News Assignment Editor - Weau
News Assignment Editor - Weau
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About Gray Media:
Gray Media or Gray is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta Georgia formally known as Gray Television Inc. The company is the nations largest owner of toprated local television stations and digital assets serving 113 television markets that collectively reach approximately 36 percent of US television households. The portfolio includes 77 markets with the toprated television station and 100 markets with the first and/or secondhighestrated television station as well as the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 43 markets totaling nearly 1.5 million Hispanic TV Households. The company also owns Gray Digital Media a fullservice digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Grays additional media properties include video production companies Raycom Sports Tupelo Media Group and PowerNation Studios and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios.
About WEAU:
Gray Digital Media (GDM) is one of the nations largest fullservice inhouse digital agencies. With presence in over 114 markets across the USA GDM is a leader in digital marketing optimizing campaigns instead of products and working with businesses to identify understand and achieve goals ultimately driving ROI. WEAU 13 News the NBC affiliate in Eau Claire Wisconsin is owned by Gray Media Inc. the secondlargest broadcast and digital media group in the nation. A market leader in news digital and social media WEAU 13 News covers 26 counties in Western Wisconsin and Southern Minnesota.
Job Summary/Description:
WEAU is looking for a creative and enthusiastic Assignment Editor to join our team. We are looking for a candidate who loves a quest for knowledge who can put together a complex puzzle even when one piece is missing and who wants to make the newsroom operations an important part of their career. The ideal candidate must be able to own breaking news logistics while having excellent news judgment. In addition successful candidates must have an understanding of coverage on all platforms and are expected to help generate story ideas. Our Assignment Editors work in collaboration with our Newscast/Digital Producers and are trained to distribute content on all our platforms. If you have a passion for journalism a knack for multitasking and the flexibility to adapt.
Duties/Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
Lead daily AM/PM news meetings.
Maintaining the daily planner in ENPS.
Maintain contact with various police business and government agencies.
Communicating daily coverage plans with Gray Media stations network affiliates and others.
Confirm breaking news and reassign crews to cover.
Funnel confirmed information to producers during breaking news.
Posting content to the website.
Coordinating live shot assignments with photographers.
Assigning news stories to photographers.
Working with the newsroom management team to coordinate weekend news coverage.
Fulfilling regional/network content requests.
Ability to work varying shifts including nights overnights and weekends.
Qualifications/Requirements:
Strong news judgment ethics and knowledge of legal standards are a must.
Must be extremely aggressive in pursuit of breaking news and verification of unconfirmed information.
Familiarity with the use of social media as newsgathering tools.
Excellent writing grammar and copyediting skills.
A minimum of 23 years experience working on a local TV news assignment desk is preferred.
If you feel youre qualified and want to work with a great group of people go to you may type in the job title station call letters or click onapply now include resume cover letter and references
(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through theGrayTV UltiPro selfservice portal)
WEAUTV/Gray Media is a drugfree company
Additional Info:
Gray Media provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements Gray Media complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.
Gray Media expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race color religion gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression national origin age genetic information disability or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Grays employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.
Gray Media encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus before the first workday.
Employment Type
Full-Time
