Multimedia Journalist

Job Description

About KWTX:

KWTX-TV News 10 is the dominant television station for the Waco-Temple-Killeen market in the Heart of Central Texas. The CBS, CW, Telemundo, and MeTV affiliate, KWTX is the leader in every local newscast. Two storm-chasing vehicles, the Weather Edge and Weather Explorer, give our crews mobile weather labs to track severe weather. Community service is engrained in the culture of KWTX. We take pride in being able to say that no other station does it better. In 2016, the station was honored with the NAB Service to America Award, recognizing the nations top local TV station for community service.

Job Summary/Description:

Seeking a career that provides opportunities to build your skills, share real-people stories, and display your creativity in front of and behind the camera? KWTX, the dominant CBS station in Central Texas, is seeking a MMJ with abilities and a desire to generate and tell creative stories on-air, and digital platforms. The ideal candidate is a daily news consumer who knows how to enterprise and present engaging content.

Duties/Responsibilities include (but not be limited to):
- Generate engaging enterprise content for on-air and online reports
- Report live in field and in studio as a multi-media journalist
- Plan, schedule, shoot, write, edit and present news content on-air and on digital platforms
- Collaborate with news team and news managers to determine daily themes and content
- Create social media and website posts
- Record and edit segments for broadcast
- Availability to work weekends and some holidays

Qualifications/Requirements:
- Ability to generate and tell unique enterprise stories relevant to our Central Texas audience
- Strong news judgment
- Ability to present clear and concise on-air content in scripted and non-scripted events
- Planning skills that keep you always seeking the next big topic
- Creative thinker with a desire to present information in new formats and with engaging visuals
- Excellent writing, shooting and editing skills
- Ability to transport ENG gear for on-location shoots and live shots
- Ability to multitask and be calm and decisive under pressure
- Valid driver's license and clean driving record
- Bachelor's degree in Journalism or related field or equivalent training and/or experience

, upload your resume, cover letter and references

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

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

Gray Television encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus prior to the first workday,

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g31y8q-18-119-172-58-42 in your application.