Louisville Inc. is hiring: Assignment Desk Editor in Louisville
Louisville Inc. - Louisville, KY, United States, 40201
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Overview
WHAS11, TEGNA's ABC station in Louisville, KY is recruiting an Assignment Desk Editor to join its award-winning newsroom.
Assignment Desk Editor
Full-Time
JOB SUMMARY
In this critical news-gathering role, you will work to forward our station’s daily operation by fielding, sourcing, directing crews, and confirming information for each of WHAS11’s platforms, whether digital or linear. This person will also create and contribute content for our digital platforms.
Our team is looking for a self-starting journalist who is eager to discover and break the next big story in the market. The successful candidate is a problem solver with strong critical thinking and decision-making skills who can keep cool in high-pressure situations.
Responsibilities:
- Sourcing, confirming, and disseminating information necessary for the news operation
- Coordinating multiple crews and breaking stories simultaneously
- Enterprising and developing news stories
- Setting up stories and helping write for digital platforms and newscasts
- Using social media mining tools to discover unique content
- Developing contacts and sources to be used in newsgathering operation
- Organizing press releases and maintaining relationships with public relations representatives
- Write/edit and publish breaking news, and important stories to all digital platforms, send push alerts when necessary
Requirements:
- BA/BS in journalism, communications, or related field
- Familiar with local newsgathering technology and terminology
- Experience in a newsroom setting is preferred
- Strong organizational and communication skills
- Calmly and confidently multi-task under tight deadlines
- Ability to handle live, breaking news situations and rapidly changing events
- Sound understanding of the principles of professional journalism
- Strong critical thinking and problem-solving skills
- Willing to work a variety of shifts including weekends and nights
Benefits:
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.
* Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply.
EEO statement:
TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to any basis protected by federal, state or local law.
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Apply Link: https://www.tegna.com/explore-careers
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