Spectrum News is hiring: Assignment Editor - Spectrum News 1 in Buffalo

Base pay range

$20.25/hr – $37.10/hr

This range is provided by Spectrum News. Your actual pay will be based on your skills and experience — talk with your recruiter to learn more.

This role requires the ability to work lawfully in the U.S. without employment-based immigration sponsorship, now or in the future.

Do you take satisfaction in organizing a team of individuals to create a product? Would you like to get some proper news producing experience? If so, send a job application for Assignment Editor to Spectrum News.

Spectrum News is made up of over 30 hyper‑local news and regional sports networks dedicated to producing original, unbiased and high‑quality content. We use innovative journalistic approaches, backed by comprehensive research, to engage and inform viewers on the most essential news, issues, and events taking place in their communities.

Beyond TV news distribution, our newsrooms publish via the Spectrum News app and connected television. We’re committed to providing viewers with 24‑hour news—no matter how, when and where they want it.

Responsibilities

In this role, you’ll make sure that major stories are covered during the given shift by coordinating news teams, resources, and logistics. You will establish priorities and assign news units to cover them. You will organize the news gathering team’s duties and collaborate on article ideas. You’ll be part of a collaborative team that creates compelling, timely, and accurate content to connect with viewers across traditional and digital platforms.

What Our Assignment Editors Enjoy Most

• Responding to breaking news quickly and effectively; organizing numerous live field workers and the chopper.
• Identifying the news events that should be covered and working with editors to decide which reporter should cover each event.

Required Qualifications

• Assignment desk experience in a television newsroom – 4+ years.
• Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Communication or comparable television work experience preferred.
• Ability to develop sources.
• Effective interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills; ability to clearly communicate solutions; ability to relate well with populations.
• Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities and work under time‑pressure deadlines.
• Willingness to travel to discover important stories in your neighborhood and interact with the community.
• Ability to work different shifts or longer shifts due to breaking news and severe weather emergencies; willing and able to work weekends and holidays.
• Working conditions: works inside a climate‑controlled environment throughout the year; works in an open newsroom setting with a semi‑noisy environment.

Seniority Level

Mid‑Senior level

Employment Type

Full‑time

Job Function

Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing

Industries

Broadcast Media Production and Distribution

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