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News 8, the Hearst-owned NBC affiliate serving
Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York, PA is looking for an Assignment Manager to
lead the assignment desk and coordinate the newsroom team and resources to
ensure a continuous flow of information to all platforms. You will often be
the first to identify and prioritize breaking news and severe weather
conditions. Additionally, you will provide direction to news staff in the
formulation and implementation of story ideas and provide editorial input.
You will be the master of our newsroom planning calendar and be able to help
coordinate staffing plans for big events. You will develop, maintain and
utilize outside contacts as sources and take a proactive approach to current
issues in the market. You will report to the News Director.
Responsibilities
- Listen
to police scanners which cover dozens of agencies throughout the
market.
- Respond
aggressively to breaking news and severe weather, alert management when
news is developing and quickly activate field crews.
- Develop
stories and update them by maintaining contact with sources, including
police and government agencies.
- Organize
day planner with information from press releases, emails, phone calls,
viewer tips and staff story ideas. Take initiative and decide which
stories would yield compelling content.
- Help
plan coverage of major events including scheduling of staff.
- Assist
producers, digital editors, reporters and photographers with gathering
of information and content.
- Keep
track of crews in the field and maintain communication with them.
- Write
news stories for our digital platforms, post social media and send push
alerts.
- In-person
attendance is required.
Diversity Statement
At
Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all
cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That's why, behind the
scenes, we believe in being an organization as diverse and varied as the
audience we reach, ensuring that the content we create is more compassionate,
and more representative of the communities we serve.
Benefits
Hearst's
benefit programs are modern, flexible and designed to focus on you. As a
Hearst employee, you and your spouse or partner or dependents would have
access to the following benefits.
- Medical
| Dental | Vision
- 401(k)
matching
- Emotional
Wellness Support
- Paid
Time Off
- Paid
Parental Leave
- LGBTQ+
Health Services
- Additional
benefits to meet your and your family's needs
