KSBW-TV, the market’s #1 news station for 64 years, covering Salinas/Monterey/Santa Cruz on California’s magnificent Central Coast is looking for an Assistant News Director to join our dominant news team and oversee fast-paced newscasts in a fast –paced news market.  We need a driven, organized leader who can articulate a vision for newscasts and lead a team towards that vision. The right candidate will be a leader who can develop multi-platform content that succeeds on air, on mobile, and on social media.  Responsibilities include the ability to manage, coach, and motivate a team of producers, reporters, anchors, and photojournalists who are committed to excellence. The Assistant News Director is responsible for the overall content of assigned newscasts, manages all aspects of breaking news, and social engagement. The right candidate must be a pro when it comes to effective communication and decision making under daily deadline pressure. You must have proven ability in making decisions based on strong ethics, a solid producing background, and a desire to win. You must be able to research, pitch, and gather enterprise news stories, as well. The A.N.D.  will work on recruiting producers and work closely with the News Director to implement winning strategies for each newscast. The ideal candidate can handle breaking news when it comes and, when it doesn’t, can still oversee a compelling product that delivers interesting and relevant content to our viewers. Overseeing the product is only one facet of the job. You must also be a coach and a leader with the communications skills to make those you supervise better.Job Responsibilities:                                                Oversight of the preparation of a rundown and scripts for the newscastsOversight of the use of all our graphics resources to enhance our presentationCoaching producers, reporters, and photojournalistsResponding to breaking newsOversight of digital response to breaking news and social media engagementWriting compelling news stories in active voiceMeeting deadlinesNews gatheringBoothing newscasts when neededPosting stories and video on website and on mobileLeading editorial meetings and pitching enterprise stories in editorial meetingsMust perform administrative duties including scheduling, performance reviews, training and providing critical feedback.Communicating effectively with news staff, promotions, and production/engineeringExperience Requirements: Minimum five years producing experience, two as an Executive Producer.Should have demonstrated experience in writing and can think visually. Qualifications Requirements:                                             Have a strong sense of audience desires  Possess outstanding communication skills.Ability to multi-task and coordinate several crews and responsibilities simultaneously.An ability to summarize information into easy-to-understand componentsCreative presentation style, and ability to showcase all resources and elementsUnwavering journalistic integrity and ethical standardsKnowledge of ENPS newsroom computer system and use of Adobe Premier editing system are both a plusEducation:                                        College degree in broadcast journalism, broadcast news or related field. Military training and experience will be considered