Managing Editor - WFXT

Position Overview

WFXT’s Managing Editor leads the daily execution of the Boston 25 News strategic vision.

They oversee daily news gathering, planning, and execution, and possess a keen understanding of news cycles for broadcast and digital platforms as well as a high level of news judgment. The ME leads Boston 25’s team of talented reporters while seeking new tactical strategies to simplify operations. They inspire and instill confidence in the staff, and foster teamwork and collaboration. The Managing Editor is responsible for performance and deadline obligations.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Manage TV staff effectively to enterprise strong unique local content and meet deadlines.
• Communicate clear expectations for quality content and the needs of our audience.
• Help guide TV staff in journalism best practices and content showcasing.
• Oversee short- and long-term planning for content (breaking news, enterprise, and investigation) and drive team coverage of big breaking stories and severe weather.
• Use metrics and research for planning and execution of content to increase audience for both newscasts and our digital products/social media accounts.
• Plan and share content across platforms of TV & Digital.
• Coordinate and share resources with other managers and facilitate teamwork.
• Facilitate solutions to challenges and employee innovation.
• Communicate individual and team goals clearly.
• Motivate, coach, develop and keep staff focused to ensure excellent performance.
• Manage and review performance, and address quality and productivity performance issues.
• Create development plans to help staff embrace strengths and challenges and share and grow their abilities.
• Hold staff accountable for content that is balanced, fair, accurate and complete, incorporating where appropriate, a diverse range of sources.

Minimum Qualifications

• Demonstrate strong management, leadership, communication, collaborative and customer service (internal and external) skills, and a passion for self-development.
• Proactive, flexible, adaptable, energetic, organized, detailed oriented and able to multi-task and problem solve in a high-energy, fast-paced, and constantly transforming environment.
• Demonstrate the ability to train as a subject matter expert.
• Take a results-oriented approach to work and leverage resources for competitive advantage.
• Demonstrate a highly developed skill as a critical thinker to work with other managers and staff to spot reporting holes, bias, and other issues.
• Possess an understanding of the technologies used in the newsroom.
• Use time effectively, efficiently, and productively, and meet deadlines.
• Foster inclusion and diversity, and model company values.
• Eight years of television newsroom management experience required.
• Thorough understanding of digital news products and social media strategies

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Ten years of newsroom experience.
• Proficiency in more than one journalism platform.