Job Title
Story Desk Editor – KWES-TV, the TEGNA‑owned NBC affiliate in Midland/Odessa
Company Overview
TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) helps people thrive in their local communities by providing trusted local news and services that matter most. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches more than 100 million people monthly across web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. We are building a sustainable future for local news.
Position Summary
This hybrid role combines the skills of an assignment editor and a digital content producer to serve as the hub of the newsroom. The Story Desk Editor drives daily editorial execution, curates and produces impactful stories, and ensures our content connects authentically with audiences across streaming, digital, social, and broadcast platforms. As part of the Story Management Desk (SMD), the SMD model ensures a single, streamlined workflow for planning, producing, and curating stories across platforms.
Responsibilities include leading coverage during breaking news, shaping daily story planning, and curating content across platforms.
Responsibilities
- Lead and communicate newsroom coverage during breaking news, ensuring accuracy, urgency, and balance.
- Identify and plan stories that matter most to the community, using editorial judgment and social listening.
- Create and edit engaging content for digital platforms: website, mobile app, and streaming.
- Guide newsroom logistics and provide editorial support for MSJs, producers, and photojournalists.
- Edit reporter content for accuracy, grammar, AP style, digital best practices, fairness, and ethical considerations.
- Enhance storytelling with creative elements (graphics, video, audience‑submitted content, etc.).
- Use available metrics to inform coverage and improve audience reach.
- Support newsroom operations and coverage planning as needed.
- Uphold TEGNA’s journalistic standards and values across all platforms.
Qualifications
- 1–3 years of journalism experience in a local newsroom, digital production, or related role.
- Strong news judgment and the ability to make fast, sound editorial decisions under pressure.
- Excellent writing skills, with the ability to produce accurate and compelling content quickly.
- Experience with newsroom systems and CMS tools.
- Organizational skills to manage competing priorities in a deadline‑driven environment.
- Collaborative, solutions‑focused mindset that thrives in a team environment.
- Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, or equivalent experience.
Why TEGNA
TEGNA is reimagining local journalism for the newsroom of the future. Our values—Demand the Truth, Work Smarter, Debate Fearlessly, Listen Carefully, and Zero‑Base Every Process—guide everything we do.
Benefits
TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental, and financial health of employees and their families. Benefits include two medical plan options through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas (full- and part‑time employees), dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy, and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance. Our 401(k) program allows employees to contribute 1%–80% of pay, with a 100% match on contributions up to 4% of pay, fully vested from day one. All employees and eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor’s appointments via Teladoc and 12 free annual therapy sessions through Spring Health. We offer a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit and nine paid holidays per year.
Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.
EEO Statement
TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law. If you are in need of an accommodation in order to submit your application, please email askhr@tegna.com.
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Additional Information
Senior level: Entry level
Employment type: Full‑time
Job function: Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing
Industries: Broadcast Media Production and Distribution
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