Assignment Desk Editor - Freelance

News 12 is our award-winning, hyper local news station covering communities throughout Long Island, the Bronx, Brooklyn, Westchester, Hudson Valley, Connecticut and New Jersey. News 12 New York is our National streaming service for regional news, weather and News 12 originals.
If you're committed to delivering high quality news and storytelling with a hyper local lens, we have positions available for both on and off-air talent with opportunities for development and growth.
Job Summary
News 12 is looking for the right individual to coordinate the gathering of news, the generation of story ideas, the scheduling and assignment of coverage, and the delivery of news material to the production team for all News 12 services. The ideal candidate will work with news management, producers, and reporters to plan well-rounded news coverage.
Responsibilities

• Maintain extensive working files of possible stories, background information and news sources.
• Gather information about news as it develops and communicate it effectively and accurately to the production team.
• Collaborate with managers and producers to select stories for coverage and to keep them up to date.
• Schedule and order facilities including satellite time.
• Assign and coordinate the distribution of newsgathering equipment.
• Assist with the scheduling of reporters, truck op/editors/photographers and assignment editors.
• Take an active role in planning in-depth series and special coverage, acting as a producer or reporter as called for.
• Work accurately under pressure.
• Dispatch news crews, maintain schedule logs, deal with telephone story tips, listen to police radios, read newswires, and e-mail, and stay in contact with sources in order to stay up to date with breaking news.
• Write stories when assigned, train less experienced personnel and represent News 12 services in a courteous and professional manner.
• Participate in special projects and perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• Associates or Bachelor's degree in Journalism preferred.
• One year of journalism experience in a local newsroom a plus.
• Must have a commitment to journalistic standards of ethics and accuracy with an enthusiasm for local news.
• Must have the ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Must possess the ability to communicate effectively.
• Ability to identify hyper local story ideas from social media sites i.e. Facebook, Twitter.
• Must have the ability to work a flexible schedule including nights, weekends, and holidays.

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This position is identified as being performed in/or reporting to company operations in New York State. Salary ranges are supplied in compliance with New York State law. Pay is competitive and based on a number of job-related factors, including skills and experience. The starting pay rate/range at time of hire for this position in the posted location is $37,500.00 - $61,607.00 / year. The rate/range provided herein is the anticipated pay at the time of hire, and does not reflect future job opportunity.
Nearest Major Market: Yonkers
Nearest Secondary Market: New York City