News/ Sports Bureau Chief

Job Description

News/ Sports Bureau Chief - KSFY/KSFY

NEWS/ SPORTS BUREAU CHIEF - KSFY/KDLT (Aberdeen, SD)

About KSFY/KDLT:

Aberdeen is home to nearly 30,000 people. Known locally as the Hub City, it is a regional center for business, healthcare, education, shopping, and more for the northeastern part of South Dakota, and parts of southern North Dakota. Dakota News Now opened a NEW news bureau in Aberdeen in late 2022, providing a new workspace for our multimedia journalists who work in this region.

KSFY/KDLT is an award-winning television operation serving viewers in the eastern half of South Dakota as well as portions of southwest Minnesota and northwest Iowa. The stations operate from a new studio in downtown Sioux Falls as one rebranded organization called Dakota News Now. The facilities put Dakota News Now on the cutting edge of television and news-gathering technology, making it one of the most state-of-the-art television stations in the market and the region. The Dakota News Now team produces more than 36 hours of news each week. Some of our employees have been here for more than 25 years. For others, this is their first job out of college. It's a great mix that gives us different perspectives while covering the news. People here enjoy the work they do, and everyone steps up to the plate during major news events like breaking news and severe weather.

Learn more about Dakota News Now & Sioux Falls here: https://www.dakotanewsnow.com/page/ksfykdlt-careers/

Job Summary/Description:

Dakota News Now is seeking a dynamic multimedia journalist to join our team as a bureau chief covering news and sports in Aberdeen, South Dakota. The ideal candidate will cover news and sports in the Aberdeen region. We're looking for someone with great news sense, intelligence, and energy. The ideal candidate must be able to produce compelling stories for news and sports.

Candidates must have excellent communication skills both on the air and in the newsroom. Someone who can handle breaking news situations on the air is a must.

Duties/Responsibilities include (but not limited to):
- Works with news director, sports director, and assignment desk to determine, plan, and staff daily assignments
- Must have excellent news & sports judgment and journalism ethics
- Must have strong writing, storytelling and reporting skills
- Must be skilled in social media and online news production.
- Must possess good organizational and time management skills
- Must have ability to shoot and edit your own stories and ability to go live
- Excellent live reporting skills required, ability to ad-lib during breaking news
- May be asked to anchor a sportscast on a fill-in basis
- Must be willing to work day shifts and evening shifts, longer hours, and different days as needed
- Travel will also be required

Qualifications/Requirements:
- Bachelor's or master's degree in journalism or related field
- A minimum of 2 years experience in on-air television sports reporting, anchoring, and producing is preferred, but we are willing to train the right candidate
- Basic experience with newsroom computer systems is preferred (ENPS)
- Understanding of and adherence to AP Style (for digital platforms) and broadcast writing (for television).
- Ability to operate a field camera, editing, and lighting equipment
- Ability to lift/carry equipment ranging from 35-50 lbs.
- Must have a valid driver's license and a clean driving record
- Ability to represent station professionally/responsibly in the community and newsroom, and on social media
- Must have a desire to win, the ability to reflect on your work and apply feedback

Interested applicants may 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)

KSFY/KDLT-TV/Gray Television, Inc. is a drug-free company

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

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d2e1w6-3-143-232-24-42 in your application.