News Editor, CBS Sports College 247
CBS
Nashville, TNFull Time Job
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Salary Information:
Salary information is not available.
Workplace Requirements:
This is a full-time, hybrid role based in Nashville, TN. Candidates must be available to work on-site as needed.
Educational Requirements:
Bachelor’s degree in Journalism or equivalent training and experience is preferred.
Years of Experience:
3+ years of newsroom or other editorial experience, preferably in journalism, production or related areas.
Skills Required:
Hard Skills:
- Strong research skills.
- Excellent writing and editing skills, adept at script and graphics preparation.
- Experience with visual elements and graphics editing.
Soft Skills:
- Strong editorial judgment and sports knowledge, especially NFL, college football, college basketball, golf, and soccer.
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment and communicate with urgency and clarity.
- Excellent teamwork and interpersonal communication skills.
- Ability to handle pressure and respond effectively to feedback.
Job Description:
The News Editor at CBS Sports will oversee and provide editorial guidance to production personnel, ensuring the coverage across CBS Sports productions is consistent, accurate, and aligns with editorial standards. This role includes planning and facilitating coverage for upcoming news events, working with external partners to acquire relevant material for news storytelling, and collaborating with cross-department contributors.
Job Responsibilities:
- Conduct newsgathering and provide editorial guidance across multiple platforms.
- React to breaking news with an emphasis on accuracy and creative storytelling.
- Communicate regularly with studio producers and other production contributors about developing news and editorial presentation.
- Write, edit, and review scripts and graphics for accuracy and editorial value.
- Serve as the leading editorial voice during live studio programming, generating effective coverage of breaking news.
- Coordinate with and support management and production staff to maintain editorial standards for newsgathering and coverage on broadcast and cable platforms.
- Draft questions and topics for interview subjects and analyst discussions.
- Identify outside content for use across productions and work closely with production personnel and content creators throughout the Sports division.
- Proactively identify and suggest solutions to address potential coverage angles and storylines.
- Prepare general background/research material as needed.
Skills Array:
"Editorial judgment, sports knowledge, research skills, script writing, graphic editing, video editing, communication, teamwork, multitasking, deadline management"
Salary/Benefits
$50,000.00 - 70,000.00 per year