KUTV News is looking to hire a Feature Reporter. The candidate must demonstrate the ability to handle live, breaking news; conduct live interviews on a variety of topics; have a high-level of engagement on all social media platforms. This person needs to come in each day with ideas and lots of creativity.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Produce content for multiple platforms, including TV, web, mobile, social media, and YouTube.
- Work with management to enterprise and develop stories daily on the entertainment / social media beats
- Demonstrate compelling storytelling and ability to be part of an on-air team reacting to the big stories of the day
- Build network of sources who supply information that allows the Company to stay ahead of its competitors
- Ability to serve as a multi-media journalist, where at times, could be asked to write, shoot and edit stories.
- Performs special projects and other duties as assigned
- Any other media gathering and reporting duties that the GM, News Director, or Regional Promotions Director assign.
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- Bachelor's degree in Communication/Journalism or related degree required (equivalent years of experience may substitute for education)
- 3 years television reporting experience required
- Solid vocal delivery, camera presence, and clear enunciation
- Strong reporting skills
- Understand importance of social media
- Promotes teamwork and maintains attitude of cooperation with all station personnel
- Operate newsroom computer systems
- Maintain an on-air persona that is friendly and authoritative
About Us
Make your mark in Media with Sinclair Broadcast Group, a diversified media company dedicated to connecting people with content everywhere! We have consistently led the broadcast industry since our inception, and now Sinclair owns the largest regional sports network business and one of the largest television broadcast portfolios in the country. In addition, we have affiliations with all of the major broadcast networks, own Tennis Channel, and several multicast networks including TBD and Comet. Our content is distributed over-the-air, on multi-video providers, and through our industry-leading digital media platforms. We're at the forefront of NextGen technology, enabling innovative new ways to engage with broadcast content like never before. We also recently launched a free TV streaming service called STIRR. Our success is the direct result of our extraordinary employees and management team who believe in our vision and are dedicated to ensuring a great future for our employees. We are advancing the world of Media and want YOU to join our winning team!
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The life-blood of our organization is our people. We have a compelling story, a goal-oriented culture, and we take really good care of people. How good? Here is a glimpse: great benefits, open door policy, upward mobility and a strong desire to see you succeed. Ready to be part of a winning team? Let's talk.