Assignment Editor

WCVB Channel 5

Needham (MA)

On-site

USD 85,000 - 100,000

Full time

18 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Medical | Dental | Vision

401(k) matching

Emotional Wellness Support

Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

LGBTQ+ Health Services

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Job summary

WCVB-TV in Boston is seeking a sharp, fast-moving Assignment Editor to help win the day across all platforms. This role requires strong news judgment, relentless curiosity, and a calm command of breaking news.

You will verify information quickly, coordinate field coverage, and ensure the newsroom delivers useful, distinctive journalism to a multi-faceted audience. The position reports to the Managing Editor and emphasizes listening, planning ahead, and finding stories beyond the obvious to drive

Qualifications

Professional, respectful communication skills.
Strong news judgment and ability to prioritize multiple stories quickly.
Experience with digital publishing, mobile alerts, social media and audience engagement.
A commitment to accuracy and responsible use of content, especially during breaking news.
Comfort learning new tools and workflows, including AI.
Ability to communicate concise, accurate information 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.

Responsibilities

Coordinate daily coverage, 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 and maintain relationships with first responders, public officials, community leaders, and other newsmakers.
Share verified updates quickly and clearly with anchors, reporters, producers, digital editors, and newsroom leadership.
Publish breaking-news content across station platforms, including website updates and mobile push alerts.
Monitor social platforms for credible news tips, eyewitness content, and public response.

Skills

Professional communication

News judgment

Digital publishing

Audience engagement

Accuracy under breaking news

Learning AI tools

Team coordination

Multitasking under deadlines

Job description

Job Description

WCVB-TV, the market-leading ABC affiliate in Boston is looking for a sharp, fast-moving Assignment Editor who can help win the day across all platforms - everywhere people turn for the information they need.
This role demands someone with strong news judgment, relentless curiosity, and a calm command of breaking news. Top candidates must be able to identify what matters most in our community, verify information quickly, coordinate coverage in the field, 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 reports to the Managing Editor.

Responsibilities

Coordinate daily coverage, 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 and maintain relationships with first responders, public officials, community leaders, and other newsmakers.
Share verified updates quickly and clearly with anchors, reporters, producers, digital editors, and newsroom leadership.
Publish breaking-news content across station platforms, including website updates and mobile push alerts.
Monitor social platforms for credible news tips, eyewitness content, and public response.

Qualifications

Professional, respectful communication skills
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
A commitment to accuracy and responsible use of content, especially during breaking news
Knowledge of local newsgathering technology, newsroom terminology, and field logistics and comfort learning new tools and workflows, including the use of AI
Ability to communicate concise, accurate information 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

Salary
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.

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