Assignment Editor Job Description Sample

Posting Job Description

Spectrum Networks is looking for enthusiastic, talented and driven individuals to join the best and brightest in gathering, producing and delivering stories that make a difference within a 24-hour breaking news environment! Our commitment is to engage viewers with relevant, timely news that's important to the local communities we serve.

Who we are: Spectrum Networks is a series of 27 hyper-local news and 9 regional sports networks owned and operated by Charter Communications, Inc. Spectrum Networks seeks to provide the most essential local news and information, cultivating relevant and thoughtful conversations that foster informed and engaged communities.

The Environment: Spectrum News is a 24-hour breaking news network which requires employees who are flexible and available to work various shift, including early morning, late evenings, weekends and holidays.

Being on our team means … You're ready to inspire and be inspired! You're passionate, creative and highly technical, driven to flourish in a competitive, fast-paced environment. You're fiercely accurate, with a desire to leverage your knowledge, skills and abilities to share news stories to viewers in our local communities. You're nimble, having the ability to pivot in an ever-changing workflow. You are a team player with a positive attitude and strong interpersonal skills. You have the ability to multi-task, meet tight deadlines and remain calm under pressure.

What we're looking for: Coordinate news crews, resources and logistics, ensuring that top stories are covered across assigned shift. Determine priorities and assign coverage to news units. Collaborate on story ideas and coordinate assignments of the news gathering staff.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Respond quickly and efficiently to breaking news; coordinate multiple live field crews and the chopper

• Set up news stories by planning daily and long term coverage

• Monitor websites, social media sources and post content to news website

• Monitor police and fire scanners for breaking news and developing stories

• Collaborate with editors to determine which news events should be covered and which correspondent should cover each event

• Communicate the coverage needs of the assignment desk to crews and dispatch and coordinate photographers and field crews

• Develop sources within the community, including government agencies and public relations representatives

• Make beat calls to sources and other agencies

• Gather accurate information from the public and public agencies

• Maintain current and future files for news stories

• Contribute to story ideas and advance developing stories; participate in directing coverage plans under deadline pressure

• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

Skills/Abilities and Knowledge

• Ability to read, write, speak and understand English

• Solid news judgment and passion for news

• Ability to develop sources

• Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities and work under time pressure deadline

• Must be able and willing to work different shifts and be flexible with schedule changes

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills; ability to clearly communicate solutions; ability to relate well with diverse populations

• Ability to interface with internal company personnel

• Requires adaptability, enthusiasm, initiative and a positive approach to problem solving

• Must be able to work under time pressure deadlines, work different or extended shifts and flexible with schedule changes. Willing and able to work weekends and holidays

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Communication or comparable television work experience preferred
• 4+ years of assignment desk experience in a television newsroom

WORKING CONDITIONS

Works inside a climate controlled environment throughout the year

Works in an open newsroom setting with a semi-noisy environment

May be required to lift up to 5 pounds

Our Culture: Every employee is an influencer and culture keeper. We expect respectful communication (despite pressure), openness to feedback, an eagerness to learn, and an overall positive attitude! Roles may require the following:

• Overtime may be required to meet deadlines

• Varying schedule due to, breaking news and/or daily news coverage requirements

• Provide 24x7, 365 days per year, on-call support. May entail phone or physical presence at the facility for equipment failure or other disasters. This includes, but is not limited to equipment and power failures, loss of contracted services, storms or severe weather, and schedule conflicts

• Participation in an established on-call rotation

• Local travel up to X% in company car and may require additional trips

Assignment Editor

REF#: 32465

CBS BUSINESS UNIT: CBS Television Stations

JOB TYPE: Full-Time Staff

JOB SCHEDULE: Full-Time

JOB LOCATION: Miami, FL

ABOUT US:

CBS Television Stations consists of 29 owned-and-operated stations, including 16 that are part of the CBS Television Network, eight affiliates of The CW Network, three independent stations and two MyNetworkTV affiliates. Among its stations are WCBS-TV and WLNY-TV (New York), KCBS-TV and KCAL-TV (Los Angeles), WBBM-TV (Chicago), KYW-TV and WPSG-TV (Philadelphia), KTVT-TV and KTXA-TV (Dallas-Ft.

