Assistant News Director

TEGNA Inc. • Charlotte, NC

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About The Position

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) helps people thrive in their local communities by providing the trusted local news and services that matter most. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches more than 100 million people monthly across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. Together, we are building a sustainable future for local news.
WCNC-TV, the TEGNA-owned NBC affiliate in Charlotte, is looking for a strategic, driven, and collaborative Assistant News Director to help lead our newsroom. This is a key leadership position for someone who is passionate about impactful, people-first journalism and thrives in a fast-paced, high-performing newsroom.

The ideal candidate is a newsroom veteran who understands how to lead with clarity during breaking news, energizes a team with innovative daily content strategies, and elevate storytelling across platforms. You understand how linear, digital, and streaming work together—and you know how to lead coverage and teams in a 24/7 news environment that includes live streaming, OTT, and social distribution. You’ve been in the control room, made tough calls, and know what it takes to deliver meaningful coverage in moments that matter most. You are a creative thinker who knows how to coach producers, motivate reporters, and help anchors connect with the audience.

Each day, you’ll work alongside the News Director and executive team to shape our editorial strategy, develop our people, and grow our audience. You’ll bring a deep understanding of what drives local news viewers—solutions journalism, safety, transportation, affordability, and neighborhood issues—and a desire to serve Charlotte with excellence. If you're passionate about newsroom culture, performance, mentorship, and teamwork, this could be the right fit for you.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in journalism, communications or related field
• 7+ years of local news management experience
• Top-notch communication skills are an absolute must, plus experience with tough conversations
• Proven track record of growing audience share
• Solid journalistic judgment and a news philosophy that emphasizes balance, accuracy, and unique local content.
• Understanding of the tenets of professional journalism and our obligation to hold the powerful accountable
• Skills in producing content-driven newscasts with personality
• Organizational skills and the ability to work under tight deadlines.
• Ability to calmly pivot in live, breaking news situations and changing events
• Experience using AI to bring about newsroom efficiencies

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
• Strategize with executive team on goals focused on growing our people, our content, and our audience
• 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

Benefits

• TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.
• Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA’s 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.
• Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor’s appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.
• TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.
• Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level