Story Desk Editor
TEGNA Inc. is a media company that provides trusted local news and services. They are seeking a Story Desk Editor to lead daily editorial execution, curate impactful stories, and ensure content connects with audiences across various platforms.
Responsibilities
- Lead and communicate newsroom coverage during breaking news, ensuring accuracy, urgency and balance
- Identify and plan stories that matter most to the community, using editorial judgment and social listening
- Create and edit engaging content for digital platforms: website, mobile app and streaming
- Guide newsroom logistics and provide editorial support for MSJs, producers, and photojournalists
- Edit reporter content for accuracy, grammar, AP style, digital best practices, fairness and ethical considerations
- Enhance storytelling with creative elements (graphics, video, audience-submitted content, etc.)
- Use available metrics to inform coverage and improve audience reach
- Support newsroom operations and coverage planning as needed
- Uphold TEGNA’s journalistic standards and values across all platforms
Skills
- 1–3 years of journalism experience in a local newsroom, digital production, or related role
- Strong news judgment and the ability to make fast, sound editorial decisions under pressure
- Excellent writing skills, with the ability to produce accurate and compelling content quickly
- Experience with newsroom systems, CMS tools
- Organizational skills to manage competing priorities in a deadline-driven environment
- A collaborative, solutions-focused mindset that thrives in a team environment
- Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, or equivalent experience
Benefits
- TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
- Access to dental and eye care coverage
- Fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance
- Disability and life insurance
- Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA’s 401(k)
- Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one
- Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor’s appointments with a physician through Teladoc
- 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health
- TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year
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