Assignment Editor

Hearst Television, Inc.; Albuquerque (NM); Presencial; USD 55.000 - 85.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

Medical | Dental | Vision

401(k) matching

Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

LGBTQ+ Health Services

Additional benefits to meet needs

Descripción de la vacante

KOAT, the ABC & CBS affiliates in Albuquerque, New Mexico, has an opening for an Assignment Editor who wants to win each day by shaping coverage and leading a newsroom. You will take charge on breaking news and oversee content gathering for multiple platforms.

You will report to the Assistant News Director and work with producers, editors and reporters to coordinate story gathering, content posting, and field crew tracking while maintaining composure under pressure.

Formación

• Experience listening to police scanners.
• Experience with digital platforms and social media to gather content.
• Willing to learn FTP video transfer to other stations.
• Familiar with local newsgathering technology and terminology.
• Ability to work with multiple sources simultaneously and push content quickly.
• Remain calm during breaking news situations.
• Willing to work weekends and nights.

Responsabilidades

• Listen to scanners and identify compelling content for newscasts.
• Gather and organize press releases, emails, phone calls and viewer tips.
• 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 social channels.

Conocimientos

Scanner listening

Social media management

Multitasking under pressure

Newsroom coordination

Calm under pressure

Shift flexibility

Herramientas

FTP

Descripción del empleo

Assignment Editor

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.

Benefits

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


• Paid Parental Leave


• LGBTQ+ Health Services


• Additional benefits to meet your and your family's needs