Sr. Regional Director, News Operations

Publication or Company:   TWC News

Industry:   News, TV/Cable

Salary:   Negotiable

Job Duration:   Full Time

Job Location:   Raleigh, NC

Experience Level:   11 years

Job Requirements:   SUMMARY

The Senior Director will lead strategic initiatives that advance the news operation throughout multiple channels and support the company’s mission of serving our communities by producing quality journalism on multiple platforms. This position requires business knowledge, leadership ability and a technical understanding of how a news station group operates. The candidate must understand budgeting, personnel management and the technical aspects of television. He or she must also have solid news judgment.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

•Manages editorial content on all four Time Warner Cable News North Carolina channels and across multiple platforms
•Create (and see through execution of) a clear vision and strategy for the channels, with the focus on improving staff performance & viewer content
•Coordinates sharing of news content among all four news channels. Has final decision regarding assignments when a story can be used statewide
•Critiques editorial content on a regular basis and holding critique and feedback sessions at all news channels. Some responsibility for training and setting up of training programs
•Sets and approves news budgets
•Negotiates talent contracts
•Works closely with Media Sales, Marketing, Creative Services, Programming and other content departments to further multi-platform opportunities
•Travels between NC news markets essential
•Any other news projects as assigned

QUALIFICATIONS
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE
• College degree, preferably in Journalism or related field
• General Manager, News Director or the equivalent at a major market television station, with 11 to 15 years experience in the industry
• Management competencies include budgets/cost controls, results focused and strategic thinking
• Strong negotiation skills
• Excellent organizational, interpersonal and presentation skills
• Proven ability to create expectation of community-focused journalism that will advance the mission of investigative and enterprise reporting to benefit the local communities served by the NC news stations and related businesses
• Strong background in local news and lifestyle coverage as well as experience telling stories via videos, blog posts and multimedia packages, preferred
• Ability to drive culture of creativity, excellence and performance

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About Our Company:   Time Warner Cable News is a 24-hour local news channel serving all Time Warner Cable video customers in North Carolina. Our state-of-of-the-art studios, production and distribution systems allow continuous updating of daily news. Our mission is to provide dependable, convenient local news, weather, sports and political coverage any time, any place and on any device.



Time Warner Cable News provides four unique, around-the-clock news feeds customized for the Raleigh, Charlotte, Greensboro and Coastal markets. In a partnership, Time Warner Cable News also produces three half-hour newscasts at 6:30AM, 6:00PM and 11:00PM each weekday for ABC45/WXLV-TV in Winston-Salem.



Time Warner Cable News is the leader in local weather coverage providing current forecasts every ten minutes with the original “Weather On The Ones”. We have the largest team of experienced meteorologists in the state. Viewers rely on Time Warner Cable News for accurate, timely forecasts and continuous coverage of severe weather.



Time Warner Cable News is also the channel to rely on for breaking news. When a big story breaks, we go live and stay live to bring you the entire story – no matter how long it takes.



In addition, Time Warner Cable News offers widely viewed and highly respective programming choices.



Capital Tonight is a half-hour program weeknights at 7pm that covers statewide politics, policies and influential people in North Carolina. Capital Tonight replays at 12am.



Sports Night is the only local nightly half-hour sports show in the state that focuses on North Carolina sports. Sports Night airs every night at 10pm and replays at 2am.