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Job Offer: News Director:WVIK FM, Augustana Public Radio

Job description:

News Director

Listing description
The News Director leads and manages the planning, production, and presentation of news on-air and online, including social media sites, and through the use of new and emerging technologies. The News Director trains, supervises, and evaluates the news department's professional staff, interns, and student workers to ensure adherence to industry best practices. The News Director works in cooperation with the General Manager to establish and monitor editorial policy and ethical, artistic, and technical standards for news programming. The News Director also participates in public events, participates in on-air and in person fundraising events, and generally works with WVIK staff to support the station's mission.
Job tasks:
   » As News Director, this person directs and coordinates all activities of the WVIK Newsroom by providing editorial oversight, assigning or approving stories, writing news copy, coordinating special coverage, monitoring news developments on a continualbasis, and adhering to the highest journalistic and ethical standards. They also managenews department staff, including full and part-time employees, independentcontractors, reporters, hosts, and students.
   » Leads regular news staff meetings to generate plans for short and long form coverage.They will plan everyday and long-range news coverage on all platforms.
   » Originates and approves news story ideas and projects, and communicates these ideasand projects across the organization. Creates and maintains plans for coverage crisesand breaking news, working with other station departments as needed.
   » Recruits and manages news interns in coordination with General Manager andAugustana College.
   » Works with the General Manager to create news department budget; managesnewsroom budget all over the year. Runs the newsroom in a professional, collegialmanner. Actively seeks opportunities to collaborate with all departments, including Development, Community Engagement, and Music Director, on multi-station and multi-platform stories and initiatives.
   » Gathers, reports, generates, and contributes to news and public affairs content. Workswith General Manager and other significant staff to solicit community input on newscoverage priorities. Represents the WVIK Newsroom as required at board meetings andstation-sponsored events outside of station. This may include candidate forums andtables at fairs and festivals.
   » Works with students, interns, and entry-level employees to develop technical expertise andmaintain journalistic integrity.
   » Regularly participates in on-air fundraising and assists with grant writing/reporting asneeded.
   » This person will need to host either Morning Edition or All Things Considered on aregular or occasional basis. As such, they should be capable of preparing materials formultiple hourly breaks that include local news, station information and promos,weather, community calendar items, and corporate sponsors.

Organization: 
WVIK FM, Augustana Public Radio

Job Job location: 
Rock Island, IL United States

Job Job Category: 
Reporting

Employment Type: 
Full time

Hours Per Week: 
40.00

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Please use this link to submit your resume:https://augustana.interviewexchange.com/jobofferdetails.jsp?JOBID=17 3496
You can email questions to E-Mail: jaredjohnson@wvik.org

Minimum income: 
$55,000.00

Maximum income: 
$65,000.00

income Per Hour: 
$29

Website: 
News Director

Email address: 
E-Mail: jaredjohnson@wvik.org

Phone: 
(309) 794-7507

Job Field: 
Radio

 

 

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Salary: Unspecified
Degree: Unspecified
Experience (year): Unspecified
Job Location: Rock Island, Illinois
Company Type Employer
Post Date: 03/12/2024 / Viewed 1846 times
Contact Information
Company: WVIK FM, Augustana Public Radio
Contact Email: jaredjohnson@wvik.org


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