Desk Assistant, Radio
CBS News
New York, NYThis was removed by the employer on 8/11/2022 1:08:00 PM PST
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CBS News and Stations, brings together the power of CBS News, 28 owned television stations in 17 major U.S. markets, the CBS News Streaming Network, CBS News Streaming local platforms, local websites and cbsnews.com, under one umbrella. CBS News and Stations is home to the nation's #1 news program 60 MINUTES, the CBS News Streaming Network, the first 24/7 digital streaming news network, the award-winning broadcasts CBS MORNINGS, CBS SATURDAY MORNING, the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH NORAH O'DONNELL, CBS SUNDAY MORNING, CBS WEEKEND EVENING NEWS, 48 HOURS and FACE THE NATION WITH MARGARET BRENNAN. CBS News and Stations provides news and information for the CBS Television Network, CBSNews.com, CBS News Radio and podcasts, Paramount , all digital platforms, and the CBS News Streaming Network, the premier 24/7 anchored streaming news service that is available free to everyone with access to the internet. The CBS News Streaming Network is the destination for breaking news, live events, original reporting and storytelling, and programs from CBS News and Stations' top anchors and correspondents working locally, nationally and around the globe. CBS News' streaming services, across national and local, amassed more than 1.01 billion streams in 2021. Launched in November 2014 as CBSN, the CBS News Streaming Network is available on 30 digital platforms and apps, as well as CBSNews.com and Paramount . The service is available live in 91 countries. CBS News and Stations is dedicated to providing the highest quality journalism under standards it pioneered and continues to set in today's digital age. CBS News earns more prestigious journalism awards than any other broadcast news division.
CBS News Radio is seeking a hard-working, creative, and enthusiastic Desk Assistant with a strong passion for journalism and radio.
This role will have a regular schedule once trained but will require early morning, night and weekend work as needed.
Responsibilities:
• Responsible for processing pieces/files sent in by reporters and affiliates (and alerting the newsroom of those files).
• Push material to newsfeed at direction of Assignment Editor.
• Coordinate two-ways between affiliates and correspondents.
• Search online news sites for stories.
• At direction of Assignment Editor, reach out to interview subjects.
• Process podcasts.
• Create/send out advisories to stations
• Post hourly headlines to Social Media Platforms
• Answer phones
Qualifications:
• Knowledge of radio and stations/markets a plus.
• Available to work various schedules
• Knowledge of various social media platforms
• Excellent written and oral communication skills
• Strong editing skills
• Degree in broadcast journalism, mass media communications, or related fields preferred.