Assignment Editor

TVWITI WITI; Brown Deer (WI); On-site; USD 55,000 - 61,000; Full time

Job summary

FOX Television Stations is seeking an Assignment Editor for Fox6 News in Southeast Wisconsin. You will shape daily coverage by monitoring sources, identifying stories and coordinating across our broadcast and digital platforms.

You should have a journalism-related degree or equivalent experience, strong news judgment, and excellent writing and editing skills. The role requires flexibility to work mornings, evenings, weekends, and holidays.

Qualifications

• A degree in journalism, communications or related field, or equivalent experience.
• Strong news judgment and ability to identify compelling stories.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong writing, editing and research abilities.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Strong organizational and multi-tasking abilities.
• Collaborative, team-oriented approach.
• Familiarity with digital news platforms and social media.
• Flexible hours, including mornings, evenings, weekends and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Build and coordinate daily news coverage for broadcast, digital and social media.
• Monitor scanners, emails, social media and wires for breaking news.
• Identify compelling content for Southeast Wisconsin audiences.
• Coordinate assignments with producers, reporters, photographers, managers and crews.
• Work with local, regional and national partners.
• Coordinate live news assignments and logistics.
• Research stories and provide information to producers.
• Generate new story ideas across digital and emerging media.
• Support creation of articles, livestreams, photos, graphics, video and social content.
• Maintain accuracy and speed while juggling priorities in a fast-paced newsroom.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

News judgment

Writing skills

Editing skills

Research abilities

Under pressure

Organizational skills

Team player

Education

Degree in journalism

Job description

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY

Fox TV Stations FOX Television Stations (FTS) owns and operates 29 full power broadcast television stations, including stations in 14 of the top 15 markets and duopolies in 11. Eighteen are FOX Network affiliates, and together the stations produce approximately 1,300 hours of local news every week. FOX LOCAL, the company's free ad-supported digital and streaming product, extends that news, weather and local content across connected TV & mobile devices. LiveNOW from FOX expands the FTS portfolio even further as the only national streaming services to be truly live 24/7, covering breaking news and events as they happen.

JOB DESCRIPTION

Fox6 News is looking for an Assignment Editor to join our busy newsroom. This key role helps shape daily coverage by monitoring multiple news sources, identifying important stories and coordinating coverage across our broadcast and digital platforms.

What You’ll Do

• Build and coordinate daily news coverage for broadcast, digital and social media platforms.
• Monitor police scanners, email, social media, news wires and other sources for breaking news and developing stories.
• Identify compelling news, weather and sports content for audiences across Southeast Wisconsin.
• Coordinate assignments and communicate with producers, reporters, photographers, news managers and field crews.
• Work with local, regional and national content partners.
• Coordinate live news assignments and assist with coverage logistics.
• Research stories and provide relevant information to news producers.
• Help generate new story ideas and identify opportunities across digital and emerging media platforms.
• Support the creation of written articles, livestreams, photos, graphics, video and social media content.
• Maintain accuracy and speed while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced newsroom.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What You’ll Bring

• A degree in journalism, communications or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Previous experience as an assignment editor, associate producer or news intern is preferred, but not required.
• Strong news judgment and the ability to recognize compelling story ideas.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong writing, editing and research abilities.
• The ability to work effectively under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple assignments at once.
• A collaborative, team-oriented approach.
• Familiarity with digital news platforms, social media and emerging newsroom technologies.
• The ability to work flexible hours, including mornings, evenings, weekends and holidays.
• A positive attitude, curiosity and a commitment to accuracy and journalistic standards.

What You’ll Get

• The opportunity to work in a fast-paced, collaborative newsroom serving Southeast Wisconsin.
• The chance to contribute to coverage across broadcast, digital and social media platforms.
• Opportunities to work alongside experienced journalists, producers, reporters, photographers and news managers.
• FOX Television Stations benefits, including a generous time-off program and 401(k) plan.
• A role where your ideas, news judgment and ability to move quickly can make a meaningful impact every day.

We are an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, gender identity, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. We will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories consistent with applicable law.

Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay rate/range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is $55,000.00-61,000.00 annually.

This role is also eligible for various benefits, including medical/dental/vision, insurance, a 401(k) plan, paid time off, and other benefits in accordance with applicable plan documents.

Benefits for Union represented employees will be in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement.

We’re disruptors. We’re big dreamers. We’re believers in the future, in possibility, in potential. We’re reinventing the world, every day. We create content for audiences big and small, global and local. We put our audiences first, and work hard to bring them stories they’ll love, wherever they are and however they watch, listen and learn. Whatever your discipline, from on-air talent to behind-the-scenes tech guru to business and finance, the career opportunities at FOX are exciting, rewarding and game-changing. We seek out the most talented individuals – the dreamers, the disruptors and the visionaries –and we want them to know that they matter. We’re committed to helping every single one of our employees feel valued and inspired, every day.