Assignment Desk Editor (NewsNation)

Location: New York, United States; onsite at the New York offices

Salary: $31.87–$38.46 per hour, commensurate with experience

Company

NewsNation is a 24-7 cable news network operated by hirify.global.

What you will do

• Manage the national assignment desk across morning, dayside, and primetime programming.
• Identify, research, verify, and report stories relevant to a national audience.
• Coordinate breaking news, continuing coverage, correspondents, producers, photojournalists, and field teams.
• Gather video, audio, pictures, editorial information, and logistics needed to tell stories.
• Monitor social media, competitive broadcasts, cable and digital platforms, and user-generated content.
• Coordinate live and taped feeds, transmission facilities, file sharing, rights clearances, and editorial notes.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism or a related field, or equivalent education and work experience.
• Five to ten years of newsroom experience, ideally in national news or a top local market.
• Strong writing, organizational, communication, and people skills with close attention to detail.
• Willingness to work extended or modified shifts, weekdays, and holidays as news developments require.
• Must work onsite from the New York offices.
• Union position requiring membership in the News Guild upon hire.

Culture & Benefits

• Full-time employees receive medical, dental, and vision insurance options.
• Paid time off, paid parental leave, life insurance, and a 401(k) with company matching contributions are available.
• Benefits for union positions are subject to the applicable Collective Bargaining Agreement.