Assignment Editor

Job Description

Assignment Editor - KOTA

About Gray Media:
Gray Media is a leading media company that owns and operates high-quality stations in 113 television markets that collectively reach 36 percent of US television households.
We constantly strive for excellence. Through upgrading to the latest technology and seeking new ways to stay on top in our markets, we focus on training and development of the best and brightest employees in the business.
About KOTA & KEVN:
KOTA and KEVN are the ABC and FOX affiliates in Rapid City at the base of the beautiful Black Hills, delivering news under the KOTA Territory brand. KOTA and KEVN are the market leaders for local news, sports and weather with a state-of-the-art facility. Both stations cover the Black Hills of South Dakota as well as parts of eastern Wyoming. Our team produces seven newscasts Monday through Friday and six newscasts on the weekends.
KOTA & KEVN are located in Rapid City, SD television DMA Market 170, a community of approximately 100,000 television HH.
Learn More About KOTA/KEVN Here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hE2Wz03telQ&feature=youtu.be
Job Summary/Description:
The top candidate must possess strong leadership and organizational skills and be able to perform well under pressure. The ideal candidate develops enterprises stories daily and communicates with co-workers in the community. The candidate will also be required to coordinate field anchoring opportunities, as well as live coverage of special events from the assignment desk and post stories for the stations' website and social platforms.
This is a high-profile position that requires initiative, leadership and impact.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Develop stories and update them by maintaining contact with sources, including police and government agencies
- Respond aggressively to breaking news and severe weather
- Write news stories for broadcast and website, and post to social media platforms
- Coordinate crews in the field and communicate updates to the news staff and management
- Help plan coverage of big events and elections
- Help manage the news planner
- Report to the News Director
If you feel you're qualified and want to work with a great group of people go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on ''apply now'', upload your resume, cover letter, and references
(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)
KOTA-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free company

Gray Media encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus before the first workday.
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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gq2wpx-18-119-139-161-42 in your application.