TEGNA · 9 hours ago
Team Lead - Web
WBIR-TV Knoxville
Full-time
Hybrid
Senior Level
5+ years expTEGNA Inc. is a media company that provides trusted local news and services across the United States. They are seeking a Web Team Lead to oversee the execution and technical leadership of their web platform, ensuring high-quality web experiences and effective collaboration across teams.
Media and EntertainmentAdvertisingMarketingBroadcastingTV
Responsibilities
Own day-to-day execution for web development pods, ensuring work is progressing, blockers are surfaced early, and dependencies are managed
Drive sprint planning, backlog readiness, and release planning across multiple web pods
Partner with product and engineering leadership to align sprint goals and release timelines across pods
Enforce sprint discipline including mid-sprint QA handoff targets, sprint lock, and Definition of Done standards
Provide visibility into delivery risks, capacity constraints, carry trends, and execution status
Own release execution for web deployments including rollout strategy, post-release monitoring, and issue triage
Design, develop, and maintain modern web applications using JavaScript or TypeScript and contemporary web frameworks
Serve as the primary technical point of contact for the web pod, coordinating implementation details and sequencing work across developers
Provide technical guidance and mentorship to web developers, supporting design decisions, code quality, and problem solving
Lead code reviews and enforce best practices around reliability, performance, accessibility, and maintainability
Guide the web platform’s evolution toward modern, component-based architecture including the transition to Svelte
Support and improve automated testing and CI/CD pipelines for web applications
Collaborate closely with product managers, designers, backend engineers, CMS teams, streaming teams, and QA to deliver cohesive end-to-end experiences
Partner with backend teams on API design, integration patterns, and performance considerations
Coordinate with CMS and platform services teams to ensure the web experience integrates cleanly with the broader TEGNA One ecosystem
Act as the primary web point of contact for execution-level questions across the organization
Communicate technical tradeoffs, timelines, and operational impact clearly to stakeholders
Monitor production health, Core Web Vitals, performance metrics, and error reporting, and drive timely remediation
Identify technical debt and contribute to platform-level improvements and architectural discussions
Participate in sprint retrospectives and cross-pod technical discussions to drive continuous improvement
Support web-based video playback and streaming integration quality where applicable
Qualification
Required
5 plus years of professional web development experience on production, client-facing applications
Strong experience with modern JavaScript or TypeScript frameworks such as React, Next.js, Svelte, or similar
Experience leading technical execution for teams or pods, including sprint planning and release ownership
Experience working with a product team to help refine, estimate, and deliver features
Solid understanding of web performance optimization, accessibility, SEO, and cross-browser compatibility
Experience integrating with RESTful APIs and backend services
Familiarity with automated testing strategies and modern web build and deployment pipelines
Ability to balance hands-on development with technical leadership and coordination
Strong communication skills and a collaborative, ownership-driven mindset
Preferred
Experience working in media, streaming, or content-heavy platforms
Familiarity with video playback technologies and web-based streaming integration
Experience with Svelte or interest in guiding a platform migration toward Svelte-based architecture
Experience with feature flags, experimentation, and analytics tooling
Prior experience contributing to shared design systems or platform libraries
Experience enforcing sprint discipline and delivery standards across multiple pods
Benefits
TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.
Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA’s 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.
Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor’s appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.
TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.
Company
TEGNA
Tegna provides local news and services through its television stations and offers marketing solutions for businesses.
5001-10000 employees
H1B Sponsorship
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Funding
Current Stage
Public CompanyTotal Funding
unknown2025-08-19Acquired
1978-01-13IPO
Leadership Team
Dhanusha Sivajee
CEO
David Loving
President & General Manager
Recent News
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2026-02-09
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