KXTV, the TEGNA-owned affiliate in Sacramento, is transforming the way we gather and present news, and we’re looking for a Story Desk Editor to embrace our transition to the newsroom of the future.

This hybrid role combines the skills of an assignment editor and a digital content producer to serve as the hub of the newsroom. The Story Desk Editor drives daily editorial execution, curates and produces impactful stories, and ensures our content connects authentically with audiences across streaming, digital, social and broadcast platforms.

Role Summary

As a Story Desk Editor, you will be part of the Story Management Desk (SMD), a unified desk that replaces the legacy assignment and digital desks. The SMD model ensures a single, streamlined workflow for planning, producing and curating stories across platforms.

You will lead coverage during breaking news, shape daily story planning, and curate content across platforms. This position requires decisive editorial judgment, strong writing skills, and the ability to thrive under tight deadlines. You will collaborate with MSJs, producers and photojournalists to deliver accurate, relevant and engaging stories that serve the community.

Responsibilities:

• Lead and communicate newsroom coverage during breaking news, ensuring accuracy, urgency and balance

• Identify and plan stories that matter most to the community, using editorial judgment and social listening

• Create and edit engaging content for digital platforms: website, mobile app and streaming,

• Guide newsroom logistics and provide editorial support for MSJs, producers, and photojournalists

• Edit reporter content for accuracy, grammar, AP style, digital best practices, fairness and ethical considerations

• Enhance storytelling with creative elements (graphics, video, audience-submitted content, etc.)

• Use available metrics to inform coverage and improve audience reach

• Support newsroom operations and coverage planning as needed

• Uphold TEGNA’s journalistic standards and values across all platforms

Requirements:

• 1–3 years of journalism experience in a local newsroom, digital production, or related role

• Strong news judgment and the ability to make fast, sound editorial decisions under pressure

• Excellent writing skills, with the ability to produce accurate and compelling content quickly

• Experience with newsroom systems, CMS tools

• Organizational skills to manage competing priorities in a deadline-driven environment

• A collaborative, solutions-focused mindset that thrives in a team environment

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, or equivalent experience

Pay Range

$24.02 - $26.44 USD

Location: For Fall 2026, students located in proximity to one of our three office locations (Fresno, Sacramento, or San Francisco) may work with us in-person, remotely, or in a hybrid model.  Students not located in proximity to one of our three office locations may work with us remotely. 

Deadline: Open until filled.

The ACLU of Northern California’s Legal Advocacy Department invites law and graduate students to apply for its Democracy, Speech & Technology Externship.  Students willing to work with intensity and focus will find an externship at ACLU NorCal to be a rewarding learning experience.  Qualified applicants are enthusiastic, creative, and detail-oriented; have strong research, writing, and oral communication skills; and can articulate a commitment to work for social justice and the ideals of the ACLU. 

About the Legal Advocacy Department

The Legal Advocacy Department promotes policy change and pursues cutting edge impact litigation to defend and expand the civil liberties and civil rights guaranteed by the Bill of Rights. The department’s work focuses on three broad issue areas:  Criminal Law & Immigration; Democracy, Speech & Technology; and Appeals & Special Litigation.  The department’s staff is based in San Francisco, Sacramento, and Fresno.  Legal staff work closely with other departments within ACLU NorCal, including Organizing, Communications, Development, as well as with ACLU National and California Action.

Democracy, Speech & Technology Externship

Democracy, Speech & Technology Externs work directly with one or more attorneys in support of the project’s litigation and policy work, which focuses on safeguarding free speech, privacy, and open government, in the digital world and beyond.  

Externs will be tasked with legal and policy research and analysis; helping to author reports, advocacy materials, portions of court documents, and pre-litigation demand letters; and/or assisting with legislative or other local campaigns. Externs may attend and participate in public hearings at the state and county level and participate in meetings with policy-makers and advocates as such opportunities arise.  When possible, externs may also attend appellate arguments, trial court proceedings, and depositions.  Externs are encouraged to attend and participate in departmental meetings, where prospective litigation and policy strategies are discussed.  At times, assignments may arise that provide externs the opportunity to work across the department’s three broad issue areas, including Criminal Law & Immigration and Appeals & Special Litigation. 

Applicants must currently be enrolled in law school or a graduate program in Computer Science, Engineering, Information Science, Public Policy, Political Science, Journalism, or a related field, and must demonstrate a strong interest in the intersection of civil liberties and free speech, technology, and privacy.  The Legal Advocacy Department accepts two to three Democracy, Speech & Technology Externs per term.

Application Process

School year internships are full- or part-time, generally requiring a 16 hours per week minimum commitment.  Students on the semester system must be able to commit to working 12 – 14 weeks.  Students on the quarter system can serve shorter quarter-long internships.  We greatly prefer that part-time interns commit to work full days (i.e., two eight-hour days rather than four four-hour days) and recommend that students commit as many days a week as possible for the best internship experience.  Please note:  School year interns must earn academic credit, as determined by their institution, for their participation in our Spring/Fall internship programs. 

Application deadlines

Applicants are encouraged to apply early in the hiring cycle. 

