# News Director

**Company**: TEGNA Inc.
**Location**: Beaumont, TX
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Communications
**Industry**: Other

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## Description

KBMT KJAC-TV, the TEGNA-owned ABC affiliate in Beaumont, TX, is seeking a News Director to oversee all aspects of its multi-platform content operation.

The ideal candidate will have a passion for engaging storytelling, investigative excellence, and creating relevant, compelling, and impactful news content with a focus on breaking news, local weather, and sports.

Responsibilities:

- Lead daypart teams to create unique newscasts showcasing high-quality content

- Coach producers to execute newscasts in an exciting, captivating, and authentic manner

- Coach on-air reporters to perform engagingly

- Lead recruitment efforts for newsroom positions, focusing on building a diverse newsroom

- Be a key voice in the editorial process

- Use research and analytics to guide editorial decisions

- Collaborate with content leaders to ensure alignment of broadcast and digital platforms

- Oversee planning of special events and major breaking news coverage

Requirements:

- College degree in journalism, communications, or a related field

- Minimum 5-7 years of news experience, including supervision and leadership of journalists

- Skills in producing engaging, urgent, high-value content-driven newscasts

- Strong writing skills; special programming experience a plus

- Solid social media skills, including an active news hound strategy

- Experience in shooting, editing, and content management systems

- Understanding of professional journalism tenets

- Organizational skills and ability to remain calm under deadlines

Benefits:

- Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage

- 401(k) program with company match

- Paid Time Off and paid holidays

- Access to virtual doctor's appointments and therapy sessions

## Skills

### Required
- journalism
- communications
- storytelling
- investigative reporting
- content creation
- social media
- shooting
- editing
- content management systems

### Nice to have
- special programming experience

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