Assignment Editor

AAJA24; Albuquerque, Northern (NM, KY); Hybrid; USD 45,000 - 65,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical/Dental/Vision

401(k) matching

Emotional Wellness Support

Paid Time Off

LGBTQ+ Health Services

Additional benefits

Job summary

KOAT, the ABC & CBS affiliates in Albuquerque, New Mexico, invites you to join as Assignment Editor. Lead coverage and oversee enterprise stories, coordinating with newsroom leadership to deliver compelling content for viewers.

This role requires a take-charge attitude during breaking news, strong scanner/listening skills, digital platform fluency, and the ability to manage multiple sources and crews under pressure.

Qualifications

• Experience listening to police scanners.
• Experience with digital platforms, especially social media.
• Working knowledge of FTP or willingness to learn FTP video transfer.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Scanner listening

Social media/digital platforms

FTP knowledge

Newsgathering tech

Relations with newsmakers

Calm under pressure

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