Multimedia Journalist

Job Description

MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST - KNOE (Monroe)

ABOUT KNOE:

KNOE-TV 8 News is an award-winning television station and news organization located in Monroe, Louisiana, covering northeast Louisiana, Union and Ashley Counties in Arkansas, and Warren and Adams Counties in Mississippi. KNOE-TV is owned by Atlanta-based Gray Television and is a sister station to ABC affiliate KAQY. Our offices and studios are located on Oliver Road in Monroe, and our transmitter is located in the town of Columbia in Caldwell, Parish. Since our first broadcast day on September 27, 1953, KNOE-TV has offered the best in the news, entertainment, weather, sports, and investigative reporting. Besides providing high-quality programming from both the CBS and ABC television networks, we also offer programs from the CW network. For further information, please visit www.knoe.com.

Job Summary/Description:

KNOE-TV 8 looking for an aggressive multimedia journalist passionate about covering local news. We are looking for an experienced MMJ who isn't afraid to head out into the field to cover breaking news and weather, do creative live shots, and fight to be the lead every day.

Duties/Responsibilities include, but not limited to:
- Research, gather, shoot, write, edit and report news stories for on-air and online
- Report live on the scene, especially during breaking news
- Research stories and conduct interviews in the field
- Develop and maintain sources of information and knowledge about assignments
- Demonstrate sound news judgement, collaborate with others
- Utilize non-linear editing equipment (Edius)
- Enterprise hard-news, research-driven stories
- Participate in the story selection process thorugh meetings, the daily contribution of story ideas
- Post and regularly update stories and other material on the web and social media
- Make regular beat checks
- Perform other job-related duties as assigned

Qualifications/Requirements:
- The successful candidate will be creative, extremely detail-oriented, and have very strong problem-solving, multi-tasking, and communication skills
- Positive and professional attitude in a fast-paced and dynamic environment under deadline pressure
- Able to work well with a team
- Ability to write in a clear, concise, conversational manner
- Computer literacy is a must
- Candidate must possess a clean driving record

If you feel you're qualified and want to work with a great group of people go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on ''apply now'', upload your resume, cover letter and references

(Current employees that are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro employee portal)

KNOE-TV/Gray Television Group, Inc. is a drug-free company

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gwz7bp-3-138-105-31-42 in your application.