Worth), KPIX-TV and KBCW-TV (San Francisco), WBZ-TV and WSBK-TV (Boston), WUPA-TV (Atlanta), WWJ-TV and WKBD-TV (Detroit), KSTW-TV (Seattle), WTOG-TV (Tampa-St. Petersburg), WCCO-TV (Minneapolis), KCNC-TV (Denver), WFOR-TV and WBFS-TV (Miami), KOVR-TV and KMAX-TV (Sacramento), KDKA-TV and WPCW-TV (Pittsburgh), WJZ-TV (Baltimore), as well as WCCO-TV's satellite stations KCCO-TV (Alexandria, Minn.) and KCCW-TV (Walker, Minn.).

DESCRIPTION:

CBS WFOR-TV in Miami has an opening for an Assignment Editor flexible to work all shifts, the weekend and holidays who can determine news assignments as supervised by the Managing Editor; Monitor law enforcement frequencies and fire frequencies on newsroom scanners for spot news; Telephone law enforcement and fire fighting agencies to learn if spot news must be assigned; check wires for on air bulletins or special reports and new story assignments; prepare a situationer describing in detail what stories are being covered, who is covering them, and approximately how much air time is required for each story; gather information by telephone on news stories which are not assigned to reporters; participate in story meetings to inform participants of events being covered; schedule remote trucks (ENG/SNG) for live news stories or interviews; develop contacts in community and cultivate those contacts for news stories; perform other duties which may be assigned from time to time bases upon events of the day.

QUALIFICATIONS:

Applicants should have a minimum 2-3 years assignment desk experience. Knowledge of television broadcasting and familiarity with South Florida area. Two years of college.

EEO STATEMENT:

Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled

Overview

Position: Assignment EditorDepartment:

NewsReports to: Managing Editor

Purpose: Coordinate Daily News Coverage while maintaining assignment desk functions

The assignment desk is the center of it all from breaking stories to assigning crews to coordinating with producers. We're looking for someone who gets a rush from juggling it all.

FOX40 is not your boring TV station. We are an aggressive and fast-paced newsroom determined to tell interesting stories and break news. If you've never heard of an assignment editor, don't apply.

If multi-tasking isn't your strong suit then this job is not for you. If you're up for the challenge of telling a great story and delivering breaking news then apply online.

Responsibilities

Duties and Responsibilities:
-Responsible for listening to scanners-Responsible for coordinating multiple field crews-Answers phones and email to determine what makes a great story-Coordinates live shots and content sharing with affiliates, CNN, FOX, and other partners- Superior oral and writing skills

Job Knowledge, Skills, Abilities:

Extensive knowledge of editorial standards, ethics, and media law

Must have superior organizational skills.

Must be able to dig up stories not in the newspaper Must be able to work under pressure.Must be able to make decisions and take a leadership role.Must have excellent phone skills, be able to take information from a viewer and determine if there is a story.Must have basic writing skills and be able to communicate written and verbally.Must be able to maintain a professional demeanor when dealing with people at the station and away from the station

Must be able to represent the station in the community and at station events.Must have a passion for news.Working Relationships:Must be able to work with people throughout the newsroom and different departments within the station.Must be able to work with the public and public officials

Supervisory Responsibility:Responsible for news crews during your shift, including approving missed meals and overtime, and stringer purchases

Training Requirements:
General SafetyOpus, TONS, MPLS, Outlook, P2P

Physical Demands:

Required to sit and stand for long periods of time

Heavy phone and computer usage

Must be able to reach above shoulder level

Must be able to lift 25 pounds

Work Environment:Work performed primarily in an office environment

May be exposed to noise

Personal Protective Equipment:None

Qualifications

Education and Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in journalism or communications background preferred.

• At least 2 years of experience in a top 50 market newsroom

• Knowledge of the Sacramento area a plus

Company InfoTribune Media Company (NYSE: TRCO) is home to a diverse portfolio of television and digital properties driven by quality news, entertainment, and sports programming.

Tribune Media is comprised of Tribune Broadcasting's 42 owned or operated local television stations reaching more than 50 million households, national entertainment network WGN America, whose reach is approaching 80 million households, Tribune Studios, and a variety of digital applications and websites commanding 60 million monthly unique visitors online. Tribune Media also includes Chicago's WGN-AM and the national multicast networks Antenna TV and THIS TV. Additionally, the Company owns and manages a significant number of real estate properties across the U.S. and holds a variety of investments, including a 31% equity interest in TV Food Network and a 32% equity interest in CareerBuilder. For more information please visit http://www.tribunemedia.com.

