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398 Weimann Walks
New York
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+1 (555) 202 1026
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Experience
Experience
Phoenix, AZ
Assignment Desk Editor
Phoenix, AZ
Hoppe Inc
Phoenix, AZ
Assignment Desk Editor
- Works with Managing Editor and Digital Media Manager to execute and add to the digital desk’s long-term planning and strategic vision
- Enterprise story ideas and work with Reporters, Producers and Web Editors to develop and cover stories
- Update and assist in providing content to station’s digital media platforms
- Working with NBC News’s partners & affiliates to request video, editorial information or assistance
- Develops news contacts that provide news tips and stories
- Communicate story developments to producers, field crews and managers
- Assisting field teams with risk assessments & managers in ensuring safety protocols
Los Angeles, CA
Assignment Desk Editor / Writer
Los Angeles, CA
Farrell, Orn and Konopelski
Los Angeles, CA
Assignment Desk Editor / Writer
- Work closely with news EP and Producers to determine news of day and find most compelling stories to promote to Telemundo Denver audience
- Work closely with the rest of the Creative Services Department and support Telemundo station events and promotion
- Conceptualize , write and edit Spanish language nightly news promotion
- Coordinate script and storyline with correct video sources and graphics for news briefs
- Produce and write breaking-news promotion under tight deadlines
- Candidate will also help building lower thirds for the stories he/she writes
- Anticipate problems and address them throughout the course of the shift, eliminate all factual/spelling/other errors that appear in the show. If a problem arises, address it immediately. Follow up problems with those involved and a newsroom manager
present
Boston, MA
Senior Assignment Desk Editor
Boston, MA
Mueller-Haley
present
Boston, MA
Senior Assignment Desk Editor
present
- Develop and cover Enterprise story ideas; work with Reporters, Producers, Web Editors on coverage
- Manage the logistics of day-to-day assignments for local field crews
- Provides information for production and news staff on stories to pursue and what materials we can expect
- Clearly communicating with co-workers, producers and outside vendors
- Facilitate news gathering process; ensure comprehensive coverage of news stories
- Produces content on a daily basis for all production entities at Fox Sports
- Updating information
Education
Education
Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism
Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism
Harvard University
Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism
Skills
Skills
- Strong news judgment, knowledge of current events & familiarity with previous key news stories
- Excellent communication skills & professional conduct, especially in high-pressure & stressful situations
- Basic computer knowledge/word processing skills
- Strong attention to detail & accuracy
- General knowledge and interest in local, national and world news
- Ability to work well under pressure and meet deadlines
- Proficiency with Facebook, Twitter and emerging social media
- Ability to communicate effectively
- Strong teamwork ethic
- Polite phone manner and good communication skills
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Assignment Desk Editor Resume Examples & Samples
- Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, or a related field is preferred
- Demonstrated exceptional core journalism skills including writing short articles for digital media and scripts for television
- Minimum 3 years’ experience on an assignment desk or as a photojournalist in a major or larger medium market
- Demonstrated proficiency in using social media for news gathering, crowd sourcing, and interaction with viewers and news sources
- Exceptional organizational and logistics skills
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Assignment Desk Editor Resume Examples & Samples
- BA, BS or Master in Broadcasting, Journalism and/or Communications
- Minimum 3 year relevant experience on Electronic Media
- Solid editorial judgment
- Knowledge digital platforms (web, mobile) and social media
- Ability to speak, read and write fluently in English
- Interested candidates must submit a resume/CV through www.nbcunicareers.com to be considered
- Must be willing to work in Houston, TX
- Must be willing to submit a background investigation
- Must have unrestricted work authorization to live in the United States
- Ability to establish community contacts
- Strong English, reading, writing and speaking
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Senior Assignment Desk Editor Resume Examples & Samples
- As a Chief Assignment Editor, you will be responsible for fulfilling all content needs for our shows as requested by Producers and Managers. Support and assist the production of all elements involved in a local show
- Coordinate activities of Newsroom Content gathering staff; maintain contact with outside news agencies, police/fire departments (community organization) and other sources to obtain information regarding developing news items. Coordinate distribution of content between different platforms: TV, Web and Social Media
- Dispatch crews and information in a timely and organized manner
- Facilitate news gathering process; ensure comprehensive coverage of news stories
- Develop and cover Enterprise story ideas; work with Reporters, Producers, Web Editors on coverage
- Conceive distribution of content between news platforms: TV/Web/Social Media
- Minimum 10 year relevant experience on Electronic Media
- Ability to speak read and write fluently in English
- Experience in leading and managing people
- Have good interpersonal skills, be a dependable, quick thinker with an eye for detail
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Assignment Desk Editor Resume Examples & Samples
- Be backup producer when needed
- Upload local news content to web and social media
- At least 2 years’ experience as an Assignment Editor
- Ability to work on weekends
- Must be willing to work in Dallas Fort Worth area
- Must be fluent in Spanish (speak, read & write)
- Must be willing to submit to a background investigation
- Good overall knowledge of the Metroplex and Hispanic community
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Assignment Desk Editor Resume Examples & Samples
- Manage the logistics of day-to-day assignments for local field crews
- Be creative with a positive attitude and a motivated team player
- Ability to speak, read, and write fluently in Spanish
