News Assignment Editor_

**WBFF/WNUV are seeking an detail oriented, aggressive, energetic, and creative full-time News Assignment Editor!****Skills and Experience:**+ Assign and track news crews+ Identify and develop daily content+ Write and post content to station website and social media sites+ Compelling and accurate writing+ Listen to scanners and react to breaking news, make beat checks, monitor web sites and social media, react to developing news+ Develop and maintain contacts and sources to enterprise story ideas+ Listen for and respond to breaking news+ Assisting in the efficient operations of the assignment desk**Requirements and Qualifications:**+ Minimum of 1-2 years of assignment desk experience+ Commitment to journalistic standards of ethics and accuracy+ Ability to communicate effectively+ Basic computer knowledge/word processing skills+ 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 platforms+ Bachelor’s degree with a major in Journalism is also preferredSinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace!Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) is a diversified media company and a leading provider of local news and sports. The Company owns, operates and/or provides services to 185 television stations in 86 markets affiliated with all the major broadcast networks; and owns Tennis Channel and multicast networks Comet, CHARGE!, TBD., and The Nest. Sinclair's content is delivered via multiple platforms, including over-the-air, multi-channel video program distributors, and the nation's largest streaming aggregator of local news content, NewsON. The Company regularly uses its website as a key source of Company information which can be accessed at www.sbgi.net.