TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) 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.
KSDK 5 On Your Side, the TEGNA-owned NBC affiliate serving St. Louis, Missouri, is recruiting a passionate news leader to oversee all aspects of our multi-platform content operation.
The ideal candidate will uphold KSDK’s high standards for engaging storytelling, investigative excellence, and journalism that is relevant, compelling, and impactful—with a sharp focus on breaking news, local weather, politics and sports. This leader has a proven track record of developing talent, coaching teams, and recruiting high-potential journalists.
The News Director will collaborate closely with KSDK news and station leadership to ensure content reflects the needs of St. Louis’s diverse, bi-state audience. This includes driving daily editorial priorities, ensuring consistent execution across platforms, and delivering context, enterprise reporting, and exclusive content that helps audiences understand what matters and why.
This leader will model TEGNA’s values in every decision—demand the truth, work smarter, do the right thing, and win—guiding how we serve our audiences, support our teams, and deliver essential journalism every day.
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About KSDK / St. Louis
KSDK (NBC) is the TEGNA-owned television station serving St. Louis, one of the nation’s most vibrant and historic media markets. Through its “5 On Your Side” brand, the station is deeply committed to investigative journalism, accountability reporting, and meaningful community impact. KSDK plays a vital role in informing and connecting audiences across the region through trusted local news, weather, and storytelling that makes a difference.
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.
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