Assignment Desk Editor Job at TEGNA in Jacksonville

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) serves local communities across the U.S. through trustworthy journalism, engaging content, and tools that help people navigate their daily lives. Through customized marketing solutions, we help businesses grow and thrive. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches approximately 100 million people every month across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. For more information, visit TEGNA.com.

WTLV First Coast News, On Your Side is recruiting an Assignment Desk Editor who is passionate about local news, loves chasing and developing stories, and has solid news judgment. The ideal candidate will have experience in newsgathering, deploying crews, and strong copy-editing skills. This person will join a combined assignment desk and digital team that manages newsroom assignments and oversees the quality of First Coast News content across all platforms.

Responsibilities:

1. Produce audience-first, engaging content through digital articles, videos, photo galleries, social media, push alerts, live streams, and interactive elements.
2. Gather and share story updates, tips, and information internally.
3. Review and respond to news releases, news tips, emails, user-generated content, and social media messages to identify unique, local, and engaging content.
4. Conduct all necessary reporting efforts to turn information into digital content, such as making calls, getting pictures or video to support a story, and researching and confirming information.
5. Focus on accuracy and balance in stories through editing and working with reporters.
6. Work with urgency to publish and broadcast breaking news and update as needed.
7. Be a leader in editorial meetings and conversations, including pitching stories.
8. Use digital and social analytics to inform editorial decisions.
9. Monitor social media for breaking news, find interesting stories, track trends, and report findings to the newsroom.
10. Work with digital managers, newsroom leaders, and all producers to coordinate the development and distribution of content across all editorial platforms.
11. Collaborate with other TEGNA stations, CBS affiliates, and other partners to search trending content and publish compelling stories, photos, and videos from our corporate network across web, mobile, and social media platforms.

Requirements:

1. 2-5 years of experience on an assignment desk or digital team preferred.
2. Understanding of the tenets of professional journalism.
3. Organizational skills and the ability to work under constant time pressure deadlines.
4. Ability to calmly handle live, breaking news situations and changing events.
5. Experience with content management systems.
6. Knowledge of Google Analytics, Sharablee, Edius, or ENPS is a plus.
7. Strong social media skills, including an active news hound presence on Twitter and Facebook.
8. Basic image and video editing skills preferred.
9. Knowledge of the AP Stylebook preferred.
10. Ability to work a flexible schedule, including weekend, night, and holiday shifts.
11. Familiarity with Tampa/St. Pete and/or a reason to relocate here will make your application stand out. Please mention in your cover letter.

TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental, and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy, and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.

Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time, and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA’s 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.

Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor’s appointments with a physician through Teladoc and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.

TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.

EEO statement:

TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law. If you are in need of an accommodation in order to submit your application, please email askhr@tegna.com.

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