NewsNation -Assignment Desk Editor (New York)

NewsNation is looking for an Assignment Desk Editor to work on the network's national assignment desk from our offices in New York. The Assignment Desk Editor will help ensure that the network is well positioned to cover the day's top stories across morning, dayside, and primetime programming for the 24-7 cable news network. This is a union position, and the successful candidate will need to join the News Guild upon hire.

Duties & Responsibilities:

• Man NewsNation's national assignment desk during varied shifts

• Identify news of interest to a national audience

• Research stories, conduct outreach to sources to verify information and report out stories

• Gather editorial information and elements to best tell stories including video, audio, and pictures

• Coordinate coverage of news stories: news of day, breaking news, continuing stories with correspondents, producers, and photojournalists

• Maintain direct contact with fie...