News Assignment Editor

Sinclair Inc.

📍 Austin, Texas, United States

Full time Media and Communication Workers

Job Description

KEYE Austin/Telemundo is seeking a detail oriented, aggressive, energetic, and creative full-time News Assignment Editor!

Skills and Experience:

  • Assign and track news crews
  • Identify and develop daily content
  • Write and post content to station website and social media sites
  • Compelling and accurate writing
  • Monitor social media and react to breaking news, make beat checks, monitor web sites and social media, react to developing news
  • Develop and maintain contacts and sources to enterprise story ideas
  • Listen for and respond to breaking news
  • Assisting in the efficient operations of the assignment desk
  • Requirements and Qualifications:

  • Minimum of 1-2 years of assignment desk experience preferred
  • Commitment to journalistic standards of ethics and accuracy
  • Ability to communicate effectively
  • Basic computer knowledge/word processing skills
  • General knowled...
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