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President & General Manager
KPNX-TV Phoenix
Source: TEGNA Inc. careers · View original posting
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About TEGNA
TEGNA Inc. helps people thrive in their local communities by providing the trusted local news and services that matter most. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches more than 100 million people monthly across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. Together, we are building a sustainable future for local news.
KPNX
, the TEGNA-owned
NBC affiliate in Phoenix is searching for an accomplished, strategic leader to serve as President & General Manager.
The President & General Manager is responsible for the overall performance of the operation, setting the market strategy and leading the organization to drive revenue growth, strengthen financial performance, grow audiences and deliver meaningful community impact across platforms. The successful candidate will be a proven business and people leader who builds high-performing teams, identifies new opportunities for growth, drives innovation and creates a culture of collaboration and accountability.
Responsibilities:
- Leads the overall strategy and performance of the operation, with accountability for content, sales, brand and operations across all platforms.
- Develops and executes short- and long-term strategies to grow revenue, audience, market share and profitability.
- Provides strategic leadership for the market’s content operation, ensuring high-quality, relevant journalism that serves the community, grows audiences and strengthens the station’s brand across platforms.
- Leads the market’s multiplatform strategy, identifying opportunities to expand audience reach, engagement, content and distribution.
- Partners with sales leadership to drive revenue growth, strengthen customer relationships and deliver effective advertiser solutions.
- Develops and manages annual budgets and forecasts, ensuring strong financial performance and accountability against business objectives.
- Builds, develops and leads a high-performing leadership team across functions, establishing clear expectations and accountability for results.
- Creates alignment across content, sales and other functions around shared market and company priorities.
- Drives innovation and continuous improvement, identifying new opportunities to grow the business, strengthen the operation and better serve audiences and customers.
- Serves as a visible leader in the community and builds strong relationships with community partners, advertisers, viewers and other key stakeholders.
Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in journalism, business or related field and
- 7-10 years of strong performance in a leadership position with a multimedia company
- Proven track record of leading high-performing teams and delivering strong business, financial and audience results.
- Demonstrated ability to develop and execute strategy, translate priorities into action and hold teams accountable for results.
- Strong financial acumen with experience managing budgets, forecasting performance and driving revenue and profitability.
- Experience leading across multiple functions and building alignment among teams with different priorities and areas of expertise.
- Strong understanding of evolving media consumption, digital and streaming platforms, and opportunities to grow audiences and revenue across platforms.
- Excellent judgment and critical-thinking skills with a demonstrated ability to make sound, data-informed decisions.
- Innovative and growth-oriented mindset with a willingness to challenge existing approaches and identify new ways to win.
- Effective communicator and inclusive leader who listens well, develops talent and creates a clear, shared vision.
- Demonstrated ability to represent the organization as a credible and engaged leader in the community.
Benefits:
- TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.
- Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA’s 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.
- Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor’s appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.
- TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.
- Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.
- EEO statement: TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law. If you are in need of an accommodation in order to submit your application, please email askhr@tegna.com
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