Job Summary/Description:
WTOC is looking for a detail-oriented taskmaster to coordinate resources in our newsroom. This role will be responsible for our daily planner, coordinating breaking news coverage, and communicating coverage with regional newsrooms and network affiliates. A successful assignment manager will build contacts with media liaisons across the viewing area.
Duties/Responsibilities include, (but are not limited to):
-Maintaining the daily planner in ENPS.
– Communicating daily coverage plans with Gray Media stations, network affiliates, and others.
– Confirm breaking news and re-assign crews to cover.
– Funnel confirmed information to producers during breaking news.
– Posting content to the website.
– Coordinating live shot assignments with photographers.
– Assigning news stories to photographers.
– Assigning camera gear and station vehicles.
– Working with the newsroom management team to coordinate weekend news coverage.
– Fulfilling network content requests.
Qualifications/Requirements:
– A bachelor’s degree in journalism or mass communication is preferred but not required.
– Previous experience in a newsroom as a reporter, MMJ, producer, or assignment editor is preferred.
– Familiarity with ENPS, Edius, LiveU is preferred.
If you feel you’re qualified and want to work with a great group of people go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on “apply now”, upload your resume, cover letter, and references
(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)
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