Assignment Manager

Job Description

Assignment Manager - KCTV

About KCTV:

KCTV5 is the CBS affiliate serving the Kansas City metropolitan area.

Job Summary/Description:

The assignment manager will assign news personnel to daily stories. The position requires a very organized person who can keep track of the day's top stories while monitoring police scanners and coordinating with MMJ's, photographers, anchors and producers. Requires keeping track of many moving parts in newsroom coverage assignments.

Duties/Responsibilities include (but not limited to):
* Planning assignments before scheduled events.
* Help lead the morning and afternoon editorial meetings and assign news crews.
* Closely monitor police scanners.
* Make phone calls to get information to advance daily news stories.
* Tactfully motivate news personnel for the best utilization of their individual talents.
* Ability to calmly assign multiple news crews in breaking news situations.
* Post regular content to all of KCTV's digital platforms.

Qualifications/Requirements:
• ️ Bachelor's degree in Communications, Journalism or related field

If you feel you're qualified and want to work with a great group of people go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on ''apply now'', upload your resume, cover letter and references

(Current employees that are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro employee portal)

KCTV-TV/Gray Television Group, Inc. is a drug-free company

Gray Television encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus prior by the first workday.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rz8712-18-118-144-69-42 in your application.