Assignment Editor

Assignment Editor

WESH 2, the NBC affiliate in Orlando, Florida has an opening for a driven individual who wants to win each day as an Assignment Editor. As part of the Assignment Desk — the newsroom's nerve center — you'll find distinctive enterprise stories while work closely with managers to oversee news coverage. You must have a take charge attitude for breaking news — coordinating crews and resources in real time while confirming information. You will report to the Managing Editor.

Responsibilities

• Gather and organize press releases, emails, phone calls, and viewer tips. Identify which of the those will lead to compelling and engaging content for all digital platforms and newscasts
• Verify facts and uphold Hearst Television's strict journalist standards to support producers, digital producers, and reporters
• Monitor emergency scanners, social media, as well as all broadcast and streaming feeds to quickly and accurately confirm information
• Keep track of crews in the field and communicate with them during daily newsgathering and breaking news 
• Assist management with content gathering and planning, which includes overseeing daily operations and additional coverage for special events, as needed
• Pitch and develop enterprise stories 
• Confirm, write, and post content to all digital platforms—including sending push alerts and posting to social media as needed

Requirements

• Experience listening to emergency scanners
• Experience with digital platforms, especially social media. You will monitor multiple social media accounts to gather content and communicate with news makers
• Familiar with local newsgathering technology and terminology
• Will maintain professional working relationships with newsmakers
• Can gather information from multiple sources simultaneously and quickly push it out to anchors, reporters, producers, and digital producers
• Be able to remain calm and level-headed during breaking news situations
• Willing to work a variety of shifts including weekends and nights
• Related military experience will be considered

Values in Action

At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That’s why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization that fosters collaboration and open communication, ensuring that the content we create is authentic, accurate, and connected to the communities we serve.

Benefits

Hearst's 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 family's needs

Every career with Hearst Television is like a story. How it develops, where it takes you, the milestones you reach along the way – you’ve got a lot to look forward to as your unique career story unfolds.

Hearst Television, a subsidiary of Hearst, owns and operates local television and radio stations serving 26 media markets across 39 states reaching over 21 million U.S. television households. Through its partnership with nearly all of the major networks, Hearst Television distributes national content over nearly 70 video channels including programming from ABC, NBC, CBS, CW, MY Net, MeTV, This TV, Estrella and more.

Hearst Television is recognized as one of the industry's premier companies. It has been honored with numerous awards for distinguished journalism and industry innovation, including the Walter Cronkite Award for political journalism, the national Edward R. Murrow Award, the DuPont-Columbia Award and the George Foster Peabody Award.