Supervising Director

WROC/RochesterFirst is hiring a Supervising Director to join our award-winning team. With the credibility and strength of our 75-year trusted brand, WROC/RochesterFirst is Rochester, NY’s universal local source for news, weather, and information across all platforms.

Rochester, NY, ranked as the nation’s second most affordable housing market, offers an exceptional quality of life—with outstanding dining, lively entertainment, scenic parks and golf courses, and a friendly, welcoming community.

WROC-TV/RochesterFirst.com in Rochester, New York is hiring a Supervising Director who is responsible for researching, planning, managing, and producing news programming.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Oversee daily Production Department operations, ensuring all assigned responsibilities are being completed and meet broadcast standards

• Work closely with News Producers, Photographers, Engineers, and other Directors to enhance our final on-air product

• Be self-sufficient, managing multiple projects with competing priorities.

• Code live and prerecorded productions using Ross OverDrive and ENPS, as well as Edit with technical proficiency using Adobe Premiere

• Build and Stream for live and prerecorded productions using OBS Studio

• Identify and effectively solve problems, making last-minute decisions under tight deadlines and high pressure.

• Schedule staff, evaluate job performance, and identify areas for growth

• Train Directors in all job expectations, policies, procedures and good practices, congruent with Nexstar’s Company Policy and FCC Guidelines

• Perform other requests and duties as necessary

Requirements & Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in communications, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience is preferred

• Management or other work-related experience is preferred

• Experience in news operations and/or production required

• Experience with cross-platform live streaming is preferred

• Ross OverDrive, ENPS, Adobe Premiere and OBS experience a plus

• Demonstrate excellent communication skills; fluent in English, oral and written

• Strong interpersonal, organizational and computer skills is preferred

• Available to work all shifts (mornings, evenings, overnights, weekends, and holidays), as well as extended hours as assigned

• Valid driver’s license and good driving record is required

Compensation: $20-21.15/hour commensurate with applicant’s experience and skill level.