Assignment Editor
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About TEGNA
TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) serves local communities across the U.S. through trustworthy journalism engaging content and tools that help people navigate their daily lives. Through customized marketing solutions we help businesses grow and thrive. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets TEGNA reaches approximately 100 million people every month across the web mobile apps streaming and linear television. For more information visitTEGNA.
WKYC Studios TEGNAs NBC affiliate in Cleveland is searching for an Assignment Editor who is curious about the world and has a vision for what local news can and should be for multiple platforms.
The ideal candidatewillhave experience newsgathering deploying crews and tracking multiple things at once. This person also has solid news judgment creative writing skills and strong copyediting skills. They also will have an audience firstapproach to producing and distributing content that meets consumers where they are often thinking with a digital first mindset.
Assignment Editors are leaders in our newsroom who urgently and aggressively cover breaking and developing stories. This position is for a person who is passionate about local news and connecting people with a track record of presenting hard news with the balance of many voices and perspectives.
Responsibilities:
Gather and share story updates tips and information internally
Review and respond to news releases news tips emails usergenerated content and social media messages to identify unique local and engaging content
Do all necessary reporting efforts to turn information into digital content such as make calls get pictures or video to support a story research and confirm information etc.
Focus on accuracy and balance in stories through editing and working with reporters
Work with urgency to publish and broadcast breaking news and update as needed
Be a leader in editorial meetings and conversations including pitching stories
Use digital and social analytics to inform editorial decisions
Monitor social media for breaking news find interesting stories track trends and report findings to newsroom
Work with digital managers newsroom leaders and all producers to coordinate the development and distribution of content across all editorial platforms
Collaborate with other TEGNA stations and other partners to search trending content and publish compelling stories photos and video from our corporate network across web mobile and social media platform
Requirements:
35 years of experience on an assignment desk or digital team preferred.
Understanding the tenants of professional journalism.
Organizational skills and the ability to work under constant time pressure deadlines
Ability to calmly handle live breaking news situations and changing events.
Experience with content management systems.
Knowledge of Google Analytics Edius or ENPS a plus.
Strong social media skills including an active presence on platforms like X Facebook Instagram Tiktok and Nextdoor
Basic image and video editing skills preferred.
Knowledge of the AP Stylebook preferred.
Ability to work a flexible schedule including weekend night and holiday shifts.
Benefits:
TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and parttime employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.
Our 401(k) program offers full parttime and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1 80 of their pay on a pretax basis to TEGNAs 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4 of pay are eligible for a 100 match from the company and are 100 vested from day one.
Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctors appointments with a physician through Teladoc and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.
TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.
* Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.
EEO statement:
TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We areproud to be an equal opportunity employer hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race color religion national origin sex gender age marital status personal appearance sexual orientation gender identity or expression family responsibilities disability medical condition enrollment in college or vocational school political affiliation military or veteran status citizenship status genetic information or any other basis protected by federal state or local law. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilitiesin accordance with applicable law. If you are in need of an accommodation in order to submit your application please email
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Employment Type
Full Time