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Assignment Desk Editor Resume Examples & Samples
- Deploying news crews
- Reacting aggressively to breaking news
- Contributing to the news division's digital properties including turnto10.com and NBC 10's social pages
- Commitment to journalistic standards of ethics and accuracy
- Basic computer knowledge/word processing skills
- A Bachelor’s degree with a major in journalism is preferred
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Senior Assignment Desk Editor Resume Examples & Samples
- Newsgathering for all FS1 Programming through booking feeds, trucks and crews, and digitally
- Produces content on a daily basis for all production entities at Fox Sports
- Monitor news information through online and broadcast news sources
- Provides information for production and news staff on stories to pursue and what materials we can expect
- Training others
- Senior assignment editor should have the most experience and knowledge at all technical processes on the desk and should be a resource for all staff to use to learn and troubleshoot all technical problems
- Updating information
- Senior assignment editor should have the most up-to-date information on contacts in the field and should make sure the staff at large has this information as well to utilize contacts to the best of their ability
- Occasionally will be asked to travel to news events for coverage
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Assignment Desk Editor Resume Examples & Samples
- Monitors breaking news to determine coverage and re-allocate crews to cover breaking news
- Post stories to wtkr.com
- Post social media
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Assignment Desk Editor Resume Examples & Samples
- Research, gather, and coordinate news content and interviews for producers/talent/reporters
- Timely Assign, reassign photographers and reporters based on the breaking news events, operational needs, and scheduling needs
- Maintain beat check with community sources, police, fire, etc
- Be producer and/or writer when needed
- Publish web content, live streaming and social media
- Work closely with Executive Producers and reporters on story/sweeps planning and coordination
- Constantly monitor emergency channels, news wires, competitors and news sources
- Research and organize details and facts for story ideas and long term planning
- BA in journalism, communications, research or work experience equivalent
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Assignment Desk Editor Resume Examples & Samples
- Coordinating resources and communicating with the senior desk editor, field teams, show producers & editing producers
- Coordinating with controls and field teams on live shots
- Compiling accurate staffing logs, editorial updates & output records
- Handling and booking live transmissions or tape windows with third party vendors
- Helping to deploy teams on short notice to travel abroad & booking travel
- Working with the senior desk editor or individually to identify and pitch key stories & editorial themes
- Finding & transmitting key video from agencies, archives or elsewhere for news stories across the network
- Strong news judgment, knowledge of current events & familiarity with previous key news stories
- Strong attention to detail & accuracy
- Excellent communication skills & professional conduct, especially in high-pressure & stressful situations
- Understanding of video and photo licensing, legal principles and rights of usage, preferred
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Assignment Desk Editor Resume Examples & Samples
- Must be willing to work in Fort Lee, New Jersey
- Must be able to work any shift, including weekends and holidays
- Interested candidates must submit a resume/CV through
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Assignment Desk Editor Resume Examples & Samples
- Know what stories are being covered, who is covering and what platforms the story will air on
- Lead editorial meetings, contribute story ideas and responsible for developing and cultivating contacts important to news coverage in the San Diego area
- Route personal matters (i.e. sick calls, etc) to appropriate manager
- Maintain responsibility for feed and live signal intake and supervise daily beat checks
- Ability to multitask and make quick decisions under pressure
- Strong social media and multi-platform knowledge
- Up to date on and interested in current news events
- Knowledge of laws of libel, slander and applicable FCC rules and regulations
- Displays a positive work ethic and can work under tight deadlines
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Assignment Desk Editor / Writer Resume Examples & Samples
- Conceptualize , write and edit Spanish language nightly news promotion
- Coordinate script and storyline with correct video sources and graphics for news briefs
- Produce and write breaking-news promotion under tight deadlines
- Work closely with news EP and Producers to determine news of day and find most compelling stories to promote to Telemundo Denver audience
- Work closely with the rest of the Creative Services Department and support Telemundo station events and promotion
- Take an active role in selecting the stories of the day – come up with story ideas that reporters can turn in one day, create producer driven content to enhance our coverage of the big story and other stories that appear in the newscast
- Anticipate problems and address them throughout the course of the shift, eliminate all factual/spelling/other errors that appear in the show. If a problem arises, address it immediately. Follow up problems with those involved and a newsroom manager
- Bring creativity into every aspect of the newscast, use the Telemundo arsenal of tools and equipment to provide the most current information that is geographically diverse and maximizes viewer benefits
- News judgment with solid ethical decision process
- High competitive nature
- Ability to perform under tight time deadlines
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Digital Assignment Desk Editor Resume Examples & Samples
- Facilitate the news gathering process and ensure comprehensive coverage of all news stories
- Develop and monitor journalistic and editorial elements of news gathering, with a strong focus on acquiring local tv news footage
- Utilize social media platforms to keep up to date with breaking
- Solid experience on as an assignment desk or within a newsroom in a top market
- A working knowledge of all forms of social media
- A working knowledge of broadcast news station operations
- Excellent telephone/communication skills in addition to outstanding electronic communication skills
- Ability to act quickly and decisively in a breaking news situations
