverse and high-performance teams
  • Experience managing newsrooms and employment contracts
  • Must be willing to relocate to Memphis and work a flexible schedule as needed
  • Must pass a background check and be authorized to work in the U.S.

SCAM ALERT:

Please be aware candidates may be at risk of being targeted by scammers seeking personal data or money. Recruiters with Nexstar Media Group and its local stations will only contact you through official job boards, LinkedIn, or email with Nexstar.tv domain or official station email addresses (example:@wreg.com). Be cautious of any outreach claiming to be from Nexstar or its recruiters via any other messaging platforms or personal email addresses. We will not contact you using a @gmail email address. If you are unsure about the authenticity of a job inquiry or offer, email us at corporaterecruiters@nexstar.tv.

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