Assignment Editor

confidential; United States; On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

NewsNation in New York is seeking an Assignment Desk Editor to manage the network's national desk across morning, dayside and primetime programming for the 24-7 cable news network.

The Assignment Desk Editor will help ensure the network is well positioned to cover the day's top stories and will need to join the News Guild upon hire.

Responsibilities

• Man NewsNation's national assignment desk during varied shifts
• Identify news of interest to a national audience
• Research stories, conduct outreach to sources to verify information and report out stories
• Gather editorial information and elements to best tell stories including video, audio, and pictures
• Coordinate coverage of

Job description

NewsNation is looking for an Assignment Desk Editor to work on the network's national assignment desk from our offices in New York. The Assignment Desk Editor will help ensure that the network is well positioned to cover the day's top stories across morning, dayside, and primetime programming for the 24-7 cable news network. This is a union position, and the successful candidate will need to join the News Guild upon hire.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Man NewsNation's national assignment desk during varied shifts
• Identify news of interest to a national audience
• Research stories, conduct outreach to sources to verify information and report out stories
• Gather editorial information and elements to best tell stories including video, audio, and pictures
• Coordinate coverage of