KGO - General Assignment Reporter

KGO-TV/ABC7 News, the ABC Owned Television station in San Francisco, is seeking a smart, dedicated and aggressive multi-skilled journalist who loves to dig and enterprise lead stories. ABC7 News is committed to Building a Better Bay Area through solutions journalism. The ideal candidate must be a passionate storyteller, brilliant multi-platform content creator, effective communicator and proven collaborator. Candidates must have a strong editorial background in a breaking news environment. Candidates must also be active users of social media for newsgathering and have a demonstrated ability to move the audience between linear and digital platforms. Applicants are expected to shoot, write and edit visually creative, memorable stories with active live reporting. A successful candidate will have a proven track record of developing contacts and sources and telling impactful stories. Our ideal candidate innovates every day and enjoys experimenting with new technology. This person must be organized and work well under pressure and constant deadlines. We want someone who brings a positive attitude every day, is receptive to feedback, and wants to be a newsroom leader.

Reporters are expected to turn stories daily for newscasts, our website and for our 24/7 stream. In addition, reporters need to have an active presence in social media. Reporters write, shoot with lightweight digital electronic cameras, and edit their stories, and appear live from the field during the station’s newscast. Reporters use consumer, prosumer digital camera equipment, cell phones, and non-linear desktop editing.

They must pitch original stories and develop contacts within the community.

This position is covered under the Company’s collective bargaining agreement with SAG-AFTRA

Responsibilities:

• Report daily stories
• Report longer form stories
• Social media presence
• Digital scripts
  
  
  

Basic Qualifications:

• 5 years of experience in a top 50 market
• Must have excellent writing skills, possess solid news judgment and ethical decision-making skills.
• Able to shoot video and edit stories for linear and digital on non-linear desktop editing platforms.
• Proficient in operating handheld prosumer/consumer cameras and non- linear editing for linear and digital.
• Superior on-camera presentation
  
  
  

Preferred Qualifications:

• Bilingual is beneficial
• Knowledge of the San Francisco Bay Area
  
  
  

Required Education:

• Bachelor’s degree
  
  
  

Preferred Education:

• Journalism or Communications degree
  
  
  

The hiring range for this position in San Francisco, CA is $90,948 to $160,000 per year based on a 40 hour work week. The amount of hours scheduled per week may vary based on business needs. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long-term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.