KFSN Assignment Editor
Aplicar ahora Aplique más tarde Job ID 10086723 Ubicación Fresno, California, Estados Unidos Business Disney Entertainment Television Fecha de publicación 16/04/2024Detalles del empleo:
KFSN, the Disney/ABC owned station in Fresno, is seeking an Assignment Editor to join our multiplatform content team. This individual is a critical member of our newsroom and will be responsible for coordinating assignments for news coverage and stories as well as contribute story ideas and content for both digital and broadcast. The successful candidate will have a high degree of ethics, empathy, professionalism, function well under pressure, and have strong multiplatform and multi-tasking skills.
Responsibilities:
- Work closely with News managers and producers on coordination of daily editorial content, including story coverage and development for broadcast and digital
- Play a key role in execution of daily editorial plan, including coordination of story assignments and communicating information to reporters and photographers
- Display high level of ethics, empathy, professionalism and act as primary contact for in-field newsroom staff for assignments and story coverage
- Actively identify and generate original high-impact stories that reflect the diversity of our audience and develop follow-ups through means such as court documents, police scanners, social media, viewer emails and other sources.
- Assists reporters and producers, as needed, in gathering information and developing/following up on stories
- Contribute content to all platforms including creating, writing and publishing stories for both broadcast and digital platforms and producing digital live streams
- Maintain a presence on social media
Basic Qualifications:
- Strong team player who interacts in a positive, ethical, empathetic and productive way with other employees and the general public
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Must have strong work ethic with the ability to work collaboratively in a fast-paced, high-pressure environment
- Excellent multiplatform and multi-tasking skills and able to quickly adapt and make decisions quickly
- Strong logistical skills with the ability to prioritize assignments and meet deadlines
- Flexible and available to work various shifts as needed, including weekends and holidays
- The ideal candidate understands how to cover spot news with urgency and attention to detail, and has an understanding of cross-platform, multi-media coverage
- Must have excellent news judgment and instincts, with the ability to find stories that will help make our newscasts unique and distinctive
- Skilled in monitoring scanners, social media and other sources to find and break news in our community.
- Be prepared to handle multiple breaking news stories in a fast-paced newsroom.
- Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
Preferred Qualifications
- Knowledge of Dalet and various newsroom programs
- Previous assignment desk, including coordinating movements of reporters and photographers, and/or digital producer experience is strongly preferred
- Experience producing content across linear and digital platforms
- Knowledge of Central California
Required Education
- High School Diploma or Equivalent
Preferred Education
Bachelor's Degree or Equivalent
The hiring range for this position in California is $45,500 - $61,000 per year based on a 40 hour work week. The amount of hours scheduled per week may vary based on business needs. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
Acerca de Disney Entertainment Television:
Disney Entertainment Television es una colección de marcas de contenido de renombre de The Walt Disney Company que crea programación original de entretenimiento y noticias para las plataformas de streaming de Disney+, Hulu y Star de la compañía, y sus canales de televisión y cable. Su amplia cartera está compuesta por ABC Entertainment, ABC News, ABC Owned Television Stations, Disney Branded Television, Freeform, FX, Hulu Originals, National Geographic Content y Onyx Collective, además de Disney Television Studios, que incluye a 20th Television, 20th Television Animation, ABC Signature y Walt Disney Television Alternative. Las marcas creativas de Disney Entertainment Television están a la vanguardia de la narrativa innovadora que cautiva a las audiencias y es aclamada por la crítica, con más de 4500 horas de programación al año en más de 300 programas de todos los géneros En 2023, la excelencia en programación de Disney Entertainment Television obtuvo 163 nominaciones a los premios Emmy® en las categorías daytime, prime time, noticias y documentales, e infantil y familiar.
Acerca de The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, junto con sus subsidiarias y afiliadas, es una empresa internacional diversificada líder en entretenimiento familiar y medios de comunicación que incluye tres segmentos comerciales principales: Disney Entertainment, ESPN y Disney Experiences. Desde sus humildes comienzos como estudio de dibujos animados en la década de 1920 hasta su reconocido nombre en la industria del entretenimiento en la actualidad, Disney continúa con orgullo su legado de crear historias y experiencias de clase mundial para toda la familia. Las historias, los personajes y las experiencias de Disney llegan a consumidores e invitados de todos los rincones del mundo. Con operaciones en más de 40 países, nuestros empleados y miembros del elenco trabajan juntos para crear experiencias de entretenimiento que sean apreciadas a nivel local y global.
Este puesto es en KFSN Television, LLC , que forma parte de una empresa comercial que denominamos Disney Entertainment Television.
KFSN Television, LLC es un empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades. Los solicitantes serán considerados para el empleo sin distinción de raza, color, religión, sexo, edad, origen nacional, orientación sexual, identidad de género, discapacidad, condición de veterano protegido o cualquier otra en función de la legislación federal, estatal o local. Disney fomenta una cultura empresarial donde las ideas y decisiones de todas las personas nos ayudan a crecer, innovar, crear las mejores historias y ser relevantes en un mundo que cambia rápidamente.