About This Role
Reporting for a family-owned media company involves prioritizing story treatment across various platforms, including linear broadcasts, streaming services, social media, and digital properties. This role requires visually compelling shooting techniques and video-editing abilities. The reporter is a critical thinker with intellectual curiosity and a healthy skepticism, who gathers facts and asks hard questions.
Responsibilities
- Generate local story ideas daily
- Conduct compelling interviews
- Creatively produce reports in a clear, imaginative manner
- Execute deadline-driven content on any existing or future media platform NonStop Local supports
- Travel to the scene of a news story to gather, compile, and present information in the proper form regardless of platform
- Guide and cover breaking news in a smooth, cohesive way as directed by the producer
- Maintain standards of accuracy and fairness in news coverage
- Complete assignments according to established deadlines
- Maintain extensive community contacts and awareness of local and national current events
- Work closely and respectfully with assigned photographers
- Communicate frequently throughout the day and work collaboratively with others in the newsroom
- Get along and communicate with a variety of people in often extreme circumstances
- Utilize all social media platforms to gather information and generate audience attention
- Make promotional and community appearances as required
- Act in a professional manner when representing the station
- Maintain appropriate and strict standards regarding wardrobe, hair, cosmetics, and other areas of grooming
- Other duties as assigned
Requirements
- A minimum of one year of on-air experience at a live commercial media outlet is preferred
- Degree in Journalism, Communications, Media or similar field preferred
- Availability for big breaking news coverage on unassigned shifts
- Smooth and pleasant delivery authentic to the viewers served
- Strong writing skills and news judgment
- Sharp video shooting and editing skills
- Exemplary communication skills
- Strong "in-the-field and live" skills
- Knowledgeable of issues, newsmakers, and current events
- Exceptional written communications skills using a conversational writing style
- Strong editorial judgment and a proven ethical foundation
- Ability to think quickly and respond to breaking news in high-pressure situations
- Strong organization and live reporting skills
- Above-average, demonstrable knowledge of television newscast production techniques and television news writing is extremely helpful
