News Reporter

Don’t let the title fool you. Yes, you’ll be using regular TV cameras to shoot stories and edit them on Adobe Premiere. You will also be shooting and editing on an iPhone and posting stories to our website and social media from the field. We will prepare you for your next job in an industry that is rapidly changing to keep up with the digital innovations that occur every day. The job title is MMJ/Digital Content Producer. What I’m really looking for is a news junkie, someone who loves news, loves the news-gathering process, loves to shoot, love to edit and especially loves to write…NEWS. We’ve got a fun newsroom that likes to work hard and win. You get to do it in one of the most beautiful places on earth. If this sounds like you, apply for this job now. For more on the position, read the corporate description below. But remember, no matter how much this industry changes, we cover NEWS. And those are the skills we’re developing in young journalists who want a future in this business.

• Develops and leads winning strategy for station content
• Expert understanding of Facebook, Twitter, and other social media platforms
• Reviews copy and will correct errors in content, grammar, and punctuation, following prescribed editorial style and formatting guidelines
• Use our Social Media and Website to build and reinforce brand recognition and drive viewers to television
• Determines a story's emphasis, length, and format, and organizes material accordingly
• Research and analyze background information related to news stories in order to be able to provide complete and accurate information
• Gathers information about events through research, interviews, experience or attendance at political, news, sports, artistic, social or other functions
• Pitches on-brand local and trending stories during morning meetings
• Checks reference materials such as books, news files or public records to obtain relevant facts
• Shoots and edits content for on-air and digital
• Produces reports for all platforms
• Ensures that all content meets company standards for journalistic integrity and production quality
• Builds and calendars digital campaigns to promote local shows and specials.
• Writes stories for the web and other digital platforms
• Performs other duties as assigned
• Finds new ways to use Social Media and our website to engage with viewers
  
  

Requirements & Skills:

• Degree in journalism; daily newspaper or news site experience required; live, working web samples and/or print pages preferred
• Proficiency in Associated Press style, Adobe Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and Basic HTML preferred
• CSS, Flash and other relevant technology skills is a plus
• Maintain positive work environment through active team participation and cooperation with co-workers in all departments
• Responds positively to feedback