Hearst Television is seeking an innovative, energetic, and passionate journalist with a love for politics to lead our Washington News Bureau as Bureau Chief. As an exceptional communicator and collaborative leader, you will inspire and guide our team of correspondents, producers, and photographers to elevate multiplatform content on both local and national stages. You have an in-depth knowledge of politics and the political process, ideally with familiarity in the DC landscape, and are able to translate politics into fact-based, impactful, and engaging stories that resonate within our communities. You thrive on breaking news, whether political or not, valuing the urgency of delivering news both on-air and across digital platforms. Your knowledge extends to emerging technologies, recognizing their potential to enhance newsroom efficiency and creativity in storytelling and production.

As the Washington News Bureau Chief, you will work closely with news teams from all 27 Hearst Television newsrooms, our National Digital Team, and other Hearst media divisions. In this high-profile role, you will lead comprehensive political coverage, identify and communicate local and digital perspectives on national stories, and evaluate and adjust coverage based on regular, constructive feedback. 

Responsibilities include managing personnel and operational budgets, orchestrating logistics for conventions, inaugurations, and other significant coverage events, and fostering relationships with key government and media contacts in Washington. Above all, you demonstrate strong news judgment, uphold the highest ethical standards, cultivate a supportive team environment, and measure success through the achievements of your team.

The Bureau Chief reports to the Director, Special Projects and Group Initiatives. This is a full-time in-office position in Washington, DC.

Responsibilities: 

Develop new strategies for bureau operations, impactful story production, and effective communication within the bureau and with the full television group. Manage, coach, and support the growth of correspondents, producers, photographers, and other members of the bureau team. Implement a planning and project management system to recognize upcoming political events and developments and produce related enterprise content. Develop logistics and content plans for newsworthy scheduled events, such as political conventions, election nights, and inaugurations, and lead group content strategy for coverage of significant national news and weather events.  Manage hiring of personnel. Manage budgets for personnel and operations.  Assign basic office management duties, including ordering of supplies and equipment. Design and lead politically focused training sessions for Hearst Television stations and staff. Represent the Washington News Bureau and/or Hearst Television in media interviews and industry or related events. Effectively communicate and work seamlessly with all team members and newsroom managers, creative and digital teams, legal, and other Hearst divisions to complete projects and elevate content                 

Qualifications:

At least 5 years of senior management experience in a newsroom or news bureau preferred. Experience as a team leader who can foster a collaborative and inclusive environment. Works under pressure, make quick decisions, and organize and prioritize multiple projects at once.

Salary Statement

The estimated salary range for this role is $180,000 - $210,000. The actual salary offered is dependent upon many factors, such as transferable skills, work experience, business needs, market demands and conditions, and other factors permitted by law. The salary range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

Diversity Statement

At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That's why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization as diverse and varied as the audience we reach, ensuring that the content we create is more compassionate, and more representative of the communities we serve.

Benefits

Hearst's benefit programs are modern, flexible and designed to focus on you. As a Hearst employee, you and your spouse or partner or dependents would have access to the following benefits.

Medical | Dental | Vision 401(k) matching Emotional Wellness Support Paid Time Off Paid Parental Leave LGBTQ+ Health Services Additional benefits to meet your and your family's needs