Job: Director – Content Innovation

Job Description

ABC7 / WLS-TV, THE WALT DISNEY OWNED STATION IN CHICAGO, is searching for an skilled, dynamic chief and premium content material creator to develop and produce progressive and revenue-generating programming for all platforms. The perfect candidate will create knowledge pushed content material methods and spearhead the station’s programming efforts – together with a stay half-hour, weekly discuss present, particular linear and streaming broadcasts, local people parades and occasions, authentic digital content material, gross sales and synergy integrations, and the ABC Owned Tv Stations Localish model and premium content material efforts throughout the corporate. The Director of Content material Innovation will function the chief thought chief for ideating, creating, and boosting programming efforts for WLS ABC 7 throughout all platforms.

Obligations

-Generate concepts for, and oversee manufacturing of, native occasions, particular broadcasts, digital streaming and authentic content material, gross sales integrations, Localish and OTV-wide content material initiatives.

-Additionally contains oversight of a stay, weekly half-hour discuss present, Windy Metropolis Weekend

-Associate with forward-thinking gross sales leaders to maximise income alternatives with premium and in-tegrated content material offers

-Takes dangers and function a lead artistic thought chief within the programming division

-Construct and domesticate partnerships for progress and publicity

-Create group and PR based mostly concepts and occasions with our gross sales and advertising and marketing groups

-Work instantly with the Advertising and Viewers Growth workforce on finest content material for progress and platform distribution

-Work instantly with content material creators and lead content material initiatives, each inside and outdoors the station

-Drive programming transformation as we shift emphasis to multi-platform, stay streaming and origi-nal content material

-Write, produce (each stay and scripted programming), edit and shoot as needed

Fundamental {Qualifications}

-Minimal of 10 years of expertise as premium content material and stay, broadcast program creator, develop-ing and producing progressive and revenue-generating programming for all platforms

-Confirmed and skilled chief with a observe file of making compelling and distinctive content material

-Potential to take programming and digital media analysis and create motion plans and information employees based mostly off that analysis

-A frontrunner that fosters collaboration and innovation amongst all workforce members

-Potential to acknowledge, create and talk priorities, methods, alternatives and challenges whereas driving progress and efficiency enchancment.

-Glorious communication abilities

-Robust written, verbal and presentation abilities

Required Schooling

Bachelor’s diploma or equal work expertise

Further Info

This position is taken into account hybrid, which suggests the worker will work a portion of their time on-site from a Firm designated location and the rest of their time remotely.

To use, please go browsing to: https://jobs.disneycareers.com/ and seek for Job ID: 10019623 or use the hyperlink:

https://jobs.disneycareers.com/job/chicago/wls-director-content-innovation/391/35766145280

No cellphone calls, please

Reporting Location – Chicago, IL

About ABC Owned TV Stations:

Comprised of the Firm’s worldwide enterprise items and numerous direct-to-consumer streaming companies, Disney Media & Leisure Distribution (DMED) aligns know-how, media distribution and promoting gross sales right into a single enterprise phase to create and ship personalised leisure experiences to shoppers all over the world.

About The Walt Disney Firm:

The Walt Disney Firm, along with its subsidiaries and associates, is a number one diversified worldwide household leisure and media enterprise with the next enterprise segments: media networks, parks and resorts, studio leisure, shopper merchandise and interactive media. From humble beginnings as a car-toon studio within the Nineteen Twenties to its preeminent identify within the leisure trade as we speak, Disney proudly contin-ues its legacy of making world-class tales and experiences for each member of the household. Disney’s tales, characters and experiences attain shoppers and company from each nook of the globe. With operations in additional than 40 international locations, our staff and solid members work collectively to create leisure experienc-es which are each universally and regionally cherished.

This place is with WLS Tv, Inc., which is a part of a enterprise we name ABC Owned TV Stations.

WLS Tv, Inc. is an equal alternative employer. Candidates will obtain consideration for employment with out regard to race, coloration, faith, intercourse, nationwide origin, sexual orientation, gender id, incapacity or pro-tected veteran standing. Disney fosters a enterprise tradition the place concepts and choices from all individuals assist us develop, innovate, create the very best tales and be related in a quickly altering world.