Senior Assignment Editor

NBC4 Columbus is looking for a Senior Assignment Editor to help lead our daily newsgathering efforts for broadcast, digital platforms, and our streaming app. The ideal candidate will coordinate coverage of planned and unplanned events with enterprise content creation, digital-exclusive stories, segments and shows, and help shape our increasing streaming presence.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities:

· Organize and assign stories for broadcast, digital platforms, and streaming app

· Coordinate and dispatch field crews to breaking and scheduled news events

· Monitor scanners, news releases, emails, and social media for story leads

· Communicate with Nexstar affiliates and content partners for story sharing and collaboration

· Develop compelling, local content to maximize engagement on all platforms

· Other duties as assigned

Specialized Skills & Abilities:

· Strong editorial judgment and ability to identify compelling, audience-focused stories

· Excellent organizational and multitasking skills

· Confident leader who communicates clearly, makes decisions quickly and remains calm under pressure

· Must be flexible and able to adapt to a fast-paced, evolving news environment

· Must be willing to work weekends, holidays, and overnights as needed

Work Environment/Physical Requirements: High stress environment with deadline pressures and the demands of breaking news. Position requires managing multiple immediate, short-term and long-term projects.

Applicants should have a minimum of two years of newsroom experience.

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Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) is a leading diversified media company that produces and distributes engaging local and national news, sports and entertainment content across its television and digital platforms, including more than 310,000 hours of programming produced annually by its business units. Nexstar owns America’s largest local television broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner stations in 116 U.S. markets reaching 220 million people. Nexstar’s national television properties include The CW, America’s fifth major broadcast network, NewsNation, our national news network providing “News for All America,” popular entertainment multicast networks Antenna TV and Rewind TV, and a 31.3% ownership stake in TV Food Network. The Company’s portfolio of digital assets, including its local TV station websites, The Hill and NewsNationNow.com, are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and information property. For more information, please visit nexstar.tv.

EEO Statement: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.