Breaking News Assignment Editor & Enterprise Coverage Lead

Hearst Corporation; Manchester (NH); On-site; USD 52,000 - 76,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

401(k) matching

Emotional wellness support

Paid time off

Job summary

WMUR, the ABC affiliate in Manchester, NH, is seeking an Assignment Editor to lead coverage, identify distinctive stories, and oversee newsroom content. You will have a take-charge attitude for breaking news and report to the News Director.

You will listen to police scanners, manage tips, and coordinate with anchors, reporters, and digital editors to push content across platforms. The role requires flexibility for weekends and nights and values newsroom leadership experience.

Qualifications

• Experience listening to police scanners.
• Experience with digital platforms, especially social media.
• 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.

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

Skills

Experience listening to police scanner

Social media monitoring

FTP knowledge or willingness to learn

Familiar with local newsgathering tech

Professional relationships with newsM

Job description

WMUR, the ABC affiliate in Manchester, NH, is seeking an Assignment Editor to lead coverage, identify distinctive stories, and oversee newsroom content. You will have a take-charge attitude for breaking news and report to the News Director.

You will listen to police scanners, manage tips, and coordinate with anchors, reporters, and digital editors to push content across platforms. The role requires flexibility for weekends and nights and values newsroom leadership experience.