Assignment Editor

Hearst Corporation; Albuquerque (NM); On-site; USD 52,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical | Dental | Vision

401(k) matching

Emotional Wellness Support

Paid Time Off

LGBTQ+ Health Services

Additional benefits to meet family’s/1

Additional benefits

Job summary

Hearst Corporation's KOAT in Albuquerque, NM is seeking an Assignment Editor to lead breaking news coverage, identify enterprise stories, and oversee newsroom operations. The role emphasizes taking charge during events and delivering timely content to viewers.

The position reports to the Assistant News Director and requires coordinating with anchors, reporters, producers, and digital editors to ensure accurate, engaging coverage across platforms.

Qualifications

• Experience listening to police scanners.
• Experience with digital platforms, especially social media.
• Working knowledge of FTP or willingness to learn how to FTP video.
• Familiar with local newsgathering technology and terminology.
• Maintain professional working relationships with newsmakers.
• Ability to gather information from multiple sources quickly and push to anchors, reporters, producers, and editors.
• Must remain calm and level-headed during breaking news situations.
• Willing to work weekends and nights.
• Related military experience will be considered.

Responsibilities

• Listen to multiple police scanners covering the market.
• Gather and organize press releases, emails, calls, and tips; decide compelling content for newscasts.
• Assist news management with content gathering and planning.
• Assist producers, digital editors, and reporters with story gathering.
• Keep track of crews in the field and communicate with them.
• Post content to digital platforms, including push alerts and social posts.

Skills

Police scanner experience

Social media monitoring

FTP knowledge

Newsroom terminology

Calm under pressure

Flexible shifts

Tools

FTP

Job description

KOAT, the ABC & CBS affiliates in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has an opening for someone who wants to win each day in the role of Assignment Editor. You can capture the essence of what's happening in the community and help to bring it home to our viewers. You will have a take charge attitude for breaking news. You find distinctive enterprise stories and oversee news coverage. As a newsroom leader your impact sets us apart. You will report to the Assistant News Director.

Responsibilities

• Listen to multiple police scanners which cover more than a dozen agencies throughout our market—must have great "scanner ears"
• Gather and organize press releases, emails, phone calls and viewer tips. Decide which of the above will yield compelling content for newscasts
• Assist news management with content gathering and planning
• Assist producers, digital editors and reporters with story gathering
• Keep track of crews in the field and communicate with them
• Furnish content and post it to all digital platforms—including sending push alerts, Twitter and Facebook post

Requirements

• Experience listening to police scanners
• Experience with digital platforms, especially social media. You will monitor multiple social media accounts to gather content and communicate with newsmakers
• Either have a working knowledge of FTP or will learn how to FTP video to other stations
• Familiar with local newsgathering technology and terminology
• Will maintain professional working relationships with newsmakers
• Can gather information from multiple sources simultaneously and quickly push it out to anchors, reporters, producers, and digital editors
• Be able to remain calm and level-headed during breaking news situations
• Willing to work a variety of shifts including weekends and nights
• Related military experience will be considered

Values in Action

At Hearst Television, we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That’s why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization that fosters collaboration and open communication, ensuring that the content we create is authentic, accurate, and connected to the communities we serve.

Hearst's benefit programs are modern, flexible and designed to focus on you. As a Hearst employee, you and your spouse or partner or dependents would have access to the following benefits.

• Medical | Dental | Vision
• 401(k) matching
• Emotional Wellness Support
• Paid Time Off
• LGBTQ+ Health Services
• Additional benefits to meet your and your family's needs