Assignment Desk Editor

Assignment Editor

WMUR-TV the ABC affiliate in Manchester New Hampshire is 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 WMURs presence on television web app and social media platforms. You will report to the Managing Editor.

Responsibilities

• Monitor digital feeds and police scanners for breaking news and story ideas across New Hampshire
• Gather and organize press releases emails phone calls and viewer tips. Decide which of the above will yield compelling content for newscasts
• Lead digital content creation and distribution writing editing and publishing compelling accurate stories and social graphics for our mobile app and all social platforms (YouTube Facebook X Instagram Threads TikTok 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 producers to ensure seamless coverage across platforms.
• Manage story assignments and content flow
• 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.

Benefits

Hearsts benefit programs are modern flexible and designed to focus on you. As a Hearst employee you and your spouse or partner or dependents would have access to the following benefits.

• Medical Dental Vision
• 401(k) matching
• Emotional Wellness Support
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• LGBTQ Health Services
• Additional benefits to meet your and your familys needs