Job Details
ASSIGNMENT DESK EDITOR
ASSIGNMENT DESK EDITOR
Summary
WTOL 11 is looking for an assignment desk editor/photographer to help manage and create content for all of our platforms. Duties include but are not limited to: Writing news stories, gathering information, answering phones, listening to police scanners, and bringing in live shots from various sources.
Category
Camera Operators
Editor
Live Event / On Location Services
Photographers
Video Editor
Writers
Location
Toledo, Ohio Area
Time Period
Full Time
Posted Date
Dec 05, 2023
Start Date
N/A
End Date
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Job Description
WTOL 11 is looking for an assignment desk editor/photographer to help manage and create content for all of our platforms.
- This hybrid role is part assignment editor and part photographer, 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, answering phones, listening to police scanners, and bringing in live shots from various sources. The position is responsible for assigning and dispatching crews and assisting crews in the field.
- Must be a strong photographer with excellent editorial judgment, time management, multi-tasking skills, and the ability to prioritize and re-prioritize quickly.
- A successful candidate will also help enterprise news through beat calls, social media, and cultivated sources.
- Experience with writing using AP style is preferred. Knowledge of Toledo and surrounding areas would be a great asset for this person and position.
Responsibilities
- Strong assignment editor/writing skills/photography
- Working in multiple content management systems
- Shooting and editing video
- Researching, creating, and publishing original content
- Ability to work with reporters and photographers to develop assigned stories
- Working under tight deadlines
- 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
Job Requirements:
- Strong communication skills
- Excellent in managing news crews and news judgment.
- Outstanding interpersonal, organizational, and time-management skills
- Travel: Rarely: less than 10%
- Work Environment Set: Office: normally performed in a typical interior/office environment
- Physical Demands Set: Sedentary work: Involves sitting most of the time; walking, lifting, bending, standing, etc.
Job Type
Full Time
Weekly Limit
N/A
Shift
Day
Attached Files
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