# Story Desk Editor (Digital)

**Company**: TEGNA Inc.
**Location**: Macon
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Communications

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## Description

WMAZ-TV Macon, an ABC affiliate owned by TEGNA, is seeking a Story Desk Editor to join their newsroom team.

As a Story Desk Editor, you will be part of the Story Management Desk (SMD), a unified desk that replaces the legacy assignment and digital desks. The SMD model ensures a single, streamlined workflow for planning, producing and curating stories across 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

Requirements:

- 1–3 years of journalism experience in a local newsroom, digital production (including collegiate experience)

- 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:

- Comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, and vision coverage

- 401(k) program with company match

- Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays

- Access to Teladoc and Spring Health services

## Skills

### Required
- journalism
- editorial judgment
- writing
- content creation
- newsroom systems
- CMS tools

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