DayPart Manager

2 Months ago • All levels • $120,000 PA - $140,000 PA

Job Summary

Job Description

As the Daypart Manager at NBC Chicago, you will lead the editorial strategy for news content across all platforms within your designated time block, ensuring a cohesive narrative. You will manage, mentor, and evaluate platform managers and content producers, fostering their skills in audience engagement. You'll leverage digital insights to inform content strategies, collaborate across the newsroom for comprehensive coverage, shape compelling news presentations, and champion modern news delivery. Additionally, you will foster community connections, drive new content initiatives, navigate news events strategically, contribute to efficient newsroom operations, uphold journalistic standards, and support team growth, including providing leadership coverage on weekends. This role involves strategic planning, talent development, and ensuring effective news coverage throughout the day.
Perks:
  • Medical, dental, and vision insurance
  • 401(k)
  • Paid leave
  • Tuition reimbursement
  • A variety of other discounts and perks

Job Details

As our Daypart Manager, you'll be a pivotal leader in defining how our stories resonate with Chicago, guiding our content and empowering our team across all platforms – from broadcast to digital and social media. You'll be responsible for the strategic vision of news coverage within your designated editorial coverage period and for fostering the professional growth of platform managers and content producers across different dayparts. Your focus will be on delivering compelling, informative news and developing the talent that creates it. What You'll Do:
  • Lead Integrated Daypart Strategy: You'll drive the editorial strategy for news content within your assigned block of time across all platforms, ensuring a cohesive and impactful narrative that transcends individual newscasts.
  • Manage and Develop Talent: You'll lead, mentor, and evaluate platform managers and content producers working within various dayparts, fostering their skills in audience engagement across media and supporting their professional growth.
  • Leverage Digital Insights for Strategic Planning: You'll utilize digital data and trends to inform content strategies and talent development initiatives, optimizing our connection with online audiences across different times of day.
  • Collaborate Across the Newsroom for Comprehensive Coverage: Working closely with the Assignment Desk Manager, Managing Editor, reporters, digital teams, and other daypart managers. Your strategic planning will ensure seamless and effective news coverage throughout the day.
  • Contribute to Engaging Multi-Platform Presentations: You'll play a key role in shaping compelling news presentations for broadcast, digital, and social platforms, understanding how to connect with audiences at different times and on various devices.
  • Champion Modern News Delivery and Talent Adaptation: You'll help the team adapt to and utilize new technologies and workflows to effectively distribute content and enhance their skills in a rapidly evolving media landscape.
  • Foster Community Connections and Special Programming: You'll have opportunities to build relationships with community groups and contribute to impactful special programming initiatives as needed.
  • Drive New Content and Talent Initiatives: You'll be actively involved in the creation and launch of new programming ideas and in identifying and nurturing talent to lead these initiatives.
  • Navigate News Events Strategically: You'll be a key leader in managing the editorial and logistical aspects of both breaking and planned news within your core coverage window, ensuring strong, coordinated coverage across all platforms and dayparts.
  • Contribute to Efficient Newsroom Operations: You'll assist in resolving operational challenges and managing resources effectively across different teams and dayparts.
  • Uphold the Highest Journalistic Standards: You'll represent the station with professionalism and a steadfast commitment to our ethical guidelines.
  • Support Team Growth and Development: You'll contribute to the overall growth of our news team through coaching, providing constructive feedback, and actively identifying and developing future leaders across all dayparts.
  • Provide Leadership Coverage: You'll participate in an on-call rotation, providing essential leadership oversight for weekend news operations.

This position is eligible for company sponsored benefits, including medical, dental and vision insurance, 401(k), paid leave, tuition reimbursement, and a variety of other discounts and perks. Learn more about the benefits offered by NBCUniversal by visiting the Benefits page of the Careers website

Salary Range: $120,000 - $140,000 (based on experience)

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