Senior Story Desk Editor at 13News Now

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TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) helps people thrive in their local communities by providing the trusted local news and services that matter most. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches more than 100 million people monthly across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. Together, we are building a sustainable future for local news.

KENS 5, the CBS affiliate in San Antonio, Texas, is transforming the way we gather and present news across linear and digital platforms, and we’re looking for a Senior Story Desk Editor to help lead a daypart for our team and embrace our transition to the newsroom of the future.

This hybrid role combines the skills of digital content producer and an assignment editor to serve as the hub of the newsroom. The Senior Story Desk Editor drives editorial execution, curates and produces impactful stories, and ensures our content connects authentically with audiences across streaming, digital, social and broadcast platforms.

The Senior Story Desk Editor is a key daypart leadership role in a highly collaborative, digital-first newsroom. You will be part of the Story Management Desk (SMD), a unified desk that replaces the legacy digital and assignment desks. The SMD model ensures a single, streamlined workflow for planning, producing and curating stories across platforms.

The Senior Story Desk Editor takes responsibility for setting editorial direction during an assigned daypart with the goal of meeting audience expectations and executing on internal metrics targets. This role is best served by a growing leader ready to take on responsibility, coordinate resources and execute coverage plans.

You will lead breaking news production, shape daily story planning, and curate content across platforms. This position requires decisive editorial judgment, strong writing skills, and the ability to thrive under tight deadlines. You will collaborate with MSJs, producers and photojournalists to deliver accurate, relevant and engaging stories that serve the community.

Responsibilities:

•    Lead a team of story desk editors during an assigned daypart, taking ownership of breaking news, streaming and social media coordination.
•    Build newsroom coverage during breaking news, ensuring accuracy, urgency and balance
•    Monitor developing stories and ensure timely updates across all platforms
•    Support newscast and streaming coverage, including coordinating with producers and reporters
•    Help shape 24/7 coverage by identifying follow-ups and advancing ongoing stories
•    Create, edit and publish content for digital platforms, including the website, mobile app and streaming products
•    Curate and optimize content across broadcast, digital, streaming and social platforms during peak audience periods
•    Identify stories suited for Instagram, YouTube Shorts, TikTok and other vertical formats
•    Write and edit compelling vertical video headlines, descriptions and captions
•    Repurpose breaking and enterprise stories into vertical formats
•    Launch and manage livestreams as needed, including routing sources, starting streams, writing descriptions and sending alerts
•    Enhance storytelling with creative elements such as video, graphics, maps and audience-submitted content
•    Use audience data and performance metrics to inform coverage decisions and improve reach and engagement
•    Communicate clearly with newsroom leadership and the next shift to ensure smooth staffing transitions
•    Uphold our journalistic standards and commitment to ethical, community-focused journalism across all platforms

Requirements:

•    3-5 years of journalism experience in a local newsroom, digital production or related role
•    Prior experience leading newsroom teams and/or demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively with peers
•    Strong news judgment and the ability to make fast, sound editorial decisions under pressure
•    Excellent writing and editing skills, with the ability to produce accurate and compelling content quickly
•    Experience with newsroom systems and content management tools
•    Organizational skills to manage competing priorities in a deadline-driven environment
•    A collaborative, solutions-focused mindset that thrives in a team environment
•    Willingness to work early, late or weekend shifts as assigned
•    Remote availability on assigned weekends during a regular on-call rotation
•    Bachelor’s degree in journalism or communications, or equivalent experience

Benefits:

TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as 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, and 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.

* Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.

EEO statement:

TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law. If you are in need of an accommodation in order to submit your application, please email askhr@tegna.com

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