Assignment Desk Editor - NBC News

The NBC News Washington Bureau is seeking an Assignment Desk Editor to collaborate with the Washington, DC News Desk to execute NBC News coverage in DC and the surrounding region across all platforms including Nightly News, The Today Show, NBC News Now and NBCNews.com. This Assignment Editor should bring a passion for newsgathering and problem solving and be willing to work all aspects and shifts of a Network News Desk operation. Responsibilities: Ensure coverage of breaking news, scheduled events, pooled events, highly produced interviews, field anchoring and other production needs. Monitor and react to breaking news, stay focused in high pressure situations and multitask. Collaborate with Senior Managers of all platforms on planning and execution of coverage. Communicate clearly with talent, producers, field crews, managers of all platforms and counterparts in DC, New York, LA, Miami, Chicago, and London. Work closely with Network & NBC News Now teams to accommodate on-air needs (breaking news, correspondent requests, etc.) Coordinate with technical and operations staff on resource management. Gather and research story ideas, develop sources, gather accurate information from multiple agencies, assign producers and work with NY crew desk to assign crews. Process and analyze a large volume of information, determine what is most important and newsworthy and communicate essential details. Must possess the ability to problem solve, prioritize decisions and act decisively under tight deadlines and pressure. Ability to jump in & quickly assess what is needed on coverage of a breaking story. Collaborate with NBC News digital, streaming and broadcast platforms on newsgathering, social media initiatives and content distribution. Communicate with important groups such as Legal, Standards, R&C to make sure appropriate editorial/usage guidance and is obtained and disseminated to all platforms. Use data to inform and evolve newsgathering, storytelling and audience engagement. Initiate & maintain communication with affiliates & News Channel counterparts.