News Director Jobs
News Director jobs are open across broadcast television, radio, digital media, and print news organizations, at levels from assistant news director to executive news director, with specializations in breaking news, investigative journalism, and multimedia content strategy. See the openings below and apply to the ones that match your experience.
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Today, we are a growing multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. We are the nation's largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets serving 117 full-power television markets that collectively reach approximately 37% of US television households. The portfolio includes 80 markets with the top-rated television station and 100 markets with the first- and/or second-highest-rated television station in average all-day ratings across 116 of such markets that were measured by Nielsen in 2025. We also own the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 46 markets and Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Our additional media properties include video production companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and PowerNation Studios, and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios.
About KWQC:
KWQC-TV6 is a dominant NBC affiliate, serving Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois as the Quad Cities' #1 station for news, information, and entertainment programming. KWQC has the most experienced team in the market. Our mission is to keep our viewers safe and informed while guiding them through the ever-evolving digital world. The Quad Cities area is located right on the Mississippi River, just 2.5 hours from Chicago, 2 hours from Des Moines, 4 hours from St. Louis, and 5.5 hours from Minneapolis/St. Paul.
Job Summary/Description:
KWQC is looking for a driven, focused leader who can help guide anchors, producers, and reporters as the next Assistant News Director. This role is for someone who wants to win. The successful candidate is someone with great editorial judgment, the ability to manage day-to-day newsroom operations, coach reporters, and help develop digital strategies. If your goal is to be a news director of the future, KWQC is a great place for you!
Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Supervise anchors, reporters, photographers, and producers
- Plan news coverage for broadcast and digital platforms in collaboration with the digital content manager
- Review scripts and rundowns
- Maintain newsroom standards and accountability
- Provide feedback to reporters by reviewing scripts and packages
- Provide feedback to producers by reviewing newscasts
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Editorial Leadership: Excellent news judgment, strong writing and storytelling ability, firm grasp of newsroom principles and journalism ethics, and ability to teach best practices to staff.
- Commitment to Urgency: Ability to direct breaking news coverage on all platforms and champion the First Alert weather strategy.
- Digital World: Carry out the digital-first strategy
- People Skills: Ability to guide, support, and inspire producers, anchors, and reporters.
- Motivational Skills: Get the team excited about the product, while holding them accountable
- Content Production Knowledge: Understanding of basic rundown systems (ENPS), VIZ graphics, and editing software
- Superb Communication Skills: Ability to deliver clear decisions and directions in a breaking news situation
- Management Experience: 3+ years of newsroom leadership
If you feel you’re qualified and want to work with a great group of people, go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings (https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings), you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on "apply now", upload your resume, cover letter, and references
(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)
KWQC-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free company
Additional Info:
Gray Media provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Gray Media complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Gray Media expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Gray’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.
Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.
Today, we are a growing multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. We are the nation's largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets serving 117 full-power television markets that collectively reach approximately 37% of US television households. The portfolio includes 80 markets with the top-rated television station and 100 markets with the first- and/or second-highest-rated television station in average all-day ratings across 116 of such markets that were measured by Nielsen in 2025. We also own the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 46 markets and Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Our additional media properties include video production companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and PowerNation Studios, and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios.
About KWQC:
KWQC-TV6 is a dominant NBC affiliate, serving Eastern Iowa and Western Illinois as the Quad Cities' #1 station for news, information, and entertainment programming. KWQC has the most experienced team in the market. Our mission is to keep our viewers safe and informed while guiding them through the ever-evolving digital world. The Quad Cities area is located right on the Mississippi River, just 2.5 hours from Chicago, 2 hours from Des Moines, 4 hours from St. Louis, and 5.5 hours from Minneapolis/St. Paul.
Job Summary/Description:
KWQC is looking for a driven, focused leader who can help guide anchors, producers, and reporters as the next Assistant News Director. This role is for someone who wants to win. The successful candidate is someone with great editorial judgment, the ability to manage day-to-day newsroom operations, coach reporters, and help develop digital strategies. If your goal is to be a news director of the future, KWQC is a great place for you!
Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Supervise anchors, reporters, photographers, and producers
- Plan news coverage for broadcast and digital platforms in collaboration with the digital content manager
- Review scripts and rundowns
- Maintain newsroom standards and accountability
- Provide feedback to reporters by reviewing scripts and packages
- Provide feedback to producers by reviewing newscasts
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Editorial Leadership: Excellent news judgment, strong writing and storytelling ability, firm grasp of newsroom principles and journalism ethics, and ability to teach best practices to staff.
