Job Opportunity in USA as a Weekend Assignment Editor/Desk Assistant
Applicant criteria
- Both
Opportunity criteria
Opportunity description
ABC7 Chicago is looking for a resourceful, aggressive journalist to become part of the weekend assignment desk team.
Eligibility:
You must:
- Understand and meet all journalistic and ethical standards when developing stories for all ABC7 platforms.
- Be an excellent communicator and team player who demonstrates the ability to assess the newsworthiness of information.
- Understand how to leverage social media as a newsgathering tool.
- It's preferred to have from 3 to 5 years of newsroom experience.
- College degree.
Your Responsibilities:
Your duties include:
- Coordinating news coverage.
- Collaborating with news managers and producers to plan and execute news coverage.
- Gathering information and verifying facts of news stories.
- Monitoring scanners, social media, email, and other information sources for news stories.
- Maintaining contact and developing relationships with newsmakers, agencies, police and fire departments, and other news sources.
- Communicating new information to colleagues in a timely manner.
- Ability to post information on digital platforms, including social media.
About Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise with the following business segments: media networks, parks and resorts, studio entertainment, consumer products and interactive media. With operations in more than 40 countries, Disney employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.
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