Job Description
CBS News and Stations, brings together the power of CBS News, 28 owned television stations in 17 major US markets, the CBS News Streaming Network, CBS News Streaming local platforms, local websites and cbsnews.com, under one umbrella. CBS News and Stations is home to the nation's #1 news program 60 MINUTES, the CBS News Streaming Network, the first 24/7 digital streaming news network, the award-winning broadcasts CBS MORNINGS, CBS SATURDAY MORNING, the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH NORAH O'DONNELL, CBS SUNDAY MORNING, CBS WEEKEND EVENING NEWS, 48 HOURS and FACE THE NATION WITH MARGARET BRENNAN. CBS News and Stations provides news and information for the CBS Television Network, CBSNews.com, CBS News Radio and podcasts, Paramount +, all digital platforms, and the CBS News Streaming Network, the premier 24/7 anchored streaming news service that is available free to everyone with access to the internet. The CBS News Streaming Network is the destination for breaking news, live events, original reporting and storytelling, and programs from CBS News and Stations' top anchors and correspondents working locally, nationally and around the globe. CBS News' streaming services, across national and local, amassed more than 1.01 billion streams in 2021. Launched in November 2014 as CBSN, the CBS News Streaming Network is available on 30 digital platforms and apps, as well as CBSNews.com and Paramount+. The service is available live in 91 countries. CBS News and Stations is dedicated to providing the highest quality journalism under standards it pioneered and continues to set in today's digital age. CBS News earns more prestigious journalism awards than any other broadcast news division.
KPIX-TV, a San Francisco television station owned and operated by VIACOMCBS, is looking to hire a broadcast news reporter! The ideal candidate will be an experienced journalist who will dig beyond the events of the day to generate unique content to support the station's ''Expect More'' brand. This is a tremendous opportunity for someone who lives and breathes news!
Responsibilities and duties:
Reporters will research and generate enterprise story ideas every day. They must be able to shoot, write, and edit their own packages. Photographers are sometimes assigned to reporters based on complexity of story, or to shoot the live shot as needed. Reporters also generate digital content, including webscripts of their broadcast stories. They are also regularly engage on social media to build their brand beyond broadcast.
Qualifications and skills:
College degree and two years reporting experience at a commercial television station. The successful candidate will perform well in a fast-paced environment. Candidate should have strong written and verbal communication skills and proven ability to perform energetic, compelling liveshots. Please include links to examples.
Salary and benefits:
Salary is competitive. KPIX Reporters are members of AFTRA, which provides medical and retirement benefits.
Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.
Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gk93pq-3-238-142-134-42 in your application.