Multimedia Journalist

As an ABC6 News (KAAL-TV) employee, you are surrounded by opportunity while experiencing a forward-thinking philosophy. You will work among passionate, engaged professionals who work together to create content on Television and Digital platforms for our audience.

This position is responsible for covering news stories for the television station. Duties include enterprising, reporting, shooting, editing, and writing news stories.

• Originate and develop stories for broadcast and digital.
• Research and gather content for story.
• Write clear, accurate, and interesting stories.
• Break down complicated and involved stories so that they are easy to understand.
• Ensure that any visuals shown are relevant, appropriate, and impactful.
• Present live scripted and unscripted news reports.
• Travel to the scene of a news story to gather video and other information for broadcast.
• Write and post stories to website and other digital media platforms.
• Shoot steady, sequenced video with good, clean audio for news, weather, and sports.
• Edit video satisfactorily for news stories using different techniques and different editing machines.
• Complete assignments according to established deadlines.
• Maintain extensive community contacts and awareness of local and national current events.
• Make promotional and community appearances as required.
• Communicate frequently throughout the day and work collaboratively with others in the newsroom.
• Contribute to the overall team effort to provide the market with the best possible local television journalism.
• Work in a team environment cooperatively and collaboratively with a variety of people.
• Build working relationships with co-workers, community members, and the general public.
• Act in a professional manner when representing the station.
• Maintain appropriate standards with regard to wardrobe, hair, cosmetics, and other areas of grooming.
• Attend editorial and strategic meetings.
• Contribute story ideas on a daily basis.
• Report to work on time and work established schedule/hours.
• Ability to work other hours or alternate schedules as needed.

Qualifications:

• A college degree in journalism, television or communications or equivalent experience.
• Demonstrable skills in shooting and editing video for television news is required.
• Must have a valid driver's license and a safe driving history.
• Must be knowledgeable of issues, newsmakers, and current events.
• Ability to handle a variety of news reporting assignments.
• Familiar with the operation of contemporary news technologies.
• Solid writing skills required.
• Knowledge of production values preferred.
• Ability to get along and communicate with a variety of people.
• Must be able to think quickly and respond to breaking news in high-pressure situations.
• Must be flexible to work any assigned shift including nights, weekends, holidays; and extended hours.

Physical Requirements:

• Ability to communicate in English, both verbally and in writing.
• Work with time sensitive and sometimes confidential information under tight deadlines.
• Ability to read, hear and speak clearly and follow both oral and written direction.
• Manual dexterity and fine motor skills to manipulate computer keys and camera equipment.
• Ability to lift and carry equipment up to 50 lbs.
• Must be able to move quickly at times from newsroom to edit booths to studio.
• Ability to think critically and quickly and to articulate information in clear, concise manner to others.
• Work outdoors in extreme heat and cold.

The hourly rate of pay for this position is $17.00 - $20.00.

We are an equal opportunity employer, including disability/vets. Hubbard Broadcasting has been committed to representing the communities we serve since our founding over 100 years ago.