Assignment Desk Editor, NBC & Telemundo Dallas/Fort Worth

NBCUniversal’s Owned Television station in the Dallas/Fort Worth area, KXAS TV/KXTX TV, is looking for a dynamic, highly organized journalist ready to connect our community to the talented storytellers on our team. As an Assignment Desk Editor at NBC 5/T39, you will interact with a wide variety of people across Dallas-Fort Worth gathering story ideas, organizing information, and setting up interviews. Journalists working on the assignment desk team are expected to react to breaking news aggressively, update our digital and social platforms all while communicating with members of our diverse community who may speak multiple languages including English and Spanish. Responsibilities: Assign reporters, photographers, and other personnel to cover stories Monitor social media, police radios, electronic/printed sources for potential news content Post stories & content to NBCDFW.com and TelemundoDallas.com NBC5 and T39 social media channels Assist producers, reporters, and photographers with researching stories and gathering information Answer newsroom phones and respond to viewer e-mails Set up and coordinate live remotes inside and outside the building