Description
We are seeking a Story Desk Editor to join our team at WATN/WLMT, the ABC affiliate in Memphis, TN. 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. You will drive daily editorial execution, curate and produce impactful stories, and ensure our content connects authentically with audiences across streaming, digital, social, and broadcast 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, 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
- 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 comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental, and financial health of our employees and their families. These benefits include two medical plan options through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, dental and eye care coverage, fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance, disability and life insurance, a 401(k) program with a company match, virtual doctor's appointments through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health. Additionally, TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit and nine paid holidays per year.