Assignment Editor

Job Description

KING 5, in Seattle is looking for an Assignment Desk Editor who can lead our team to create engaging content that lives up to our ''Stand for Truth'' brand. As the first television station in the Pacific Northwest with a storied legacy of serving our community, we believe in Fourth Estate accountability reporting. This position is responsible for selecting, developing, and planning daily reporting assignments to be covered by our team of journalists. The job involves fielding calls from the public, staying connected with local news and press releases, and organizing breaking news events for live coverage on TV and online. This role is a non-management, full-time, hourly, and non-union role that reports to the Assistant News Director.

Responsibilities:
• Discover and produce unique, local, and engaging content
• React quickly to breaking news and communicate plan to staff
• Monitor a variety of public safety radio systems and UGC for breaking news
• Assist with story planning, including identifying big stories and coverage opportunities
• Provide editorial guidance and manage logistics to execute daily newsroom content
• Use multiple social media platforms to identify stories that will trend well
• Search and locate criminal and civil document systems to be distributed to news and digital producers
• Perform basic digital producing during a major breaking news event
• Maintain knowledge on specific political, business, and other high-profile people in the Northwest
• Understand audience insights and metrics, apply to content planning and execution
• Collaborate with other TEGNA stations, NBC, affiliates, and Foreign partners (Global TV) to search trending content and publish compelling stories, photos, and video from our corporate network across web, mobile and social media platforms

Job Requirements:

Requirements:
• 2+ year TV industry or related experience
• Ability to work a variety of shifts as needed
• Sound news judgment while meeting daily deadlines
• Strong written and verbal communications
• A key collaborator that can infuse teamwork and motivate colleagues
• Curiosity and a willingness to learn about the market
• A steward of journalistic excellence

Work Environment: Office

Physical Demands: Light work

Travel: Rarely: less than 10%

Work Environment Set: Office: normally performed in a typical interior/office environment

Physical Demands Set: Light work: Involves sitting most of the time, walking, lifting, bending, standing, etc.

Budgeted Compensation: $33.25 - $33.66

About TEGNA

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) is an innovative media company that serves the greater good of our communities. Across platforms, TEGNA tells empowering stories, conducts impactful investigations and delivers innovative marketing solutions. With 63 television stations in 51 US markets, TEGNA is the largest owner of top 4 network affiliates in the top 25 markets among independent station groups, reaching approximately 39 percent of all television households nationwide. TEGNA also owns leading multicast networks True Crime Network and Quest. TEGNA Marketing Solutions (TMS) offers innovative solutions to help businesses reach consumers across television, digital and over-the-top (OTT) platforms, including Premion, TEGNA's OTT advertising service. For more information, visit

www.TEGNA.com
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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d9qvwk-216-73-216-118-42 in your application.