Assignment Editor

Overview and Responsibilities:

Atlanta’s newest news team is looking for an inquisitive, experienced Assignment Editor to take the lead on breaking news and breaking stories no one else is telling. Monitoring scanners, answering phone calls, coordinating logistics, and aggressively dispatching crews to breaking news are the prerequisites for the position. The ideal candidate must be competitive with a will to win and a proven track record of developing contacts, thinking creatively, and delving deeper into the news of the day.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

• Staying on top of breaking news and planned stories to ensure they’re developing
• Build and share content for all platforms including the CBS News Atlanta streaming service
• Enterprising stories will be critical every day
• Create conversation with the community to understand context and perspective on stories
• Be the main point of communication between reporters, production teams and news managers as well as our partners at CBS News

Basic Qualifications:

• 2+ years experience in a TV newsroom
• Valid Driver's License
• Ability to work mornings, nights, weekends, and holidays

Additional Qualifications:

• Previous experience as an Assignment Editor preferred.
• A college degree in Journalism or Communications or related field preferred.
• Well-versed on the Atlanta market.
• Phenomenal organizational skills, ability to reason and make informed decisions under deadline pressure.
• Ability to multi-task.
• Must have the ability to operate a desktop computer and to use the iNews computer system and other computer systems as assigned.
• Familiar with all newsroom functions including digital platforms and use of social media tools.

CBS News and Stations, brings together the power of CBS News, 28 owned television stations in 17 major U.S. markets, the CBS News Streaming Network, CBS News Streaming local platforms, local websites and cbsnews.com, under one umbrella. CBS News and Stations is home to the nation’s #1 news program 60 MINUTES, the CBS News Streaming Network, the first 24/7 digital streaming news network, the award-winning broadcasts CBS MORNINGS, CBS SATURDAY MORNING, the CBS EVENING NEWS, CBS SUNDAY MORNING, CBS WEEKEND EVENING NEWS, 48 HOURS and FACE THE NATION WITH MARGARET BRENNAN. CBS News and Stations provides news and information for the CBS Television Network,  CBSNews.com, CBS News Radio and podcasts, Paramount +, all digital platforms, and the CBS News Streaming Network, the premier 24/7 anchored streaming news service that is available free to everyone with access to the internet. The CBS News Streaming Network is the destination for breaking news, live events, original reporting and storytelling, and programs from CBS News and Stations’ top anchors and correspondents working locally, nationally and around the globe. CBS News’ streaming services, across national and local, amassed more than 1.01 billion streams in 2021. Launched in November 2014 as CBSN, the CBS News Streaming Network is available on 30 digital platforms and apps, as well as CBSNews.com and Paramount+. The service is available live in 91 countries. CBS News and Stations is dedicated to providing the highest quality journalism under standards it pioneered and continues to set in today’s digital age. CBS News earns more prestigious journalism awards than any other broadcast news division.  

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