NBC6 and Telemundo 51, the NBCUniversal Local stations serving South Florida, are looking for a bilingual journalist to serve as an Assignment Editor in our duopoly’s multiplatform newsroom. You will be responsible for facilitating newsgathering and coordinating comprehensive coverage of news stories.

Job Responsibilities:

• 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.