Director, Owned Platforms, NBC News Digital

NBC News Digital is hiring a director of owned platforms, a newsroom leader overseeing the team curating and distributing our industry-leading journalism on some of our most popular platforms, including NBCNews.com, the NBC News app and alerts, newsletters, news partners and beyond.

This is a leadership role with a focus on managing and producing the platforms to the highest standards that distinguishes NBC News apart from its competitors. This role is a leading storyteller, presenting the best of NBC News to our audience.

The person in this role should have excellent news judgment, a strong ability to write engaging and balanced headlines, and a keen sense of the right mix of stories for the homepage and app. The director should envision what a front page looks like hours or days ahead and plan for it, and be able to pivot when news happens. The director should be able to balance breaking coverage with long-term planning.

The role requires accuracy and speed under tight deadlines. Experience and comfort working under pressure, and an ability to remain calm, focused, respectful and organized during breaking news is essential.

The person in this role needs to deeply understand our audience — which is broad, mainstream and reflects all of America — and should be obsessive about our analytics, especially when it comes to app alert vision and strategy. The director should be a newshound, with a pulse on the major stories of the day and is on top of updates. 

The person should have a proven collaborative manner, working with newsroom editors to ensure platforms have the coverage they need to serve the audience. The director is responsible for planning and executing our presentation on tentpole news days, from elections to the Olympics.

This role liaises constantly with other stakeholders — newsroom editors, art and photo, product developers and audience development analysts, among others.

The director should be a strong manager who knows how to encourage and develop talent on the team.

This role is based in New York City and reports to the Editorial Director, Curation & Operations. 

Responsibilities:

• Create an engaging, distinct and urgent feeling across our owned platforms.
• Hyperfocus on curating the News App, where most of our super users live, and driving people who are not super users to the app. 
• Work closely with the Product team to advocate for necessary changes.
• Understand, communicate and act on insights from key metrics. Work closely with the Audience team to develop insights and execute new strategies.
• Manage and coach editors, helping to develop their skills while nurturing a positive and supportive team culture.
• Oversee and develop partner relationships, such as with Apple News, Flipboard and others.