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5NEWS, the TEGNA-ownedCBSaffiliate inFayetteville, Arkansasis searching for a motivated and people-oriented leader to serve asAssistant News Director.

Our ideal candidate is a collaborative, experienced leader whos great at juggling multiple projects and growing journalists. Through careful coaching, the Assistant News Director elevates our station\'s storytelling, writing and execution.

The ideal candidate has excellent news judgment and strong management skills with the ability to motivate, collaborate and own the big story. The Assistant News Director will lead day-to-day decision making on broadcast coverage and work closely with the digital team to ensure our content best serves the audience on all platforms.

At5NEWSwe are passionate about developing the very best news coverage across all platforms, making sure our content reflects the diverse communities we represent.

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Responsibilities:

• Work closely with producers, reporters, anchors, digital producers and photographers on compelling, impact-driven original storytelling and daily news coverage
• Oversee production of newscasts and special programming
• Make split-second decisions to lead the news team during breaking news and severe weather events
• Work with executive producers to ensure a multi-platform content approach in every stage of the news gathering process
• Partner with news leadership to elevate our core values, internal DE&I culture, and our Race and Culture content
• Strategize with executive team on goals focused on growing our people, our content, and our audience
• Build relationships with news sources and community stakeholders
• Execute administrative duties such as managing direct reports, creating schedules, and training new employees
• Assist in training and providing valuable feedback for entire editorial team
• Evaluate workflow efficiencies and adjust processes and procedures as necessary