Executive Director, News Integration
Postuler maintenant Postuler ultérieurement Job ID 10130216 Emplacement Glendale, Californie, États-Unis Entreprise ABC Owned TV Stations Date de publication 08/09/2025Résumé du poste:
ABC Owned Television Stations is looking for an experienced, dynamic Executive Director of News Integration. This leader will play a pivotal role in enhancing the quality and impact of news content across platforms. They will collaborate closely with both OTV and ABC News to drive high-value, topical coverage and specials. A key focus of the role will be launching and leading a daily California-focused streaming newscast, elevating the "On Your Side" brand through compelling storytelling while aligning with broader content and synergy priorities.
The Executive Director of News Integration will be responsible for strengthening collaboration between OTV and ABC News to consistently deliver high-level local news content across all platforms—daily, weekly, and long-term. This role will coordinate and integrate news teams to maximize impact on breaking news, live events, major projects, specialty units, and company initiatives. The Executive Director will build and implement strategic initiatives to elevate our core product—local news—by providing tools for growth, fostering editorial excellence, and driving innovation across platforms.
Additionally, this leader will oversee OTV’s streaming strategy in close partnership with ABC News Live and will create a centralized coaching and feedback system to support newsroom development. The Executive Director will work to supercharge partnerships, ensure alignment, and enhance storytelling by leveraging both local and national resources.
Key Responsibilities:
- Identify new tools to simplify and streamline News and Live Events
- Identify, secure, and manage grants to fund innovative initiatives, and develop strategic partnerships that foster a culture of innovation and support forward-thinking content and operational strategies
- Support the needs of division leaders in planning and executing linear and digital content opportunities throughout the year
- Manage relationships with internal stakeholders from sales and leaders across the Disney to create results driven programming for a variety of critical production and marketing campaigns
Basic Qualifications:
- Minimum 7 years’ experience in journalism and/or news
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Experience creating linear and digital video content in a collaborative environment for a platform, agency, network, or brand
- Demonstrated leadership skills, leading individuals and managing stakeholders
- Knowledge of the content creation workflow including videography, editing, etc.
- A positive and optimistic outlook that matches the brand’s mission
- Strong innovation, change management and time-management skills
- Solid background collaborating, building rapport and cultivating relationships across levels
- Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications or other relevant major
Preferred Qualifications:
- Familiarity with the Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere, Photoshop, After Effects)
- Awareness of digital formats and trends in emerging platforms
- Familiarity with local news
- Multi-platform experience
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The hiring range for this position in Glendale, CA is $201,400.00 to $270,100.00 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
Sur ABC Owned TV Stations:
Le groupe Disney Entertainment Television crée des contenus originaux de divertissement et d’information pour les plateformes de streaming de la société et ses réseaux de câble et de diffusion.
Sur The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, ainsi que ses filiales et sociétés affiliées, forme l’une des principales entreprises internationales diversifiées de divertissement familial et de médias. Elle comprend trois secteurs d'activités essentiels : Disney Entertainment, ESPN et Disney Experiences. Depuis ses modestes débuts en tant que studio de dessins animés dans les années 1920 jusqu’à son statut de référence actuel dans le secteur du divertissement, Disney poursuit fièrement sa tradition de création d’histoires et d’expériences exceptionnelles pour tous les membres de la famille. Les histoires, les personnages et les expériences de Disney touchent les consommateurs et les visiteurs du monde entier. À travers nos activités présentes dans plus de 40 pays, nos employés et cast members collaborent pour créer des expériences de divertissement appréciées à la fois au niveau universel et local.
Le poste est rattaché à ABC, Inc. , qui fait partie d’une entreprise que nous appelons ABC Owned TV Stations.
ABC, Inc. est un employeur qui souscrit au principe d’égalité des chances à l’emploi. Les candidat(e)s seront pris(es) en considération pour un emploi sans distinction de race, de religion, de couleur, de sexe, d’orientation sexuelle, de genre, d’identité de genre, d’expression de genre, d’origine nationale, d’ascendance, d’âge, d’état matrimonial, de statut militaire ou d’ancien combattant, d’état de santé, d’informations génétiques ou de handicap, ou de tout autre motif interdit par la loi fédérale, étatique ou locale. Disney défend un environnement commercial où les idées et décisions de tous et toutes nous aident à grandir, innover, créer les meilleures histoires et être pertinents dans un monde en évolution constante.