S&P Editor, News at The E.W. Scripps Company in Atlanta, Georgia
Posted in General Business 30+ days ago.
Type: Full-Time
Job Description:
Come join a dynamic new national media powerhouse focused on the over-the-air TV consumer. The Scripps Networks (a growing portfolio of entertainment and news networks) provides absorbing entertainment and objective, intelligent news as we use our own distribution platforms to serve this unduplicated national audience. We meet the audience where it is with the programs it wants.
Scripps Networks is looking for a Standards & Practices Editor (News) to work with network employees to present the highest quality content while ensuring adherence to network and company standards and regulations. This is achieved by providing education, guidance and review for colleagues in accordance with the established code of standards for network content.
What you'll do:
Interact daily with Newsy and Court TV staff to offer guidance on programming content, both live and pre-produced
Review raw elements and pre-produced content to be used in Newsy and Court TV programming, with an eye towards adherence to network standards, as well as continuity and accuracy
Maintain an open line of communication with Newsy and Court TV newsrooms/control rooms, helping production and editorial staff handle potentially sensitive or objectionable material that requires immediate attention
Understand and accurately implement standards as they apply specifically to the different platforms on which Newsy and Court TV content may be distributed
Maintain a knowledge base of national news, as well as an understanding of journalistic ethics and guidelines, to aid in communication with Newsy and Court TV editorial staff
What you'll bring:
Skills & Abilities
Excellent verbal, written communication, organizational and interpersonal skills required
Prior experience in news or journalism and/or analyzing materials for Standards and Practices concerns is a plus
Proven track record of problem-solving and taking initiative in cross-departmental communication and processes
Education & Experience/Certifications
Bachelor’s degree or higher is required
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ABOUT SCRIPPS:
The E.W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) is a diversified media company focused on creating a better-informed world. As the nation’s fourth-largest local TV broadcaster, Scripps serves communities with quality, objective local journalism and operates a portfolio of 61 stations in 41 markets. The Scripps Networks reach nearly every American through the national news outlets Court TV and Newsy and popular entertainment brands ION, Bounce, Grit, Laff and Court TV Mystery. Scripps is the nation’s largest holder of broadcast spectrum. Scripps runs an award-winning investigative reporting newsroom in Washington, D.C., and is the longtime steward of the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Founded in 1878, Scripps has held for decades to the motto, “Give light and the people will find their own way.”
As an equal employment opportunity employer, The E.W. Scripps Company and its affiliates do not discriminate in its employment decisions on the basis of race, sex, sexual orientation, transgender status, gender, color, religion, age, genetic information, medical condition, disability, marital status, citizenship or national origin, and military membership or veteran status, or on any other basis which would be in violation of any applicable federal, state or local law. Furthermore, the company will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship for the company.