Assignment Desk Supervisor

Job Description

Job Responsibilities:
• 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.
• Develop a network of contacts and sources to produce enterprise journalism
• Assist news management with content gathering and planning.
• Monitor crews in the field and maintain communication with them.
• Furnish content and post it to all digital platforms-including but not limited to sending push alerts, Twitter and Facebook posts.
• Listen to multiple police scanners which cover more than a dozen agencies throughout KETV's market.
• In-person attendance is required

Experience Requirements:
• 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.
• Familiar with local newsgathering technology and terminology.
• Hearst Television is a proud supporter of military veterans. Related military training and experience will be considered

Qualifications Requirements:
• Must be highly organized.
• Have the ability to work multiple projects simultaneously.
• Must be able to foster and maintain professional working relationships with newsmakers.
• Have the ability to 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.
• Be able to remain calm and level-headed during breaking news situations.
• Must have excellent communication skills.
• Must be willing to work a variety of shifts including weekends and nights.

Additional Requirements

As part of its continued efforts to maintain a safe workplace for employees, Hearst Television requires that all newly hired employees be fully vaccinated (as defined by the CDC) against the coronavirus by the first day of employment as a condition of employment, to the extent permitted by applicable law. HTV will consider requests for reasonable accommodations in accordance with applicable legal requirements.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r72j89-3-144-36-141-42 in your application.