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News Director, NBC & Telemundo San Diego

San Diego, CALIFORNIA, us💼 Full-time💰 $150,000–$200,000🗓 2026-09-17 → 2026-09-25

Core

Lead content strategy and day-to-day news operations for Telemundo 20, while overseeing weather and sports content across the NBC 7 and Telemundo 20 duopoly in San Diego.

Role type

Senior News Director (Broadcast & Digital)

Builds

Local news broadcasts, streaming content, digital/social stories, weather forecasts, and sports coverage for the San Diego-Tijuana binational community.

Domain

Broadcast television, digital media, local news, binational journalism

Deliverable

production ML models | product features | dashboards & analysis | research | client delivery | infrastructure | physical/clinical work -> product features (news content, broadcasts, digital stories)

Required skills

Newsroom leadership, binational content strategy, multiplatform storytelling, breaking news management, team coaching, editorial judgment, Spanish fluency, English fluency

Preferred skills

Duopoly operations experience, weather/sports team management, multicultural audience growth, cross-border community dynamics

Technologies

Broadcast systems, streaming platforms, social media channels, mobile apps

Responsibilities

Lead binational content strategy across broadcast, streaming, digital, and social platforms; supervise and develop meteorologists and sports talent; manage breaking news and major event coverage; collaborate with station leadership on community engagement and talent development.

Seniority

Senior, hands-on IC with management responsibilities

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