Assignment Editor
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Job Location:
Palm Beach Gardens, FL - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
25 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
WPBF 25 the ABC affiliate in West Palm Beach Floridais looking for a driven community-focused digitally savvy Assignment Editor who thrives on breaking news and multiplatform storytelling. This is your opportunity to shape how our audience experiences the days top stories on-air online and on every screen. As the heart of the newsroom youll help lead the charge in newsgathering driving digital coverage and helping define WPBF 25s presence across web app and social media platforms. You will report to the News Director.
Responsibilities
- Monitor digital feeds for breaking news and story ideas across our market
- Lead digital content creation and distribution writing editing and publishing compelling accurate stories and social graphics for our mobile app and all social platforms (Facebook X Instagram Threads TikTok YouTube etc.).
- Send breaking news push alerts and live updates across digital platforms with accuracy and urgency.
- Produce and post short-form and vertical videos tailored for mobile and social audiences.
- Coordinate and communicate with field crews producers and digital editors to ensure seamless coverage across platforms.
- Manage story assignments and content flow to keep WPBF 25 first on every screen.
- Monitor trending topics community conversations and viewer tips to find the next great story.
- Uphold the highest editorial standards and ensure brand consistency across all content.
Requirements
- Strong understanding of social media engagement push alert strategy and mobile-first storytelling.
- Familiarity with newsroom content management systems FTP and basic video editing tools.
- Ability to multitask in a fast-paced environment including answering viewer phone calls monitoring social feeds coordinating crews and publishing updates simultaneously.
- Calm and decisive under pressure especially during breaking news.
- Willingness to work flexible hours including nights weekends and holidays.
- Related military experience will be considered.
- In-person attendance is required
Diversity Statement
At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all cultures backgrounds perspectives and identities. Thats why behind the scenes we believe in being an organization as diverse and varied as the audience we reach ensuring that the content we create is more compassionate and more representative of the communities we serve.
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About Company
Hearst Television (HTV) owns and/or operates 35 television and two radio stations serving 27 media markets across 39 states reaching over 22 million U.S. television households. HTV is recognized as one of the industry's premier broadcasting companies and has been honored with numerous ... View more