- Excellent telephone/communication skills in addition to outstanding electronic
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Senior Assignment Desk Editor Resume Examples & Samples
- Newsgathering for all FS1 Programming including booking transmission, ENG Crews for live shots, talkbacks and feature shoots. Monitoring video feeds, setting up live event records and confirm material is going into our system
- Suppling the building blocks for productions to build their shows around
- Clearly communicating with co-workers, producers and outside vendors
- Maintaining our strong and fully developed relationships to facility our future needs
- Efforting clearance of media from non-FOX entities via social media or licensing
- Approved content would run on all Fox platforms including broadcast and digital
- Senior Assignment editors must also oversee assignments handled by lower-level staffers
- Prevent errors, oversights or misuse of non-Fox owned content
- BS/BA in Journalism, Communications or a related degree strongly preferred; 5+ years of editorial experience required on an assignment desk in a newsroom environment
- Top candidates will have strong communication skills -- both written and verbal and excellent organizational skills (the ability to prioritize projects under tight deadlines)
- Critical thinking required (to judge if a story is newsworthy, if sources need to be checked/wording is appropriate, if there is a risk to releasing certain information, and to verify accuracy and consistency of information)
- Must have strong computer skills (Microsoft Word, Excel and Outlook required). Knowledge satellite, fiber and IP-based transmissions required
- Proven sports knowledge that lends itself to sound news judgment
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Assignment Desk Editor / Writer Resume Examples & Samples
- Must be able to speak, read and write fluently in Spanish and must be able to speak, read and understand English
- Writing Experience in Spanish is a must. Good grammar skills in Spanish language
- Candidate will also help building lower thirds for the stories he/she writes
- Excellent news judgment, creative ideas and writing skills a must
- Must have leadership qualities, be detail oriented, organized and able to handle intense deadline pressure
- Candidate will help in the assignment desk when needed. There will be a need for good organization and judgment skills for news gathering and be able to contact the community, public information officers and media representatives. Set up interviews as needed
- Willing to work in the Denver area and travel as needed for special assignments
- Able to work long hours, varying shifts (including nights and weekends) and report to work in emergencies depending upon news coverage when necessary
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Assignment Desk Editor, Kxas Resume Examples & Samples
- Assign reporters, photographers, and other personnel to cover stories
- Monitor social media, police radios, electronic/printed sources for potential news content
- Post stories & content to NBCDFW.com and NBC5’s social media channels
- Assist producers, reporters, and photographers with researching stories and gathering information
- Answer newsroom phones and respond to viewer e-mails
- Set up and coordinate live remotes inside and outside the building
- Minimum 2 years experience working on a television assignment desk
- Previous work experience requiring organization and research skills
- Must work well under pressure
- Knowledge of Dallas-Fort Worth market
- Self-starter with great social media skills and strong news judgment
- Ability to work contacts and react quickly and aggressively to breaking news and developing stories
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Assignment Desk Editor Resume Examples & Samples
- Order and coordinate satellite time. Coordinate incoming/outgoing video feeds
- Write and post stories to wnep.com and all digital platforms
- Experience working as a newsroom assignment editor
- Must be able to work a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends and holidays
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Assignment Desk Editor Resume Examples & Samples
- Reacts aggressively and decisively to breaking news with or without management present, helping WESH 2 News to win the story on ALL platforms
- Coordinates assignment desk logistics including managing news crews, coordinating with affiliate stations, booking satellite windows and live shots
- Posts daily to the WESH 2 digital platforms and thrives when asked to send push notifications, coordinate live streams and engage users with digital content
- Has a finger on the pulse of Central Florida’s social media landscape and is able to unearth stories on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and area websites
- Cultivates and maintains strong relationships with government agencies and public relations representatives, and local newsmakers
- Works with Managing Editor and Digital Media Manager to execute and add to the digital desk’s long-term planning and strategic vision
- Multi-tasks efficiently under heavy deadline pressure
- Must be able to work flexible hours, including overnights and holidays
- College degree in Journalism or Communications or related field desired
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Assignment Desk Editor Resume Examples & Samples
- Aggressively search and find unique stories which evoke interest and emotion
- Write and verbally convey information accurately and quickly for on-air broadcasting and digital platforms
- Develop contacts and sources that may be used in newsgathering operations
- Handle multiple crews and breaking stories simultaneously
- Develop original content through social listening and independent sources
- Research for facts and credibility
- Use consumer analytics in determining content
- Write and post daily on all digital platforms
- Enterprise news stories
- Write for the web, including attaching images and streaming video
- Lead and inspire news teams to work together for a great newscast
- Perform other tasks as required by supervisor or executive producer
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Assignment Desk Editor Resume Examples & Samples
- Collaborate as on-air talent if needed
- Work with News Management to effectively use available resources in managing operations and to develop standards and processes for optimal performance
- Minimum 2 year relevant experience on Electronic Media
- Must be willing to work in Centennial, Colorado
- Must be willing to work at KDEN headquarters in Centennial, CO
- Must be covered by Solutions, NBCU’s Alternative Dispute Resolution Program
