SPORTS DIRECTOR - KCTV

Graymedia - Fairway, KS

Full-time - Mid Level

Fairway, KS

Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

KCTV5, the CBS affiliate in Kansas City, is seeking a Sports Director to lead its sports department. This role involves creating engaging newscasts and digital content, making decisions, and collaborating with the newsroom team. The ideal candidate will have strong leadership qualities and a passion for sports journalism.

Responsibilities

• Selecting and creating stories that matter to viewers
• Delivering scripted material and ad-libbing with professionalism, personality, and purpose
• Shooting video, writing scripts, building graphics, and editing video to tell complete and effective stories
• Planning, gathering, assembling stories, and producing sports hits as needed
• Coordinating with news managers, assignment desk, digital team, and producers to develop exclusive content
• Creating content and posting to digital platforms as news develops
• Responding urgently to breaking and developing sports news on-air, online, and streaming
• Working under strict deadline pressure
• Demonstrating exceptional time-management skills by meeting all deadlines
• Appearing on behalf of the station at public events

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism or a related field
• 5 years of past anchoring and reporting experience preferred
• High-quality shooting, writing, producing, and video editing skills
• Exceptional communication skills
• Sound ethics and judgment
• Consistent track record of meeting deadlines and producing high-level content
• Ability to work varied shifts, including overnights and weekends
• Self-starter skills
• Knowledge of and ability to operate state-of-the-art television news equipment and content management systems
• Familiarity with ENPS, Edius, LiveU, and Arc is preferred

Nice-to-haves

• Flexibility: Inspired to perform well when granted the ability to set your own schedule and goals
• Self-Starter: Inspired to perform without outside help

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunities (EEO)
• Drug-free workplace
• Encouragement for new employees to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19