WBAL-AM in Baltimore, MD., is searching for a passionate, creative, and experienced news leader to fill an Assistant Radio News Director role. You will have excellent news judgment, management skills and a bold approach to breaking news coverage -- on the air and online. You will help lead our news team in the execution of market defining breaking news, weather coverage, and community service on all platforms daily. As Assistant News Director, you will lead the news team in facilitating impactful community-based stories. With a unique format and the resources of Hearst Television, this is a rare opportunity to join one of the best. You will report to the Director of Programming/News Director.

Responsibilities

• Work with the News Director to oversee the daily operation and editorial content of the newsroom
• Plan big event coverage
• Help with Spring/Fall book planning
• Build the brand, both on air and online
• Schedule newsroom employees

Requirements

• Newsroom supervisory and/or management experience preferred
• Anchor/reporter background preferred
• Individual must have experience with audio editing
• Adaptability in ever-evolving news environment
• Related military experience will be considered

Diversity Statement

At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That's why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization as diverse and varied as the audience we reach, ensuring that the content we create is more compassionate, and more representative of the communities we serve.

Benefits

Hearst's benefit programs are modern, flexible and designed to focus on you. As a Hearst employee, you and your spouse or partner or dependents would have access to the following benefits.

• Medical | Dental | Vision
• 401(k) matching
• Emotional Wellness Support
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• LGBTQ+ Health Services
• Additional benefits to meet your and your family's needs