Assignment Editor
WMUR, the ABC affiliate in Manchester, NH has an opening for someone who wants to win each day in the role of Assignment Editor. You can capture the essence of what's happening in the community and help to bring it home to our viewers. You will have a take charge attitude for breaking news. You find distinctive enterprise stories and oversee news coverage. As a newsroom leader your impact sets us apart. You will report to the News Director.
Responsibilities
- Listen to multiple police scanners which cover more than a dozen agencies throughout our market—must have great "scanner ears"
- Gather and organize press releases, emails, phone calls and viewer tips. Decide which of the above will yield compelling content for newscasts
- Assist news management with content gathering and planning
- Assist producers, digital editors and reporters with story gathering
- Keep track of crews in the field and communicate with them
- Furnish content and post it to all digital platforms—including sending push alerts, Twitter and Facebook post
Requirements
- Experience listening to police scanners
- Experience with digital platforms, especially social media. You will monitor multiple social media accounts to gather content and communicate with news makers
- Either have a working knowledge of FTP or will learn how to FTP video to other stations
- Familiar with local newsgathering technology and terminology
- Will maintain professional working relationships with newsmakers
- Can gather information from multiple sources simultaneously and quickly push it out to anchors, reporters, producers, and digital editors
- Be able to remain calm and level-headed during breaking news situations
- Willing to work a variety of shifts including weekends and nights
- Related military experience will be considered
Values in Action
At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That’s why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization that fosters collaboration and open communication, ensuring that the content we create is authentic, accurate, and connected to the communities we serve.
Benefits
Hearst's benefit programs are modern, flexible and designed to focus on you. As a Hearst employee, you and your spouse or partner or dependents would have access to the following benefits.
- Medical | Dental | Vision
- 401(k) matching
- Emotional Wellness Support
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- LGBTQ+ Health Services
- Additional benefits to meet your and your family's needs
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. we do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, creed, national, origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
Skills Required
- Experience listening to police scanners and monitoring multiple agencies
- Experience with digital platforms and multiple social media accounts (Twitter, Facebook) for newsgathering
- Working knowledge of FTP or willingness to learn how to FTP video to other stations
- Familiarity with local newsgathering technology and terminology
- Ability to gather information from multiple sources simultaneously and rapidly disseminate to newsroom staff
- Ability to remain calm and level-headed during breaking news
- Willingness to work a variety of shifts including weekends and nights
- Related military experience
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical plan choice, full in-network preventive coverage, dental and vision, telemedicine, prescription coverage, and fertility resources. Mental-health resources and other wellbeing services (e.g., therapy sessions, crisis support, virtual physical therapy, and chronic-condition programs) further strengthen the health offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as meaningful through a 401(k) plan with company matching and Hearst covering plan administration fees. Performance bonuses are also noted as available in some roles, adding an additional rewards component beyond base pay.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off benefits include paid holidays, paid sick days, and vacation time with a commonly cited annual range, alongside paid parental leave and family medical leave. A remote work program and flexibility signals are also included as part of the overall rewards experience.
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