President & General Manager

7 days ago


Phoenix, Arizona, United States Asian American Journalists Association Full time

**President & General Manager**

**Job ID**: 6606 **Job Views**: 41 **Location:** New York, New York, United States **Postal Code:** **Job Category:** Television **Employment Type:** Full time **Salary:** **Posted:**

**Job Description**

The President and General Manager of WABC-TV is responsible for leading and advancing the most watched local television station in the New York market and in the country, managing the strategies and teams that drive audience and growth across platforms.

This executive will be at the center WABC-TVs future success, upholding our commitment to quality journalism and the communities we serve while driving modernization across the organization, prioritizing an adaptable and inclusive culture that embraces change and innovation.

The General Manager will have a clear vision for the future of WABC-TV with the capability of communicating and executing that vision via hands-on leadership, optimism, strategic risk-taking and focused metrics of success. He or she will be a creative thinker who generates new ideas and understands how to maximize brands and resources to achieve market leadership. This includes developing strategies which evolve the WABC-TV brand from not only being the place to go for breaking news, but also where consumers can expect to find localized high quality, high impact journalism and content.

This executive will also work directly with the ABC Owned Stations leadership, and other businesses within Disney Media Entertainment and Distribution as well as Walt Disney Television and The Walt Disney Company to drive collective growth and success.

**Responsibilities** :

Direct and manage the overall operations to drive "ethical results" (meet or exceed KPIs) including established goals/objectives in ratings, audience, video, sales/revenue, market share, profit and operating income.

Oversee and evolve the brand to maximize its impact, relevancy and connection with local audiences.

In collaboration with appropriate executives, develop and implement a content strategy that attracts and engages audiences across platforms.

Lead a premium multi-platform news organization including a vast and diverse team of talent across many roles and disciplines.

Supervise the production and ongoing evolution of Live with Kelly and Ryan, one of daytime televisions most successful and enduring talk shows.

Oversight of the station's 24/7 broadcast and quality/technical requirements.

Grow and develop unified CTV strategies to create/aggregate content for streaming platforms.

Drive business and partnership development efforts to drive modernization and further group goals.

Continue to identify more effective and efficient approaches to operations and processes throughout the organization.

Represent the station in the community; develop and maintain strong relationships with community leaders.

Seek out opportunities to contribute to the local market area for the betterment of the community.

Recruit, develop, and retain a strong leadership team; provide guidance and coaching to maximize their performance and accelerate their professional growth.

Champion data and analytics to drive multi-platform content, product and platform optimization as well as accountability across the organization.

Execute all corporate policies/objectives while maintaining the highest level of ethics and industry standards.

Establish and maintain an innovative and highly collaborative culture atmosphere that promotes novel idea generation, open communication, respect for others and excellence.

Create a diverse, collaborative, fun and stimulating work environment.

Collaborate with other parts of OTV, Walt Disney Television and TWDC to advance the groups interests and leverage assets.

**Basic Qualifications** :

Proven experience as a leader at a local broadcast station.

A participative leadership approach that fosters collaboration and innovation.

Ability to recognize, create and communicate priorities, strategies, market opportunities and challenges to drive growth and performance improvement.

Attention to detail, project management skills, and the ability to effectively lead and manage in a dynamic and challenging environment.

Experience managing budgeting processes and strategic planning.

Strong written, verbal and presentation skills.

Legal understanding of FCC rules and regulations.

Experience working with unions and contract negotiations.

**Required Education** :

Bachelors degree in a relevant discipline.

**To Apply**:

WABC-TV is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law.

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