Reporter

Job Description

OVERVIEW OF THE COMPANY
Fox TV Stations
FOX Television Stations owns and operates 29 full power broadcast television stations in the US These include stations located in 14 of the top 15 largest designated market areas, or DMAs, and duopolies in 11 DMAs, including the three largest DMAs (New York, Los Angeles and Chicago). Of these stations, 18 are affiliated with the FOX Network. In addition to distributing sports, entertainment and syndicated content, our television stations collectively produce approximately 1,200 hours of local news every week. These stations leverage viewer, distributor and advertiser demand for the FOX Network's national content.
JOB DESCRIPTION
JOB TITLE: Reporter
FOX6 Milwaukee is looking for a curious, passionate, dynamic journalist with a need to break stories and win every day on-air, on-line and streaming. If that describes you and your work, we'd love to have you join our team. You'll be rewarded with amazing company benefits including a generous time off package, 401k matching, a wealth of employee resources and superior medical, dental and vision benefits from day 1!
RESPONSIBILITIES:
Developing sources and breaking stories is what it's all about. You MUST be able to demonstrate how you aggressively pursue relevant stories and develop exclusive content. You must be great at incorporating digital/social media content with all your stories too. The successful candidate must have strong LIVE reporting skills and the ability to communicate complex stories that our viewers can understand and use to better their lives!! You must be willing to collaborate with Producers, Photojournalists, Editors and News Managers to create the best content in Milwaukee!
QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor's degree in journalism or related field with a minimum of 3 years' reporting experience in a commercial television news operation. You must have a passion for storytelling and come to editorial meetings with story pitches that have unique angles. You'll need to exhibit strong on-air skills both in the field and in studio. Your reporting must be accurate, factual and you must excel at working under time constraints. Proficiency with newsroom computers and
related software required. You must strive for excellence in everything and relentlessly pursue your stories with passion and determination. Please include a link of your recent work.

Pursuant to state and local pay disclosure requirements, the pay rate/range for this role, with final offer amount dependent on education, skills, experience, and location is $60,000.00-65,000.00 annually. This role is also eligible for various benefits, including medical/dental/vision, insurance, a 401(k) plan, paid time off, and other benefits in accordance with applicable plan documents. Benefits for Union represented employees will be in accordance with the applicable collective bargaining agreement.
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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gp3pko-18-97-14-88-42 in your application.