Market President

Washington, District Of Columbia, United States

Business Unit

WTOP-AM/FM

Employee Classification

Full Time Regular

About Us

Hubbard DC, which includes WTOP, Federal News Network and 2060 Digital, is committed to reporting relevant news for our region. Through continuously evolving brands, we connect consumers with advertisers across a growing number of distribution platforms including radio, podcasts, social media, and websites. We do this with a commitment to our community while growing our people and profits.

OUR VISION

To be an industry leader and set the standard for equality and inclusivity for all races, genders, ages, ethnicities, abilities, sexual orientations and religions by creating and fostering principles that integrate our core values.

OUR MISSION

To be proactive in providing a welcoming, professional environment; free of harassment, discrimination and marginalization with on-going habits that incorporate our unique experiences into the overall success and continuous evolution of this organization.

Job Overview

Hubbard DC – home to WTOP, Federal News Network and 2060 Digital – is a premier multi‑platform media organization committed to delivering trusted, high‑impact journalism grounded in uncompromising integrity, accuracy, and public trust. Through rigorous editorial independence and disciplined standards for fact checking and source verification, the organization ensures all content is credible, balanced, and consistently strengthens community confidence in its news brands.

The Market President holds full P&L accountability for the market’s performance and sets the strategic direction while advancing a culture grounded in uncompromising integrity, accuracy, and public trust. This role sets the vision, aligns and leads the executive team, and drives disciplined execution to deliver sustained growth and profitability across all platforms. Through evolving brands and audiences, the Market President ensures trusted content connects audiences and advertisers across radio, podcasts, video, social media, and digital platforms—strengthening engagement, credibility, and long‑term business performance.

Job Responsibilities

Lead the market as its senior executive , with full accountability for news direction, strategy, performance, and results across all platforms. Translate strategy into results through disciplined prioritization, problem‑solving, and measurable execution. Shape organizational structure to support strategic priorities and evolving business needs.

Champion uncompromising news integrity and public trust by rigorously upholding editorial independence and transparent standards that safeguard accuracy, fairness, and credibility. Establish and enforce disciplined practices for fact checking, source verification, and ethical decision‑making, ensuring all content meets the highest standards of integrity, remains balanced and responsible, and consistently strengthens community confidence in the market’s news brands.

Lead a high‑performing executive team spanning news, programming, sales, marketing, digital, web development, engineering/technical, and HR. Establish clear accountability and cross‑functional alignment to drive execution and organizational effectiveness. Develop leadership capability, performance excellence, and succession strength across the organization.

Own the market’s strategic plan , setting and executing priorities that drive revenue growth, audience engagement, and long‑term value creation.

Drive sustained revenue and profitability , through effective development, promotion, and sale of the market’s multi‑platform products and services. Lead broadcast and digital growth strategies, expanding content, distribution, and advertiser solutions. Review and approve key business agreements, exercising sound commercial and risk judgment.

Maintain full P&L and financial management responsibility , including budget development, expense control, resource allocation, and financial outcomes. Allocate resources strategically to balance near‑term performance with long‑term growth objectives.

Oversee integrated market operations , aligning programming, marketing, technical, and digital functions to execute strategy, optimize performance, and support audience growth, brand strength, and revenue outcomes.

Ensure regulatory compliance and risk management , including FCC requirements, license obligations, and corporate governance standards. Maintain strong governance, controls, and operational discipline across the market.

Serve as the senior market representative , strengthening community relationships, brand leadership, and external partnerships. Advance partnerships and engagement initiatives that reinforce brand leadership and sustainable growth.

Complete other duties as assigned

Qualifications

• 5-8 years of senior leadership experience in a broadcasting, media, or news organization; with a proven track record of upholding journalistic integrity, driving business performance, and delivering sustained revenue growth; bachelor’s degree in related field preferred, or a combination of education and experience to meet the requirements of the position.
• Demonstrated innovative leadership, communication and staff development skills with a history of successful leadership, innovation and goal achievement in a multimedia company.
• Proven broad‑based knowledge of radio station operations, including FCC regulations and license compliance requirements.
• Demonstrated strong commitment to journalistic integrity , including rigorous fact checking, source verification, and high standards for accuracy and fairness in editorial decision‑making.
• Proven ability to uphold editorial independence and transparent news standards that protect credibility, reinforce public trust, and ensure content remains balanced, responsible, and community focused.
• Proven strength in thinking independently, analyzing and solving problems; must excel at establishing and balancing priorities.
• Must be goal‑oriented with a strong focus on business performance.
• Must have strong budgeting skills, demonstrating creative use of available resources and proven planning, prioritizing and achievement of financial and strategic objectives.
• Willingness to invest time & effort in community leadership as a positive representative of the station.

This position is subject to pre‑employment criminal and consumer financial history background checks. A criminal conviction or arrest pending adjudication or adverse financial history information alone shall not disqualify an applicant in the absence of a relationship to the requirements of the position. Background check information will be used in a confidential and non‑discriminatory manner consistent with State and Federal Law.

Additional Information

This position is subject to pre‑employment criminal, driving record, and consumer financial history background checks. A criminal conviction, arrest pending adjudication, or adverse financial history or driving record information that does not relate to the requirements of the position or company policy will not, on its own, disqualify an applicant. The company will use background check information in a confidential, non‑discriminatory manner consistent with applicable federal, state and local law.

Compensation and Benefits

When extending an offer, the company considers a variety of factors such as (but not limited to) the candidate’s work experience, education/training and key skills as well as internal peer equity and other market and business considerations.

The salary range is $300,000-$600,000 plus bonuses.

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EEO Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer, committed to a policy of non‑discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, marital status, national origin, mental or physical disability, public assistance status or any other characteristic or trait that has protection under the law.