• Assignment Coordinator

    Nexstar Media Group (Los Angeles, CA)


    Assignment Coordinator Job Description

     

    Assists assignment manager and assignment editors in carrying out responsibilities of assignment desk, including coordinating and organizing daily field crew files and feeds, locating and retrieving file and archival materials, answering telephones, making beat checks, and assisting the assignment editors and reporters in setting up stories.

    MAJOR JOB DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

    ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

    Organize daily field drives and retrieves file videos. Use our FTP system to send/receive video files from the field. Make beat checks of police and fire departments. Log/transcribe daily video feeds. Answer viewer phone calls, taking stories from viewers. Check for possible stories via all social media channels. Check email for possible stories and upcoming news events. Listen to viewer complaints; accepts criticism in an even-handed manner; and offers suggestions or answers as appropriate. Watch/log daily competition newscasts.

    QUALIFICATIONS

    College degree preferred.

    EXPERIENCE

    Prefer experience in related field or with a radio or television station.

     

    Excellent journalistic background.

    SKILLS AND ABILITIES

    Good communication skills, orally and written.

     

    Able to take direction well

     

    Self-motivated, career oriented and an eager learner

     

    Can perform duties and make decisions under extreme pressure.

     

    Must be capable of interacting positively and productively with others

     

    Excellent people skills

     

    Must be willing to work weekends, holidays, overnight shifts, etc.

     

    KTLA will consider qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring.

     

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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.