Nexstar Media Inc. has an immediate opening for an Assistant News Director who wants to take on a leadership challenge running a news department for a newly formed duopoly in the Washington, DC DMA Market # 8.
The Assistant News Director will work closely with the News Director building a high impact team producing newscasts and local programming on WDVM, WDCW (CW) and of our digital assets in the market.
Candidate must have a proven track record of creative producing, showcasing stories, owning the big stories and a passion for weather. The successful candidate will have experience leading others and the ability to coach and grow a team.
Washington, DC is the center of the nation’s politics, but there is a huge local news landscape beyond the beltway. The region offers a high quality of life with some of the best museums in the country, year-round theaters, concerts, street festivals and more. The region is also a sports mecca with professional basketball, baseball, football, hockey, soccer and more. The region is home to National Parks, bike trails, and the district has been widely recognized for is early adoption of high-tech transportation options like e-bikes and e-scooters. Washington, DC also boasts an incredible food scene with more than twenty restaurants receiving Michelin stars in 2021 alone. This is a great place to live, a busy news market, and a great place to grow your career.
The Assistant News Director assists the News Director with all aspects of news, weather and sports programming production, and serves as the News Director in his/her absence.
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DC News Now is proud to provide more than 67 hours of local news programming each week as an independent broadcast news station and a CW Network affiliate. You also will find our content 24/7 through our digital and social platforms, including DCNewsNow.com.
Going beyond the Beltway to cover the entire DMV region, DC News Now has an impressive footprint with five locations that include the main office in Washington, D.C., and satellite bureaus in Frederick, Hagerstown, and Lanham Maryland, and Chantilly, Virginia.
DC News Now is committed to serving the DMV community through in-depth storytelling, weather coverage for the entire region, and thoughtful reporting with unbiased journalistic integrity.
DC News Now and DCW50 are owned by Nexstar Media Group, Inc., America’s largest local television and media company.