Wave

Managing Director - Spectrum News 1

Wave$120K — $150K *
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • 8+ years of experience in newsroom management
  • 5+ years of management experience
  • Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism or related field
  • Strong understanding of digital media landscape
  • Proven skills in visual journalism, digital video, and social media
  • Ability to support editorial teams in fast-paced environments

Responsibilities

  • Direct editorial content assignment and lead a team of journalists
  • Make informed decisions to engage audiences with quality stories
  • Lead and mentor teams, cultivating talent within the organization
  • Develop training programs to improve team skills
  • Collaborate with corporate departments representing journalism's interests
  • Utilize data to connect audiences with relevant news

Benefits

  • Opportunities for creative expression in reporting
  • Supportive, people-first team culture
  • Recognition of journalism's role in community engagement
  • Continuous professional development and mentorship
  • Flexibility to adapt to emerging news and changes in scheduling
Full Job Description
Job Summary

Do you want to have the last say on editorial choices? Do you want to be the leader of a group of driven creatives? Apply to be a Managing Director at Spectrum News.

Responsibilities

As Managing Director, you'll direct the assignment of editorial content and leads a team of journalists. Your voice will be heard in the newsroom, as you determine the choices that will promote quality and engage audiences. You will lead, develop, and train teams to attract talent to the organization. It is a cycle of constant improvement as you oversee the Managing Editor, providing newsroom-wide mentorship. You'll make data-informed decisions about what's resonating to connect our audience with the stories that matter.

WHAT OUR MANAGING DIRECTORS ENJOY MOST
  • Representing our journalism's and our readers' interests in large discussions with corporate departments.
  • Managing high-performing teams by inspiring, guiding, educating, and coaching skillfully to draw in and nurture potential.


Qualifications

WHAT YOU'LL BRING TO SPECTRUM NEWS

Required Qualifications
  • Experience: Newsroom management experience in a fast-paced, constantly evolving digital publishing environment - 8+ years, management experience - 5+ years
  • Education: Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism, management, or related field
  • Technical Skills: A sound understanding of the evolving digital media landscape
  • Skills: Demonstrated, applied understanding of the centrality of visual journalism, digital video, and social media to journalism, experience working collaboratively with in-house product/platform teams to figure out more ways to increase the reach of our journalism
  • Abilities: Ability to support our writers and editors in making tough journalistic calls in fast-moving news cycles, ability to develop and execute on ideas that can expand Spectrum Networks current audiences in a deeply collaborative, transparent setting
  • Travel Ability: Works primarily inside a climate-controlled environment throughout the year but might be assigned field duties on occasion
  • Schedule: Ability to work various shifts, longer shifts, weekends and holidays, and be flexible with schedule changes due to "breaking news", and/or severe weather emergencies


Preferred Qualifications
  • Master's degree

About Wave

Wave is a Canadian financial services company that provides accounting, invoicing, and payment processing software for small businesses. The company was founded in 2010 by Kirk Simpson and James Lochrie. Wave's software is used by over 4 million small businesses around the world. In 2019, the company was acquired by H&R Block for $405 million. Wave is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.
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2011

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