Assignment Editor (Spanish)

This position serves as an Assignment Editor (Spanish) in U.S. Agency for Global Media (USAGM), Office of Cuba Broadcasting (OCB), Central News Division. The incumbent assigns and coordinates news and feature material and content elements for radio, TV and the web. The incumbent is an integral part of the OCB Central News Division, which, in turn, is the pivotal hub to take in program content and ensure it is properly edited, produced and distributed to programmers throughout OCB and the USAGM.

As an Assignments Editor (Spanish), you will be responsible for duties to include, but are not limited to: Reviews a wide variety of news sources and stays constantly abreast of news events, developments and trends to have a thorough understanding of what coverage Office of Cuba Broadcasting needs to produce. Works closely with news editors to discuss main and regional news line-ups and how stories on them may need additional beyond simple text coverage. Reviews, edits, and approves final text and audiovisual news reports. Makes general assignments, based on news events/developments, content of interest to audience and taking into account deadlines. Assigns coverage to correspondents, staff reporters and freelancers, determines day-to-day coverage assignments, based on news, issues, trends, developments and programming needs and mindful of program deadlines.