Assignment Desk Editor

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.

Do you like to have your hands in everything? Be the center of attention? Then the assignment desk at WUSA9 in Washington, DC is the place for you. We are looking for an assignment editor to join our team to win on breaking news, work with reporters & producers to identify must-see content, assist in planning special event coverage and keep our connections alive in the community.
The ideal candidate is a journalist with experience in reporting or producing. You are adept at generating story ideas for this unique market, you have strong news judgment, and are effective at collaborating with newsroom staff. You contribute to story ideas, advance developing stories and collaborate with the leadership team on daily news-gathering efforts.
This is a role for someone who thrives in a high-energy position and has a keen ability to balance multiple tasks under pressure.
The key components of this position include asking the right questions, digging through police and court documents, answering phones, listening to police scanners, bringing in live shots from various sources and live streaming. The position is also responsible for assigning and dispatching crews, assisting crews with contacts, and research.
A successful candidate will also help enterprise news through beat calls, social media and cultivated sources.
Responsibilities:
•    Strong assignment editor/writing skills
•    Working in multiple content management systems
•    Strong organizational skills and ability to multi-task
•    Ability to identify stories that could go viral
•    Ability to work with reporters to develop assigned stories
•    Working under tight deadlines
•    Gathering information
•    Identifying breaking news on scanners
•    Ability to verify confirmed information during breaking news situations
•    The position is responsible for assigning and dispatching crews, assisting crews with contacts and research and publishing original content to the website.
•    Must be a strong writer and copy editor with excellent editorial judgment, time management and multi-tasking skills, with the ability to prioritize and re-prioritize quickly.
•    Enterprise news through beat calls, social media and cultivated sources
Requirements:
•    Ability to prioritize and manage requests from various sources and work well with varied personalities on deadline.
•    Excellent in managing news crews and news judgment.
•    Outstanding interpersonal, organizational, and time-management skills
•    Bachelor’s degree preferred; equivalent experience required.
•    3 to 5 years’ experience preferred.

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. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.

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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 [email protected] 

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