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Editor, Assignment Desk
Tribune Company
Norfolk, VA, United States
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WTKR/WGNT - Tribune's CBS affiliate in Norfolk, Virginia is recruiting for an assignment desk editor to join its team. The primary focus of the Assignment Editor is to be in charge of the day-to-day operation of the assignment desk, handle radio and telephone communications with reporters, photographers, field producers and outside news sources.
Responsibilities:
Core Job Functions:
• Keeps up-to-date and knowledgeable about general developments and trends in the viewing area and ensure that new story ideas are generated for use in news coverage.
• Monitors breaking news to determine coverage and re-allocate crews to cover breaking news.
• Develops news contacts that provide news tips and stories.
• Contributes story ideas and assigns reporters and photographers to stories as needed.
• Coordinates work between reporters, photographers, ENG editors and producers.
• Handles projects assigned by the Director of News or Executive Producer.
• Performs other duties as assigned.
• Post stories to wtkr.com
• Post to social media
Qualifications:
Minimum Knowledge Skills & Abilities:
Experience in news reporting and gathering. Time management skills to guide, schedule and coordinate work of reporters and photographers. Ability to type, operate police scanner, handle news telephones, and other such equipment.
Education Requirements:
A degree or equivalent is preferred and/or two to three years’ work experience.
Physical Requirements:
Dexterity to operate buttons and switches on switchboard. Ability to lift up to 20 pounds of materials consisting of books, videotapes, etc. Ability to drive news vehicles.