News Content / Assignment Manager

Job Description

About KWTX:

KWTX-TV News 10 is the dominant television station for the Waco-Temple-Killeen market in the Heart of Central Texas. The award winning CBS and CW affiliate, KWTX is the leader in every local newscast. A state-of-the-art facility helps employees showcase their award-winning content. Two storm-chasing vehicles, the Weather Edge and Weather Explorer give our crews mobile weather labs to track and own severe weather coverage. However, the station's most valuable resource is its people. KWTX is home to a dedicated group of employees, many of whom have called the station home for many years.

Job Summary/Description:

The News Content Manager/Assignments Manager operates as the center of planning and execution for gathering and disseminating the day's news. The applicant must be strong at managing breaking news including severe weather coverage, and be able to make sound, split-second decisions. They must also be a problem solver, both technically and journalistically. Successful candidates will be able to generate original stories and develop follow-up content for upcoming multi-platform distribution. They must maintain contact lists and story files, as well as develop new contacts with government agencies (city, state, federal) and public relations representatives.

Essential responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Work closely with News managers and producers on coordination of daily editorial content, including story coverage and development for broadcasting and digital
- Play a key role in the execution of the daily editorial plan, including coordinating story assignments and communicating information to reporters and photographers
- Act as primary contact for in-field newsroom staff for assignments and story coverage
- Identify and generate original high-impact story ideas that reflect the diversity of our audience and develop follow-ups through means such as court documents, police scanners, social media, viewer emails, and other sources
- React, respond and direct coverage of breaking news events on all station platforms
- Approve scripts and digital content
- Ability to build relationships with community leaders

Qualifications/Requirements:
- Newspaper or broadcasting reporting experience
- Strong team player who interacts in a positive, ethical, empathetic, and productive way with other employees and the general public
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills
- Strong logistical skills with the ability to prioritize assignments and meet deadline

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rvkzyn-18-116-36-221-42 in your application.