The Assignment Editor is responsible for assignment desk news coverage on a variety of shifts, including weekends and overnights, and especially during breaking news. The Assignment Editor will be a dynamic and energetic person who can help manage the news gathering process from the Assignment Desk.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Write and post breaking news stories to the newsroom website, KIROTV.com Publish social media updates to KIRO's Facebook and Twitter accounts

• Monitor scanners

• Answer newsroom phones

• Make calls to people involved in news stories

• Dispatch field crews

• Assist other newsroom staff

• Assignment desk news coverage on a variety of shifts, including weekends and overnights, and especially during breaking news

• Work well with other managers in achieving newsroom goals

• Strong computer skills

• Must have good news judgement – the ability to take in all of our incoming news sources, including scanners, emails, phone calls and social media and be able to determine what is breaking news, future news, potential news and what is not

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:

• Some college preferred

• Some experience on a major market assignment desk is required, at least 1 year of experience is preferred

• Knowledge of the Puget Sound region's geography, politics and history is a definite plus

REASONING ABILITY:

• Ability to multi-task

• Ability to clearly communicate

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical demands and essential physical abilities include: a combination of physical work (standing, walking, lifting and carrying items such as laptop computers, pulling file drawers

• Sedentary demands include: document review and computer use, including ability to manipulate fingers to operate computer keyboard and mouse

• Expected to work under deadline constraints and meet precise deadlines (including self-imposed deadlines)

• Routine interruptions and unforeseen assignments are to be expected

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate

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Posting Job Description

Spectrum Networks is looking for enthusiastic, talented and driven individuals to join the best and brightest in gathering, producing and delivering stories that make a difference within a 24-hour breaking news environment! Our commitment is to engage viewers with relevant, timely news that's important to the local communities we serve.

Who we are: Spectrum Networks is a series of 27 hyper-local news and 9 regional sports networks owned and operated by Charter Communications, Inc. Spectrum Networks seeks to provide the most essential local news and information, cultivating relevant and thoughtful conversations that foster informed and engaged communities.

The Environment: Spectrum News is a 24-hour breaking news network which requires employees who are flexible and available to work various shift, including early morning, late evenings, weekends and holidays.

Being on our team means … You're ready to inspire and be inspired! You're passionate, creative and highly technical, driven to flourish in a competitive, fast-paced environment. You're fiercely accurate, with a desire to leverage your knowledge, skills and abilities to share news stories to viewers in our local communities. You're nimble, having the ability to pivot in an ever-changing workflow. You are a team player with a positive attitude and strong interpersonal skills. You have the ability to multi-task, meet tight deadlines and remain calm under pressure.

What we're looking for: Coordinate news crews, resources and logistics, ensuring that top stories are covered across assigned shift. Determine priorities and assign coverage to news units. Collaborate on story ideas and coordinate assignments of the news gathering staff. This will be an overnight shift.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Respond quickly and efficiently to breaking news; coordinate multiple live field crews

• Set up news stories by planning daily and long term coverage

• Monitor websites, social media sources and post content to news website

• Monitor police and fire scanners for breaking news and developing stories

• Collaborate with editors to determine which news events should be covered and which correspondent should cover each event

• Communicate the coverage needs of the assignment desk to crews and dispatch and coordinate photographers and field crews

• Develop sources within the community, including government agencies and public relations representatives

• Make beat calls to sources and other agencies

• Gather accurate information from the public and public agencies

• Maintain current and future files for news stories

• Contribute to story ideas and advance developing stories; participate in directing coverage plans under deadline pressure

• Perform other duties as assigned

Qualifications:

Skills/Abilities and Knowledge

• Solid news judgment and passion for news

• Ability to develop sources

• Ability to organize and manage multiple priorities and work under time pressure deadline

• Must be able and willing to work different shifts and be flexible with schedule changes

• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills; ability to clearly communicate solutions; ability to relate well with diverse populations

• Ability to interface with internal company personnel

• Requires adaptability, enthusiasm, initiative and a positive approach to problem solving

• Must be able to work under time pressure deadlines, work different or extended shifts and flexible with schedule changes. Willing and able to work weekends and holidays

Education & Experience:

• Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Communication or comparable television work experience preferred
• 3 years of assignment desk experience in a television newsroom

Our Culture: Every employee is an influencer and culture keeper. We expect respectful communication (despite pressure), openness to feedback, an eagerness to learn, and an overall positive attitude! Roles may require the following:

• Overtime may be required to meet deadlines

• Varying schedule due to, breaking news and/or daily news coverage requirements

• Provide 24x7, 365 days per year, on-call support. May entail phone or physical presence at the facility for equipment failure or other disasters. This includes, but is not limited to equipment and power failures, loss of contracted services, storms or severe weather, and schedule conflicts

• Participation in an established on-call rotation

Job Description:

WABC-TV Eyewitness News is looking for an experienced, creative and aggressive assignment desk editor to join New York's #1 Station. Candidate must possess strong editorial judgment and be able to react quickly to breaking news both editorially and logistically.

