Assignment Desk Editor, NBC & Telemundo Miami

We are seeking a bilingual Assignment Editor to facilitate newsgathering and coordinate comprehensive coverage of news stories in our multiplatform newsroom. The ideal candidate will have experience as an Assignment Editor in the Miami market, proficiency in newsroom systems, and excellent communication and interpersonal skills.

Requirements

• Assign and manage story coverage plans, photographers, and resources to maximize duopoly and newsroom efficiency.
• Maintain continuous communication with field crews, sharing changes and critical information.
• Monitor police scanners, law enforcement, fire agencies, websites, and social media to identify breaking and developing news and confirm details with official sources.
• Participate in editorial meetings and contribute story ideas using editorial judgment.
• Develop, cultivate, and maintain contacts essential to news coverage throughout South Florida.
• Check clerk of courts sites regularly for upcoming trials and hearings.
• Check and reply to viewer emails and phone calls with story tips.
• Make daily beat checks and delegate to others to do the same.
• Maintain accurate, real-time documentation of daily stories in Slack, the newsroom computer system, and content grids, ensuring video is properly attached.
• Help coordinate interviews and logistics for field crews, producers, and newscasts.
• Collaborate with producers and crew to establish live shot locations, and other news content as needed.
• Organize and communicate live signals and feeds.
• Update and publish news content across platforms, including broadcast, web, streaming, and social media.
• Alert management team as appropriate when action is needed on a story.
• Request credentials for staff to cover important events.
• Coordinate coverage with NBC News Group, Telemundo networks, owned stations, and affiliates.
• Knowledge of newsroom automation systems, online storage, and computer languages or equivalent work experience.

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, Vision, and 401(k) Plan