- Commitment to Urgency: Ability to direct breaking news coverage on all platforms and champion the First Alert weather strategy.
- Digital World: Carry out the digital-first strategy
- People Skills: Ability to guide, support, and inspire producers, anchors, and reporters.
- Motivational Skills: Get the team excited about the product, while holding them accountable
- Content Production Knowledge: Understanding of basic rundown systems (ENPS), VIZ graphics, and editing software
- Superb Communication Skills: Ability to deliver clear decisions and directions in a breaking news situation
- Management Experience: 3+ years of newsroom leadership
If you feel you’re qualified and want to work with a great group of people, go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings (https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings), you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on "apply now", upload your resume, cover letter, and references
(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)
KWQC-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free company
Additional Info:
Gray Media provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Gray Media complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Gray Media expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Gray’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.
Equal Opportunity Employer
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights (https://www.eeoc.gov/poster) notice from the Department of Labor.
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What Employers Look For
The qualifications that appear most often in news director jobs.
- Minimum five to seven years of progressively responsible broadcast or digital news leadership experience
- Demonstrated ability to lead and develop a newsroom team under daily deadline pressure
- Proficiency with newsroom management systems and digital content management platforms
- Strong editorial judgment across breaking news, investigative reporting, and live coverage
- Experience with audience analytics platforms and digital-first content distribution strategies
- Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, or a closely related field
Tips for Your News Director Job Search
Quantify your editorial impact on your resume
News directors are judged on ratings, audience growth, and newsroom performance. Replace vague claims with concrete outcomes: how many staff you led, whether your coverage drove measurable audience increases, or how you reshaped a struggling news operation.
Tailor your reel to each market size
A news director reel that works in a top-25 market won't automatically translate to a smaller one. Smaller markets want versatility and hands-on leadership. Larger markets want strategic vision. Cut separate versions of your reel that speak directly to each audience.
Apply early to roles that fit
Migrate Mate lists news director openings from across the United States in one place, so you can find roles that match and apply directly to each listing.
Target stations mid-ratings cycle for openings
Many broadcast stations restructure leadership after ratings books. Timing your search around post-sweeps periods, typically following February, May, or November books, can surface openings before they're widely posted or filled through internal pipelines.
Prepare a newsroom turnaround case study
Interviewers for news director roles frequently ask how you'd fix a struggling newsroom. Walk into every interview with a specific, real example: what the problem was, the decisions you made, and what improved. Generic answers about culture and communication don't get you hired.
Negotiate your autonomy, not just your compensation
News directors lose jobs over interference from ownership or corporate. During final-round conversations, ask directly who has final say on editorial decisions, what the ownership's editorial history looks like, and what authority you'll have over hiring and staffing.
News Director Jobs: Frequently Asked Questions
Which companies are hiring the most news directors?
The most active employers for news directors right now are Nexstar Media Group, TEGNA, and GRAY MEDIA, and the most openings are in Virginia, Oregon, and New York, based on current listings on Migrate Mate as of November 2026. Broadcast television station groups and digital news publishers consistently account for the largest share of news director openings nationwide.
How many news director jobs are remote?
About 83% of news director openings are fully remote or hybrid as of November 2026, with most requiring at least some on-site presence given the live and breaking-news nature of the role. Digital-only outlets and content strategy-focused positions are the most likely to offer remote or hybrid arrangements for news directors.
How do you become a news director?
Most news directors start as reporters or producers, build experience as an assistant news director or executive producer, and demonstrate editorial leadership over several years before stepping into the director role. Getting there requires a strong on-air or digital portfolio, a record of managing staff effectively, and experience owning coverage decisions independently during major news events.
Can you get hired as a news director without prior director-level experience?
Smaller markets and digital-native outlets sometimes promote strong executive producers or senior producers directly into news director roles when candidates can show they've already been making editorial calls, managing staff, and driving coverage strategy in practice. Building a clear case around leadership moments you've owned, not just titles you've held, is what moves applications forward in those situations.
What does the news director interview process look like?
Candidates typically go through a phone screen with HR or a recruiter, followed by a video or in-person interview with the general manager or station leadership, and sometimes a panel with department heads. Final-round candidates are often asked to present a newsroom vision, respond to a live hypothetical breaking-news scenario, and discuss how they'd approach staffing and culture in the specific market or organization.
Where can I find and apply to news director jobs?
You can find and apply to news director jobs on Migrate Mate, which lists current openings from across the United States. Search for roles that match your market experience and leadership background, then apply directly to each listing that fits.
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