Editor I, Assignments

Nexstar Media Group

Sacramento, California
$24.00 + ph commensurate with experience + skill l...
Lead daily newsgathering efforts
Coordinate coverage plans
Manage logistics
As Assignments Editor, you’ll be the central hub of our editorial operation—coordinating coverage plans, managing logistics, and ensuring our content is timely, relevant, and impactful

Job Summary

  • As Assignments Editor, you’ll be the central hub of our editorial operation—coordinating coverage plans, managing logistics, and ensuring our content is timely, relevant, and impactful.
  • You’ll work closely with the News Director, Managing Editor and Digital Content Manager to shape daily coverage, respond to breaking news, and elevate our storytelling across broadcast, digital, and social platforms.
  • We’re looking for someone who communicates clearly and confidently across all levels of the newsroom, has a sharp editorial sense, and understands what makes a story resonate.

Matching Summary

As Assignments Editor, you’ll be the central hub of our editorial operation—coordinating coverage plans, managing logistics, and ensuring our content is timely, relevant, and impactful.

Salary

$24.00+/hr commensurate with experience and skill level; Not specified; Not specified

Skills & Requirements

Must-have

  • Lead daily newsgathering efforts
  • Coordinate coverage plans
  • Manage logistics
  • Respond to breaking news
  • Communicate clearly and confidently
  • Sharp editorial sense
  • Thrives in fast-paced environment
  • Thinks digitally
  • Manages station wide planning calendar
  • Manages shared contact database
  • Make assignments for reporters and photographers
  • Manage breaking news coverage
  • Run twice daily news meetings
  • Stay on top of incoming emails
  • General working knowledge of communities

Nice-to-have

  • Forward-thinking
  • Organized
  • Dynamic
  • Juggles multiple crews, deadlines, and platforms
  • Passionate about on-air and digital
  • Inspire and guide a team
  • Leads with optimism, collaboration, and desire to grow others

Key Requirements

  • Minimum of three years of newsroom experience
  • Preferably in a leadership or coordination role

Work Rights

Not specified

Tailored Resume

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