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TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) is an innovative media company that serves the greater good of our communities. Across platforms, TEGNA tells empowering stories, conducts impactful investigations and delivers innovative marketing solutions. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA is the largest owner of top 4 network affiliates in the top 25 markets among independent station groups, reaching approximately 39 percent of all television households nationwide. TEGNA also owns leading multicast networks True Crime Network and Quest. TEGNA Marketing Solutions (TMS) offers innovative solutions to help businesses reach consumers across television, digital and over-the-top (OTT) platforms, including Premion, TEGNA’s OTT advertising service. For more information, visit www.TEGNA.com.
WCNC in Charlotte, NC, is looking for a
Digital Assignment Editor to manage and create content for our TV, website, mobile and social media platforms. This hybrid role is part assignment editor and part digital content producer blended into one position, so the ideal candidate would have a passion for breaking news and creating content.
Duties include but are not limited to: Writing news stories, gathering information, delivering content on digital platforms, answering phones, listening to police scanners, bringing in live shots from various sources and live streaming. 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.
A successful candidate will also help enterprise news through beat calls, social media and cultivated sources.
We are looking for a proactive, outgoing and creative candidate with the journalism experience and technical skills required for this job.
Understanding of social media audience engagement and search engine optimization techniques is also preferred.
Responsibilities
Experience with writing using AP style is preferred.
- Covering breaking news events as part of a fast-paced assignment desk/digital team
- Strong assignment editor/writing skills
- Solid news knowledge – preferably of the Charlotte market
- Working in multiple content management systems
- Editing and managing video on digital platforms
- Must understand the basic setup of Satellite and TVU technology
- Knowledgeable about how to use social media to generate digital traffic and engagement
- Researching, creating and publishing original content to WCNC's digital platforms
- Ability to identify stories that could go viral
- Ability to work with reporters to develop assigned stories
- Working under tight deadlines and stressful situations
- The ability to work a flexible schedule
- Strong communication skills, conflict management and customer service skills
- Planning ahead for social, digital and on-air coverage of events
- Ability to manage content on a variety of platforms including desktop, mobile sites, apps and social media
Requirements
- Degree in journalism not required
- Minimum 3 years writing breaking news articles for digital in a newsroom
- Skilled copy editor
- Understanding of basic journalism legal principals and online metrics
- Working knowledge of Content Management Systems, AP style and live-stream technology
- Knowledge of all social media platforms and how they contribute to overall success
- Familiarity with the Carolinas is a plus
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. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.
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