In this role, the assignment desk editor will also monitor trending digital sources, which includes content and social monitoring platforms like "CrowdTangle" in addition to uncovering engaging content that drives social engagement on all our ABC7NY platforms. Must be able to identify follow-up stories, build sources, quickly access research information and direct crews in a high-pressure environment. Complete knowledge of the New York Metropolitan Area is essential. Must be willing and able to work flexible hours and under tight deadline pressure.

Job Type

Full Time

Segment

Media Networks

Category

Broadcast

Basic Qualifications

Candidate must possess strong editorial judgment and be able to react quickly to breaking news both editorially and logistically.

Must be able to identify follow-up stories, build sources, quickly access research information and direct crews in a high-pressure environment.

Complete knowledge of the New York Metropolitan Area is essential.

Must be willing and able to work flexible hours and under tight deadline pressure

Business

Disney ABC Television Group

Postal Code
10023

Responsibilities

In this role, the assignment desk editor will also monitor trending digital sources, which includes content and social monitoring platforms like "CrowdTangle" in addition to uncovering engaging content that drives social engagement on all our ABC7NY platforms.

Job Description

WABC-TV Eyewitness News is looking for an experienced, creative and aggressive assignment desk editor to join New York's #1 Station. Candidate must possess strong editorial judgment and be able to react quickly to breaking news both editorially and logistically.

In this role, the assignment desk editor will also monitor trending digital sources, which includes content and social monitoring platforms like "CrowdTangle" in addition to uncovering engaging content that drives social engagement on all our ABC7NY platforms. Must be able to identify follow-up stories, build sources, quickly access research information and direct crews in a high-pressure environment. Complete knowledge of the New York Metropolitan Area is essential. Must be willing and able to work flexible hours and under tight deadline pressure.

Basic Qualifications

Candidate must possess strong editorial judgment and be able to react quickly to breaking news both editorially and logistically.

Must be able to identify follow-up stories, build sources, quickly access research information and direct crews in a high-pressure environment.

Complete knowledge of the New York Metropolitan Area is essential.

Must be willing and able to work flexible hours and under tight deadline pressure

Responsibilities

In this role, the assignment desk editor will also monitor trending digital sources, which includes content and social monitoring platforms like "CrowdTangle" in addition to uncovering engaging content that drives social engagement on all our ABC7NY platforms.

Overview

Altice USA (NYSE: ATUS) is one of the largest broadband communications and video services providers in the United States, delivering broadband, pay television, telephony services, proprietary content and advertising services to approximately 4.9 million Residential and Business customers across 21 states through its Optimum and Suddenlink brands.

From high-speed broadband and ultra-HD video, to digital advertising solutions, local news and voice offerings, we are making connections possible around the country -- to businesses, to consumers, to communities, to schools, to hospitals, and everyone in between.

News 12 Networks is the first, largest and most watched 24-hour local television news network in the country, with seven individual local news channels and five traffic and weather channels serving Long Island, New Jersey, Connecticut, Westchester, Hudson Valley, the Bronx, and Brooklyn.

Responsibilities

News 12 New Jersey is looking for the right individual to coordinate the gathering of news, the generation of story ideas, the scheduling and assignment of coverage, and the delivery of news material to the production team for all News 12 services. The ideal candidate will work with news management, producers and reporters to plan well-rounded news coverage.

Maintain extensive working files of possible stories, background information and news sources. Gather information about news as it develops and communicate it effectively and accurately to the production team. Collaborate with managers and producers to select stories for coverage and to keep them up to date.

Schedule and order facilities including satellite time. Assign and coordinate the distribution of newsgathering equipment. Assist with the scheduling of reporters, truck op/editors/photographers and assignment editors.

Take an active role in planning in-depth series and special coverage, acting as a producer or reporter as called for. Work accurately under pressure. Dispatch news crews, maintain schedule logs, deal with telephone story tips, listen to police radios, read newswires and e-mail, and stay in contact with sources in order to stay up to date with breaking news.

