Investigative Reporter

Job Description

Investigative Reporter

About Gray Media:
Gray Media, or Gray, is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, formally known as Gray Television, Inc. The company is the nation's largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets serving 113 television markets that collectively reach approximately 36 percent of US television households. The portfolio includes 77 markets with the top-rated television station and 100 markets with the first and/or second-highest-rated television station, as well as the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 43 markets totaling nearly 1.5 million Hispanic TV Households. The company also owns Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Gray's additional media properties include video production companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and PowerNation Studios, and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios.
About KCTV:
KCTV5 is the CBS affiliate serving the Kansas City metropolitan area.
Job Summary/Description:
KCTV is looking for an experienced, aggressive, and innovative Investigative Reporter to join our local, award-winning team. The Investigative Reporter will work closely with the special projects team to produce powerful, impactful stories. The ideal candidate should have a track record of digging up stories that make a difference and rely heavily on public record requests and large datasets. We're looking for someone who can assist and enhance our enterprise work. Our investigative reporter will have the time and tools to do stories that expose the truth and get results.
Duties and responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
- Serve the community through meaningful, compelling investigative journalism that impacts real people in their everyday lives and provides solutions to help people and communities overcome challenges.
- Has a demonstrated track record of breaking investigative stories that have had an impact and made a real difference in their communities.
- Create high-quality investigative content for broadcast, digital, streaming, and social media platforms.
- Must manage multiple projects simultaneously; expect to publish new content 1-2x per week and turn daily investigative sidebars.
- Provide investigative support as needed for daily news content.
- Use creative storytelling techniques to make complex issues digestible for the audience.
- Collaborate with the investigative/special projects team and news managers to build and evolve the station's investigative brand.
- Have a strong understanding of digital and be willing & able to create content exclusively for our digital platforms.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in journalism or related field.
- Minimum of 3 years of experience as an investigative reporter.
- Extensive experience delivering engaging live content in the studio and the field.
- Self-starter with the ability to work independently and as part of a team.
- Proven track record of generating meaningful investigative stories and following through to achieve tangible results.
- Proficiency with investigative tools, including but not limited to, public records, data analysis, and source development.
- Excellent time management, communication, and writing skills.
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 who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)
KCTV-TV/Gray Media, Inc. is a drug-free company

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-qkk566-216-73-216-29-42 in your application.