Job Details
Assistant Story Editor -ABC
Summary
The 2020 Booking team is looking to hire an Assistant Story Editor to join their department!
Category
Assistant
Booking
Editor
Location
Greater New York City Area
Time Period
Full Time
Posted Date
Aug 09, 2023
Start Date
N/A
End Date
N/A
Job Description
The 2020 Booking team is looking to hire an Assistant Story Editor to join their department!
Responsibilities:
Responsibilities:
- The Assistant Story Editor is responsible for finding stories and booking guests for 20/20 and the network in breaking news/special events situations and helping across platforms when needed.
- The assistant story editor is responsible for listening in on the morning call, reading the major papers 5 days a week and generating a morning note to the booking team and seniors.
- The job also requires administrative help with the department, for example booking some travel, providing the critical organizational notes during breaking news coverage, making sure all the department lists are up to date, and sending out a daily troops note.
- In the position, the Assistant Story Editor will also be assigned to 2-hour projects requiring booking help and assisting in gathering research, elements, and archival material.
- The ASE is expected to travel and cover trials when needed.
Basic Qualifications:
- A passion for long form crime stories
- A good editorial sense of what makes a strong 20/20 2-hour program
- A great communicator with strong interpersonal skills
- Strong organizational and computer skills.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience working in breaking news situations and working at a news outlet
- Knowledge of the courts, FOIA’s, and the legal process
- Booking experience
Required Education:
- Bachelor’s degree or equivalent work experience.
The hiring range for this position in New York, NY is $51,120 to $70,290 per year based on a 40 hour work week.
Job Type
Full Time
Weekly Limit
N/A
Shift
Day
Attached Files
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