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Full Job Description

((Station)), the ((AAA)) affiliate in ((location)), has an opening for someone who wants to win each day in the role of Assignment Editor. You can capture the essence of what's happening in the community and help bring it home to our viewers. You will have a take-charge attitude for breaking news. You find distinctive enterprise stories and oversee news coverage. As a newsroom leader, your impact sets us apart. You will report to ((manager title)).

Responsibilities

• Listen to multiple police scanners that cover more than a dozen agencies throughout our market and maintain strong “scanner ears.”

• Gather and organize press releases, emails, phone calls and viewer tips and determine which will yield compelling content for newscasts.

• Assist news management with content gathering and planning.

• Assist producers, digital editors and reporters with story gathering.

• Keep track of crews in the field and communicate with them.

• Furnish content and post it to all digital platforms, including sending push alerts and posting to X and Facebook.

Requirements

• Experience listening to police scanners.

• Experience with digital platforms, especially social media. You will monitor multiple social media accounts to gather content and communicate with newsmakers.

• Working knowledge of FTP or willingness to learn how to transfer video to other stations.

• Familiarity with local newsgathering technology and terminology.

• Ability to maintain professional working relationships with newsmakers.

• Ability to gather information from multiple sources simultaneously and quickly share it with anchors, reporters, producers and digital editors.

• Ability to remain calm and level-headed during breaking news situations.

• Willingness 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, 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