Assignment Editor

Hearst Magazines; Richmond (NH); On-site; USD 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical | Dental | Vision

401(k) matching

Paid Time Off

Parental Leave

Emotional Wellness Support

Job summary

Hearst Television's WMUR in Manchester, NH seeks an Assignment Editor with a take-charge attitude for breaking news. You will help uncover distinctive enterprise stories and oversee coverage, reporting to the News Director to bring the community's events home to viewers.

This is a full-time, on-site role requiring sharp scanner skills, strong digital and social media instincts, and the ability to push content quickly to anchors, reporters and editors while staying calm during fast-moving events.

Qualifications

• Experience listening to police scanners.
• Experience with digital platforms and social media monitoring.
• Familiar with FTP or willing to learn.
• Ability to gather information quickly and coordinate with crews.

Responsibilities

• Listen to multiple police scanners and identify compelling content.
• Gather and organize press releases, emails, calls and tips for newscasts.
• Assist news management with content gathering and planning.
• Support producers, digital editors and reporters with story gathering.
• Track crews in the field and communicate with them.
• Publish content to all digital platforms including push alerts and social posts.

Skills

Scanner listening

Digital platforms

Social media monitoring

FTP knowledge

Calm under pressure

Weekend/night shifts

Tools

FTP

Newsroom tech

Job description

Assignment Editor

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

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