Assignment Editor

Hearst Television, Inc.; Manchester (NH); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical | Dental | Vision

401(k) matching

Emotional Wellness Support

Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

LGBTQ+ Health Services

Additional benefits to meet family’s|s

Job summary

Hearst Television, Inc. in Manchester, NH is seeking an Assignment Editor to lead daily news coverage and shape compelling content for broadcasts. The role requires taking charge during breaking news, organizing sources, and coordinating with anchors, reporters, and digital editors.

You will monitor police scanners, manage tips, and oversee enterprise stories while reporting to the News Director. Weekend and night shifts are common, with opportunities to influence coverage both on-air and online.

Qualifications

• Experience listening to police scanners.
• Experience with digital platforms, social media monitoring.
• Working knowledge of FTP or willingness to learn FTP video transfers.
• Familiar with local newsgathering technology and terminology.
• Maintain professional relationships with newsmakers.
• Able to gather information quickly and push to teams.

Responsibilities

• Listen to police scanners across multiple agencies.
• 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.
• Track crews in the field and communicate with them.
• Post content to digital platforms and send push alerts, posts.

Skills

Scanner experience

Social media monitoring

Gather information from multiple sourc

Calm under breaking news

Fast decision making

Tools

FTP

Job description

WMUR, the ABC affiliate in Manchester, NH has an opening for someone who wants to win each day in the role ofAssignment 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 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 news makers
• 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