How to apply

Applications from all interested law and graduate students are welcome. (Please note that ACLU NorCal does not consider applications from undergraduate students.)  Applications must include the following in PDF format:  (1) Cover Letter that includes (a) a brief statement about why you want to work on the particular Program/Issue Area you’ve applied for, (b) whether you are interested in in-person work or remote work, and (c) how you encountered the internship opening; (2) Resume; (3) Writing Sample; and, (4) List of References with contact information.

 The ACLU of Northern California advances equity and inclusion in the workplace by providing equal employment opportunity to support a work environment free from discrimination on the basis of race, religious creed, color, national origin, ancestry, physical disability, mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, age (over 40), sexual orientation, military and veteran status, arrest or conviction record, and any other basis prohibited by law. The organization also provides reasonable accommodations for qualified applicants and employees with disabilities. This equal employment opportunity policy applies to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, selection, advancement, training, problem resolution, and separation from employment. Through this policy, ACLU NorCal strives to establish and maintain an equitable and accessible work environment that is supportive and free from discrimination.

KXTV-TV Sacramento, the TEGNA-owned ABC affiliate in Sacramento is seeking an innovative Producer to shape our daily newscasts. At KXTV-TV Sacramento, we build creative shows that engage, educate and inform our audiences. We prioritize original storytelling and investigative journalism as key components of our newscasts to set our product apart in the Sacramento market. We value a collaborative, motivated journalist who works well within a team to bring the truth to our growing audiences across platforms, starting with our streaming and broadcast services. We want your authentic personality to drive your storytelling and writing in an exciting and captivating manner to hold the audience.

Responsibilities:

• Use your natural curiosity to pitch compelling stories.
• Show off your creativity and storytelling skills.
• Craft stories of all lengths on all platforms for specific audiences.
• Meet daily deadlines.
• Combine live pictures, graphics, compelling video and emotional sound to create an engaging experience for our audience.
• Booth continuous coverage on our live streams for breaking news and community events.
• Consistently try new things after thoughtful discussion with supervisors.
• Allow the impactful and emotional conversations the community needs to drive the content in your rundown.
• Use data analytics to help shape the content of your show.
• Challenge traditional ways of doing things.
• Ensure all communities and viewpoints have a voice and presence in your show.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in journalism, communications or related field or equivalent years of experience.
• 1-3 years of news content experience.
• Top-notch communication skills are an absolute must.
• Solid journalistic judgement and a news philosophy that emphasizes accurate, fair and unique local content, along with community engagement. 
• Understanding of the tenets of professional journalism.
• Skills in producing engaging, content-driven newscasts and digital content.
• Strong social media skills, including an active news hound presence on your preferred social platforms. 
• Organizational skills and the ability to work under time pressure deadlines.
• Ability to calmly handle live, breaking news situations and changing events. 
• ENPS and Edius system experience preferred.

At KXTV-TV, a TEGNA-owned ABC affiliate in Sacramento, we are looking for our next Account Executive. As an Account Executive, you are responsible for achieving or exceeding the individual sales goals across all TEGNA marketing solutions from linear TV to digital, including OTT with PREMION. You will act as a lead generator by identifying and reaching clients in the Sacramento market that will best take advantage of our solutions. You then become a marketing consultant to the clients helping them define and achieve their business objectives.

Current driver's license is required.

What We Offer:

• Winning, inclusive, collaborative, supportive, and fun culture
• Base Salary + Uncapped Commissions
• Leading media products
• Training resources
• Generous benefit
• Career growth opportunities at one of our 64 ABC, NBC, CBS, or FOX stations.

What You Will Do:

• Consistently prospect for new revenue opportunities using client and category insights. 
• Upsell current clients by engaging them in the full product line of KXTV-TV offerings. 
• Create custom solutions-driven campaigns that meet client needs across multiple media platforms including broadcast, digital, and Streaming (OTT). 
• Seek opportunities to expand relationships with key clients by taking an active role in understanding their business needs and competitive landscape. 
• Establish strong relationships with internal team members by providing the Account Management team with clear and concise direction for the successful execution of campaigns. 
• Partner with your Account Manager to provide exceptional customer service and contract fulfillment. 
• Strategically utilize Matrix and station CRM to manage day-to-day activity, pipeline, and forecasts.
• Positively and professionally represent the media group to the community at events and surrounding businesses.

What You Need:

• 3-5 years of account engagement in a professional, fast-paced media sales environment. 
• Proven track record of successfully achieving or exceeding sales goals and developing new business opportunities as a seller.
• Established knowledge of marketing solutions including broadcasting and digital advertising including audio and interactive, and be a perpetual learner, eager to continuously expand your knowledge.
• Prior working experience using Microsoft Office Suite and CRM (Client Relationship Management) systems, and ability to leverage technology to project manage workload and achieve goals.
• Excellent written and verbal communication abilities to proactively communicate with clients, co-workers, and vendors, and to write/edit compelling proposals.
• Possess a creative mind to put together unique campaigns focused on solving client needs with ability to work effectively as part of a team.
• Proven effective problem solver with ability to quickly adapt to changing and competing priorities while meeting deadlines.
• Strong business acumen with attention to detail and accuracy, as well as strong organization and time management skills.
• Self-motivation and a strong work ethic are essential attributes to be successful.