Assignment Manager

1 Year ago • All levels

Job Summary

Job Description

KTNV, an ABC affiliate in Las Vegas, Nevada, is seeking an Assignment Manager to lead a team of journalists responsible for managing breaking news, urgent situations, and daily news operations. This role involves communication, logistics, and prioritizing news in real-time, requiring a strong vision for local content strategy to meet consumer needs, maintain content standards, and drive continuous improvement. The Assignment Manager will oversee story scouting, field crew management, story planning, monitoring various communication channels, and working with management to enhance operations and content. They will also analyze audience data, manage assignments, and ensure content accuracy and compliance with laws and amendments.
Must have:
  • Lead a team of journalists
  • Manage breaking news and daily operations
  • Story scouting and field crew management
  • Monitor communications and audience analytics
  • Ensure content accuracy and compliance
  • Strong communication skills
  • Ability to work under pressure
  • Customer focus and collaboration skills
Good to have:
  • Prior supervisory experience
  • Working knowledge of television ratings
  • Knowledge of all media platforms
  • Understanding of broadcast newsroom operations

Job Details

KTNV, The E.W. Scripps ABC affiliate in Las Vegas, Nevada is searching for an Assignment Manager to lead a team of journalists who manage breaking, urgent and through-the-day. The Assignment Desk is responsible for communications, and logistics and prioritizing news in the moment.  The position requires local content vision and strategy to address consumer needs, content standards, delivery, quality control and continuous improvement.

WHAT YOU'LL DO:

  • Hire, schedule and manage team of Assignment Editors, which provides near 24/7 coverage through the week.

  • Story scouting, field crew management, story planning, monitoring of phones, scanners, email and social posts. Work with managers and team to continuously improve our operations and content.

  • Monitor audience analytics to maximize short-term content/audience opportunities.

  • Oversee the completion of assignments, including planning, assigning, monitoring and reviewing progress and accuracy of work.

  • Work closely with the management team to identify stories that drive audience growth and support our brand.

  • Manage communications and logistics for coverage for all platforms, including but not limited to crew and vehicle placement, satellite time bookings, resource needs.

  • Act as a research partner for field crews.

  • Identify breaking news in real-time and aggressively gather facts for cross-platform distribution by managing all internal and external content.

  • Monitor all product on all platforms for compliance to federal, state and local laws as well as First and Fourteenth Amendments, and trains staff to do the same.

  • Perform other duties as assigned.

WHAT YOU'LL NEED:

  • BS/BA in related discipline preferred or equivalent years of experience 

  • Generally, 5+ years of experience in related field preferred

  • Prior supervisory experience a plus 

WHAT YOU'LL BRING:

  • Journalism: Skilled storyteller, journalistic ethics and libel

  • Working knowledge of television ratings

  • Advanced oral and written communication skills

  • Working knowledge of all media platforms and broad understanding of broadcast newsroom operations and equipment

  • Calm under pressure: able to manage multiple tasks in a fast-paced environment

  • Customer focus: understands customer needs, raises the bar on customer service, develops unified approach to exceed customer expectations

  • Very strong collaborator: involves others in problem solving and decision making, asks for and considers an array of perspectives, comfortable relying on the expertise of others and joint decision making

  • Manage execution: setting expectations, delegating, facilitating, removing barriers, measuring performance, and fostering accountability/recognition

  • Engage and inspire at all levels: create environment where people feel appreciated, and valued, are committed and want to excel, and want to define opportunities to improve the organization

  • Manage conflict: Constructive in working through differences, handles recurrent conflict, resolves issues between employees, preserves relationships

  • Decision making: Ties decisions to strategy, uses sound logic, makes decisions at the right time, brings others into decision making process, chooses the best alternative

  • Coach: Continuously cultivates capabilities by asking the right questions and equipping staff with tools, knowledge and opportunities they need to develop themselves

  • Delegation: is clear about lines of responsibility, allows staff to make mistakes, offers guidance without taking over, enables team to manage daily operation of their teams

  • Valid driver's license, good driving record, and ability to provide proof of insurance with the company required insurance limits.

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SCRIPPS’ COMMITMENT TO A CULTURE THAT CREATES CONNECTION:

At Scripps, we are committed to a culture that reflects the audiences and communities we serve. We are intentional about creating an environment where employees, our audiences and other stakeholders feel valued and inspired to reach their full potential and create connections. To successfully deliver on this commitment, we must understand and reflect the values and perspectives those around us embody. That process begins by looking inward to build and celebrate a respectful workplace where everyone feels a sense of belonging and connection. By continuing to cultivate an environment where all employees have a fair chance to succeed, are included, valued, and seen, we will strengthen the connections that drive positive business impact and align with our core purpose. 

ABOUT SCRIPPS:

The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) is a diversified media company focused on creating a better-informed world. As one of the nation’s largest local TV broadcasters, Scripps serves communities with quality, objective local journalism and operates a portfolio of more than 60 stations in 40+ markets. Scripps reaches households across the U.S. with national news outlets Scripps News and Court TV and popular entertainment brands ION, Bounce, Defy TV, Grit, ION Mystery and Laff. Scripps is the nation’s largest holder of broadcast spectrum. Scripps is the longtime steward of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Founded in 1878, Scripps’ long-time motto is: “Give light and the people will find their own way.”

As an equal employment opportunity employer, The E.W. Scripps Company and its affiliates do not discriminate in its employment decisions on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender, color, religion, age, genetic information, medical condition, disability, marital status, citizenship or national origin, and military membership or veteran status, or on any other basis which would be in violation of any applicable federal, state or local law. Furthermore, the company will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship for the company.

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The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) is a diversified media company focused on creating a better-informed world. As one of the nation’s largest local TV broadcasters, Scripps serves communities with quality, objective local journalism and operates a portfolio of more than 60 stations in 40+ markets. Scripps reaches households across the U.S. with national news outlets Scripps News and Court TV and popular entertainment brands ION, ION Plus, ION Mystery, Bounce, Grit and Laff. Scripps is the nation’s largest holder of broadcast spectrum. Scripps is the longtime steward of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Founded in 1878, Scripps’ long-time motto is: “Give light and the people will find their own way.”

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