Director of Content & Innovation (Media)

Location: Houston, Texas, United States; on-site at 7700 Westpark (Tribune-KIAH)

Company

hirify.global operates local television stations and provides news, entertainment, and marketing content across multiple platforms.

What you will do

• Lead the Content Department across newsroom operations, digital content, streaming/CTV, social media, weather, sports, and content production.
• Develop and execute a multiplatform content strategy focused on total audience growth, engagement, and community impact.
• Build content-first editorial workflows across broadcast, streaming, digital, social, and emerging platforms.
• Drive live streaming, CTV programming, digital video, vertical video, and other audience-focused initiatives.
• Recruit, coach, train, and manage the performance of content staff and future newsroom leaders.
• Oversee analytics-informed content decisions, budgets, resource allocation, technology investments, and workflow improvements.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communications, Media Studies, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• At least five years of newsroom experience, including at least two years in content leadership, news leadership, or data-driven decision-making.
• Demonstrated success leading content teams across digital, social, streaming, and broadcast platforms.
• Strong understanding of total audience development, content strategy, streaming, CTV, social video, and digital publishing.
• Experience building high-performing teams through coaching, mentoring, and professional development.
• Proven ability to lead organizational change and implement new workflows, technologies, and content strategies.
• Strong editorial judgment and commitment to journalistic excellence, with experience using analytics and audience data to measure success.
• Ability to set long-term goals, develop strategic plans, execute performance objectives, and manage multiple priorities and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong leadership, communication, collaboration, decision-making, and problem-solving skills.

Nice to have

• Experience with newsroom, digital publishing, streaming, and content production technologies.
• Passion for innovation, community storytelling, and the future of local journalism.

Culture & Benefits

• Values respect, diversity, personal growth, open communication, innovation, creativity, and excellence.
• Promotes job satisfaction, a balanced life, and engagement with local communities.
• Offers career growth opportunities across markets ranging from small to major.