Title: Story Desk Sr Editor

Location: WFAA-TV Dallas

About TEGNA

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.

WFAA, the TEGNA-owned WFAA affiliate in Dallas, is looking for a Senior Story Desk Editor to help drive our transition to the newsroom of the future.

This hybrid role combines the skills of an assignment editor and a digital content producer and serves as the hub of the newsroom. As part of the Story Management Desk (SMD), a unified desk that replaces legacy assignment and digital desks, the Senior Story Desk Editor helps plan, produce and curate stories across streaming, digital, social and broadcast platforms.

Senior Story Desk Editors are experienced newsroom leaders who bring advanced editorial judgment, strong digital expertise and a deep understanding of audience behavior and analytics. You will lead coverage during breaking news, shape daily story planning and identify high-impact stories that serve the community.

This is a senior role on the story desk, working alongside Story Desk Editors to help drive daily coverage. While the role brings added expertise and leadership on the desk, it is not a people management position.

At TEGNA, we are committed to our core values: We Win, We Work Smarter, We Demand the Truth and We Do the Right Thing. These values guide how we serve our audiences and communities.

Responsibilities:

• Lead newsroom coverage during breaking news, ensuring accuracy, urgency and balance
• Identify and plan stories that matter most to the community using editorial judgment, audience insights and social listening
• Create, edit and optimize content across platforms including websites, mobile apps, streaming products and social platforms
• Use analytics and performance data to inform editorial decisions and adjust coverage strategies in real time
• Identify enterprise story opportunities through sourcing and local expertise that result in exclusive or high-impact stories
• Guide newsroom logistics and provide editorial support for MSJs, producers and photojournalists
• Edit reporter content for accuracy, grammar, AP style, fairness and digital best practices
• Enhance storytelling with graphics, video and audience-submitted content
• Step in to support daypart editorial leadership when needed to maintain seamless newsroom operations
• Assist with training and onboarding of Story Desk Editors as needed
• Uphold TEGNA’s journalistic standards across all platforms

Requirements:

• 5+ years of journalism experience in a local newsroom, digital production, assignment desk or similar role
• Strong digital storytelling skills and experience publishing across multiple platforms
• Experience using audience analytics tools and performance dashboards
• Strong news judgment and the ability to make fast, sound editorial decisions under pressure
• Excellent writing and editing skills
• Experience with newsroom systems and digital publishing tools
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced newsroom environment
• Collaborative mindset and strong communication skills
• 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. 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.