Assignment Editor: Breaking News & Enterprise

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-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.