Spectrum is hiring: Senior Assignment Editor - Spectrum News NY1 ...
Spectrum - New York, NY, United States, 10261
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Overview
Are organization and project coordination your strengths? Do you want to be part of the production team behind a news broadcast? If so, apply for a position as an Assignment Editor with Spectrum News.
Spectrum News is made up of over 30 hyper-local news and regional sports networks dedicated to producing original, unbiased and high-quality content. We use innovative journalistic approaches, backed by comprehensive research, to engage and inform viewers on the most essential news, issues, and events taking place in their communities.
In this role, you will make sure that the top stories are covered each shift by coordinating news crews, resources, and logistics. You will assign news units to cover specific topics in accordance with priorities. In addition, you will work with the news-gathering staff to develop story ideas. You’ll be part of a collaborative team that creates compelling, timely, and accurate content to connect with viewers across traditional and digital platforms.
WHAT YOU’LL BRING TO SPECTRUM NEWS
Required Qualifications
- Experience: Newsroom or related experience - 5+ years
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Communication or comparable television work experience preferred
- Technical Skills: Demonstrated news judgment and passion for news
- Skills: Effective interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills; ability to clearly communicate solutions; and able to relate well with diverse populations, ability to interface with internal company personnel
- Abilities: Ability to develop sources, ability to organize and manage multiple priorities and work under time pressure deadline, may be required to lift up to 5 pounds
- Travel Ability: Must be open to travel to discover the important stories in your neighborhood and willing to interact with the community
- Schedule: Ability to work different shifts, be flexible with schedule changes and able to cover stand-by responsibilities when assigned
- Working Conditions: Works inside a climate-controlled environment throughout the year. Works in an open newsroom setting with a semi-noisy environment
SPECTRUM NEWS CONNECTS YOU TO MORE
- Community Impact: You will play an important role in connecting people to and informing them about their local communities
- Supportive Teams: Be part of a strong community that gives you opportunities to network and grow and wants to see you succeed
- Dynamic Growth: The growth of our industry and evolving technology powers our employees’ careers as they move up or around the company
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