NewsNation Weekend Assignment Editor, New York

at Nexstar Media Group in Chicago, Illinois, United States

Job Description

NewsNation Weekend Assignment Editor, New York

NewsNation is looking for an Assignment Desk Editor to work to support the network’s newsgathering and operations operating across the United States and around the world. The Assignment Desk Editor will help support both field teams and show teams ensuring that up to date editorial information is communicated and that teams have the logistical support to produce work appearing across all NewsNation platforms.

Duties & Responsibilities:

- Man NewsNation’s Assignment desk in the New York bureau

- Identify news of interest to a national audience

- Research stories, conduct outreach to sources to verify information and report out stories

- Gather editorial information and elements to best tell stories including video, audio, and pictures

- Coordinate coverage of news stories: news of day, breaking news, continuing stories with correspondents, producers, and photojournalists

- Maintain direct contact with field teams to offer support, request and confirm live hits

- Support show teams by facilitating varied editorial requests

- Monitor social media and clear user generated content

-Monitor competitive broadcasts, cable and digital platforms

- Work with 195 Nexstar-owned T.V. stations to harness additional reporting resources and story elements and to provide News Nation content to stations

- Occasionally coordinate booking of transmission facilities and satellite space for live/tape feeds

- Utilize various file sharing platforms to gather video

- Follow and communicate Rights and Clearances restrictions

-Perform other duties as assigned by network management

Requirements & Skills:

-Bachelor’s degree in journalism, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience

-Five to ten years of newsroom experience ideally in national news or a top local market

- Must be willing to work extended or modified shifts as news developments warrant

- Must also be willing to work weekends and holidays as needed

-Strong writing, organizational, and people skills are vital

-Attention to detail is key

-The successful candidate will be a self-starter with excellent communication skills who brings lots of ideas to the table.

Salary Range: $70,000-$90,000

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Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) is a leading diversified media company that produces and distributes engaging local and national news, sports and entertainment content across television, streaming and digital platforms, including nearly 300,000 hours of original video content each year. Nexstar owns America’s largest local broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner stations in 116 U.S. markets reaching 212 million people. Nexstar’s national television properties include The CW, America’s fifth major broadcast network, NewsNation, America’s fastest-growing national news and entertainment cable network reaching 70 million television homes, popular entertainment multicast networks Antenna TV and Rewind TV, and a 31.3% ownership stake in TV Food Network. The Company’s portfolio of digital assets, including The Hill and BestReviews, are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and information property. In addition to delivering exceptional content and service to our communities, Nexstar provides premium multiplatform and video-on-demand advertising opportunities at scale for businesses and brands seeking to leverage the strong consumer engagement of our compelling content offering. For more information, please visit Nexstar.tv.