Write stories when assigned, train less experienced personnel and represent News 12 services in a courteous and professional manner. Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Minimum of one year of journalism experience.• Must have a commitment to journalistic standards of ethics and accuracy with an enthusiasm for journalism.• Must possess the ability to communicate effectively with general knowledge and interest in local, national and world news.• Must have the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.• Must have the ability to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends and holidays.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Vet and maintain a drug-free and smoke-free workplace.

Assignment Editor Job ID: 2018-20911

Location:

Edison, NJ

Altice USA (NYSE: ATUS) is one of the largest broadband communications and video services providers in the United States, delivering broadband, pay television, telephony services, proprietary content and advertising services to approximately 4.9 million Residential and Business customers across 21 states through its Optimum and Suddenlink brands.

From high-speed broadband and ultra-HD video, to digital advertising solutions, local news and voice offerings, we are making connections possible around the country -- to businesses, to consumers, to communities, to schools, to hospitals, and everyone in between.

News 12 Networks is the first, largest and most watched 24-hour local television news network in the country, with seven individual local news channels and five traffic and weather channels serving Long Island, New Jersey, Connecticut, Westchester, Hudson Valley, the Bronx, and Brooklyn.

News 12 New Jersey is looking for the right individual to coordinate the gathering of news, the generation of story ideas, the scheduling and assignment of coverage, and the delivery of news material to the production team for all News 12 services. The ideal candidate will work with news management, producers and reporters to plan well-rounded news coverage.

Maintain extensive working files of possible stories, background information and news sources. Gather information about news as it develops and communicate it effectively and accurately to the production team. Collaborate with managers and producers to select stories for coverage and to keep them up to date.

Schedule and order facilities including satellite time. Assign and coordinate the distribution of newsgathering equipment. Assist with the scheduling of reporters, truck op/editors/photographers and assignment editors.

Take an active role in planning in-depth series and special coverage, acting as a producer or reporter as called for. Work accurately under pressure. Dispatch news crews, maintain schedule logs, deal with telephone story tips, listen to police radios, read newswires and e-mail, and stay in contact with sources in order to stay up to date with breaking news.

Write stories when assigned, train less experienced personnel and represent News 12 services in a courteous and professional manner. Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned.

• Minimum of one year of journalism experience.

• Must have a commitment to journalistic standards of ethics and accuracy with an enthusiasm for journalism.

• Must possess the ability to communicate effectively with general knowledge and interest in local, national and world news.

• Must have the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.

• Must have the ability to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends and holidays.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Vet and maintain a drug-free and smoke-free workplace.

Overview

Altice USA (NYSE: ATUS) is one of the largest broadband communications and video services providers in the United States, delivering broadband, pay television, telephony services, proprietary content and advertising services to approximately 4.9 million Residential and Business customers across 21 states through its Optimum and Suddenlink brands.

From high-speed broadband and ultra-HD video, to digital advertising solutions, local news and voice offerings, we are making connections possible around the country -- to businesses, to consumers, to communities, to schools, to hospitals, and everyone in between.

News 12 Networks is the first, largest and most watched 24-hour local television news network in the country, with seven individual local news channels and five traffic and weather channels serving Long Island, New Jersey, Connecticut, Westchester, Hudson Valley, the Bronx, and Brooklyn.

Responsibilities

News 12 Connecticut is looking for the right individual to coordinate the gathering of news, the generation of story ideas, the scheduling and assignment of coverage, and the delivery of news material to the production team for all News 12 services. The ideal candidate will work with news management, producers and reporters to plan well-rounded news coverage.

Maintain extensive working files of possible stories, background information and news sources. Gather information about news as it develops and communicate it effectively and accurately to the production team. Schedule and order facilities including satellite time.

Assign and coordinate the distribution of newsgathering equipment. Work accurately under pressure. Dispatch news crews, maintain schedule logs, deal with telephone story tips, listen to police radios, read newswires and e-mail, and stay in contact with sources in order to stay up to date with breaking news.

The freelance position is on-call as needed with fluctuating hours. Candidates must have a flexible schedule and be available to work various shifts with short notice at times.

Qualifications

• Associates or Bachelor's degree in Journalism or Communications preferred, Master's degree is a plus. • Minimum of one year of journalism experience.• Must have a commitment to journalistic standards of ethics and accuracy with an enthusiasm for journalism.• Must possess the ability to communicate effectively with general knowledge and interest in local, national and world news.• Basic computer knowledge/word processing skills are preferred.• Must have the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.• Must have the ability to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends and holidays.We are an Equal Opportunity Employer M/F/Disability/Vet and maintain a drug-free and smoke-free workplace.