Assignment Editor

AAJA24; Boston (MA); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 100,000; 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 your and/​

your family's needs

Other benefits

Job summary

WCVB-TV in Boston seeks a sharp, fast-moving Assignment Editor who can help win the day across all platforms. The role demands strong news judgment, relentless curiosity, and a calm command of breaking news.

This position reports to the Managing Editor and requires coordinating coverage, leading the morning meeting, and ensuring distinctive journalism for our diverse audience across television and digital platforms.

Qualifications

• Strong news judgment and ability to prioritize multiple stories in a fast-moving environment.
• Experience with digital publishing, mobile alerts, social media and audience engagement.
• Commitment to accuracy and responsible use of content, especially during breaking news.
• Knowledge of local newsgathering technology, newsroom terminology, and field logistics, including AI workflows.
• Ability to communicate concise, accurate information to multiple teams simultaneously.
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail under deadline pressure.
• Willingness to work a variety of shifts, including early mornings, nights, weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate daily coverage, working with field and digital crews, producers, and news management.
• Lead the newsroom’s morning editorial meeting.
• Make quick, sound editorial decisions about stories for broadcast and digital platforms.
• Track field crews, communicate changes and logistical needs for strong coverage.
• Build and maintain relationships with first responders, officials, community leaders, and newsmakers.
• Share verified updates quickly and clearly with anchors, reporters, editors, and leadership.
• Publish breaking-news content across station platforms, including website updates and mobile push alerts.

Skills

News judgment

Digital publishing

Social media engagement

Accuracy and ethics

Local newsgathering tech

Clear communication

Organizational skills

Shift flexibility

AI workflows familiarity

Job description

WCVB-TV, the market-leading ABC affiliate in Boston is looking for a sharp, fast-moving Assignment Editorwho can help win the day acrossall platforms – everywhere people turn for the information they need.

This role demands someone with strong news judgment, relentlesscuriosity,and a calm command of breaking news. Top candidates must be able to identifywhat matters most in our community, verify information quickly, coordinate coverage in thefield,and make sure our newsroom is delivering useful, distinctive journalism to our multi-faceted audience.

Understanding that an assignment desk is more than scanners and press releases is critical in this position. The desk is the newsroom’s nerve center where listening, verifying, communicating,planning ahead,and finding stories that move beyond the obvious are all vital to creating winning content. This position reportsto the Managing Editor.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate dailycoverage, working with multiple field and digital crews, newscast producers, and news management.
• Lead the newsroom’s morning editorial meeting.
• Make quick, sound editorial decisions about which stories should be pursued for broadcast and digital platforms.
• Track crews in the field, communicate changing details and logistical needs, and help ensure reporters and photographers are positioned for the strongest coverage.
• Build andmaintain relationships with first responders, public officials, communityleaders,and other newsmakers.
• Share verified updates quickly and clearly with anchors, reporters, producers, digitaleditors,and newsroom leadership.
• Publish breaking-news content across station platforms, including website updatesand mobile push alerts.

Monitor social platforms for credible news tips, eyewitnesscontent,and public response.

Qualifications

• Strong news judgment and ability to prioritize multiple stories in a fast-moving environment
• Experience with digital publishing, mobile alerts, socialmediaand audience engagement
• A commitment to accuracy and responsible use of content, especially during breaking news
• Knowledge of local newsgathering technology, newsroomterminology, and fieldlogistics and comfort learning new tools and workflows, including the use of AI
• Ability to communicate concise,accurateinformation to multiple teams simultaneously
• Strong organizational skills and attention to detail, even under deadline pressure
• Willingness to work a variety of shifts, including early mornings, nights,weekends,and holidays

The estimated base salary range for this role is between $85,000 and $100,000. The actual base pay offered is dependent upon many factors, such as transferable skills, work experience, business needs, market demands and conditions, including geographic location where the work will be performed, and other factors permitted by law. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

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