Assignment Editor

WMUR-TV; Manchester (NH); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical | Dental | Vision

401(k) matching

Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

Emotional Wellness Support

Job summary

WMUR-TV, the ABC affiliate in Manchester, NH, is seeking an Assignment Editor to win each day by shaping story coverage and leading newsroom decisions. You’ll bring a take-charge attitude for breaking news and oversee content from multiple sources to inform newscasts.

You will report to the News Director and work closely with anchors, reporters, and digital editors to push timely, accurate information across platforms.

Qualifications

• Experience listening to police scanners.
• Experience with digital platforms, especially social media.
• Familiar with FTP or willing to learn FTP video transfer.
• Familiar with local newsgathering technology and terminology.

Responsibilities

• Listen to multiple police scanners; identify compelling content for newscasts.
• Gather and organize press releases, emails, calls, viewer tips; decide what yields content.
• 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.
• Post content to all digital platforms, including push alerts, Twitter and Facebook.

Skills

Scanner listening

Social media monitoring

FTP knowledge

Local newsgathering tech

Source coordination

Calm under pressure

Shift flexibility

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 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 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

• 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