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Assignment Editor
Meredith
Portland, OR, United States
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Job Title
Assignment Editor
The Assignment Editor coordinates the afternoon and nightly news gathering efforts of News Reporters/Photographers. This position also assists with producing, writing, and assembling the newscast.
Essential Job Functions
55% - Generate news story ideas by researching reporter leads, newspapers, monitoring emergency scanners, magazines, and other potential news sources. Orders satellite feeds. 20% - Maintains communications with in-house staff and field news crews for proper coordination of news gathering efforts. Schedules interviews for news crews.
15% - Responds to all incoming calls from the public, viewers, and from reporter/photographers in the field. Maintains daily contact with police and fire agencies.
5% - Coordinates reports from affiliate stations and local stringer reports. Reviews and files all newsroom incoming mail and faxes. Maintains news files.
5% - Writes nightly story summary to include follow-up ideas and suggestions for the morning staff. Makes night beat checks.
Minimum Requirements:
Bachelor's in Journalism or Communications
2 years experience as a Television Assignment Editor
Excellent communication skills
Ability to prioritize and multi-task
Meredith Corporation is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Meredith Corporation (NYSE: MDP; www.meredith.com) has been committed to service journalism for 115 years. Today, Meredith uses multiple distribution platforms — including broadcast television, print, digital, mobile and video — to provide consumers with content they desire and to deliver the messages of its advertising and marketing partners.
Meredith's Local Media Group includes 17 owned or operated television stations reaching 11 percent of U.S. households. Meredith's portfolio is concentrated in large, fast-growing markets, with seven stations in the nation's Top 25 — including Atlanta, Phoenix, St. Louis and Portland — and 13 in Top 50 markets. Meredith's stations produce 700 hours of local news and entertainment content each week, and operate leading local digital destinations.