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Are you a creative and innovative storyteller looking to grow your leadership skills and make an impact? WBZ News is looking for a phenomenal, hardworking and highly organized multi-skilled leader to lead our special projects unit and weekend news coverage.

This is a role for a dynamic transformation leader who knows news and can coordinate demo-targeted content for all WBZ platforms. The ideal candidate is someone who can help grow our team and ratings while setting a high standard for news quality through feedback and mentorship.

Overview and Responsibilities:

• Manage a team of anchors, reporters, producers, meteorologists, photojournalists, digital content producers, and editors with strong editorial judgement.

• Exhibit strong editorial judgement, effective communication, and critical thinking skills.

• Create content by utilizing the latest news gathering technology to shoot and edit stories.

• Cultivate a work environment that encourages fresh ideas, risk taking, and community engagement for our multi-platform audiences.

• Support the station's objective of prioritizing digital-first content growth through daily editorial choices.

• Uphold impeccable grammar, spelling, and attention to detail in all content that is produced.

• Work in the newsroom and control room demonstrating adaptability and composure in fast paced situations.

Basic Qualifications:

• Minimum of 5 years of experience in broadcast or cable news; at least 3 years of newsroom management experience.

• Prior experience in a live control room, including serving as a line producer in a live-news environment.

• Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience.

• Familiarity with streaming platforms and working knowledge of digital video production techniques and online content management.

• This position requires working weekends and holidays.

CBS News and Stations, brings together the power of CBS News, 28 owned television stations in 17 major U.S. markets, the CBS News Streaming Network, CBS News Streaming local platforms, local websites and cbsnews.com, under one umbrella. CBS News and Stations is home to the nations #1 news program 60 MINUTES, the CBS News Streaming Network, the first 24/7 digital streaming news network, the award-winning broadcasts CBS MORNINGS, CBS SATURDAY MORNING, the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH NORAH ODONNELL, CBS SUNDAY MORNING, CBS WEEKEND EVENING NEWS, 48 HOURS and FACE THE NATION WITH MARGARET BRENNAN. CBS News and Stations provides news and information for the CBS Television Network, CBSNews.com, CBS News Radio and podcasts, Paramount +, all digital platforms, and the CBS News Streaming Network, the premier 24/7 anchored streaming news service that is available free to everyone with access to the internet. The CBS News Streaming Network is the destination for breaking news, live events, original reporting and storytelling, and programs from CBS News and Stations top anchors and correspondents working locally, nationally and around the globe. CBS News streaming services, across national and local, amassed more than 1.01 billion streams in 2021. Launched in November 2014 as CBSN, the CBS News Streaming Network is available on 30 digital platforms and apps, as well as CBSNews.com and Paramount+. The service is available live in 91 countries. CBS News and Stations is dedicated to providing the highest quality journalism under standards it pioneered and continues to set in todays digital age. CBS News earns more prestigious journalism awards than any other broadcast news division.

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.

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