Assignment Editor

WKMG-TV, the Graham Media Group, Inc.-owned CBS station in Orlando, is looking for a News Assignment Editor.

EXPERIENCE:

• Job duties include, but are not limited to, responding quickly and efficiently to breaking news, setting up news stories, dispatching crews, helping plan daily and long term coverage, monitoring websites and social media sources, communicating the editorial and operational needs of the assignment desk to crews and reporters, answering phones, making beat calls and monitoring and advancing developing stories. This person will also be responsible for posting stories and updating the station website and all social and digital platforms.
• Organize news related information necessary to the decision making process in a television news operation, dispatch and coordinate human and technical resources for news coverage.
• Identify and gather accurate information for news stories from variety of sources such as public safety scanners, phone calls public agencies, companies and other news media.
• Organize information for the  use of reporters, photographers, writers and producers.
• Maintain strong people and communication skills in a competitive, pressurized environment and work under intense deadline pressure.
• Ability to seek out and find enterprised and exclusive story ideas for newscasts.
• Post content on the station website and in social media on a daily basis.
• Discretion, maturity and composure, especially under pressure.
• Ability to work flexible hours including nights, weekends, holidays.
• Possess and maintain a valid driver's license with a driving record acceptable to the Company.

REQUIREMENTS:

• Minimum of 2 years experience in television newsroom required.
• Ability to demonstrate solid journalistic judgment and skills including the ability to write news copy.
• Communications or Journalism degree from a four year university.
• A passion for breaking news with sound news judgment.
• Demonstrated ability to manage people and other resources.
• Ability to work in a a fast paced environment with daily deadlines and changing priorities.
• Reports to News Director.

CONTACT:

Allison McGinley (No phone calls, please.)

WKMG-TV is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In addition to complying with the requirements of federal law, WKMG-TV will comply with applicable state and local laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a background check and pre-employment drug screen.