Assignment Editor

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Job Description:

WLWT -TV, the Hearst Television owned station in Cincinnati, is searching for a News Assignment Editor who is calm under pressure, possesses strong news judgement and has the ability to help lead our team during breaking stories. You will have a take charge attitude when dealing with rapidly developing news. We are looking for an assignment editor who uses trusted sources, digital assets and community knowledge to identify key enterprise stories and oversee news coverage that sets us apart. Our assignment editors are trusted journalists who are an integral part of daily news gathering efforts in a city that is bustling with breaking news and major stories. You will report to the Assistant News Director.

Job Responsibilities:

• Listen to emergency police and fire scanners for breaking news
• Gather and organize press releases, emails, phone calls and viewer tips  
• Take initiative and decide which of the above 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 maintain communication with them
• Ability to gather content and post it to all digital platforms—including sending push alerts, Twitter. Facebook and Instagram posts

Requirements:

• Experience listening to police scanners and other emergency communications
• Must have advanced knowledge of digital platforms, especially social media.  Successful candidate will be required to monitor multiple social media accounts in order to gather content and communicate with news makers
• Either have a working knowledge of FTP or an ability to learn how to FTP video to other stations
• Familiar with local newsgathering technology and terminology                              
• Must be highly organized
• Able to work multiple projects simultaneously
• Must be able to foster and maintain professional working relationships with newsmakers
• Can gather information from multiple sources simultaneously and quickly push it out to anchors, reporters, producers and digital editors
• Must have a sense of urgency and be able to thrive in a high-pressure breaking news and weather environment
• Can remain calm and level-headed during breaking news situations
• Must have excellent communication skills
• Willing to work a variety of shifts as assigned, including weekends and nights
• In person work required
• Military training and experience in related field will be considered

Diversity Statement

At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That's 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

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

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