Breaking News Reporter

Job Description

KUTV has an exciting opportunity for a full time Breaking News Reporter in one of the most beautiful places on earth.

The ideal candidate should be passionate about digging up exclusive and enterprise stories that impact the audience. This is a self-starter's dream opportunity, allowing the most qualified candidate to put differentiating content, strong writing, and creativity into play every day across multiple platforms. This position is for you if you like:
• Jumping at the latest breaking story, and beating competitors on digital, social media and television.
• Listening to scanner traffic to find breaking news.
• Digging through probable cause and other documents to find hard news, enterprise stories that the competition will not put the time or effort in to find.

We are seeking a candidate that is a strong storyteller, who can humanize a story and make it impactful for a broad audience.

Exemplary communication skills and previous experience working in a team environment are a must, both on the desk and in the field. This position will be required to produce regular content on a variety of platforms including our digital platforms and social media, along with other duties as assigned by managers. The ability to work under deadline and on a flexible schedule, including evenings and/or weekends is required.

This is NOT an entry-level position. You must have at least 3 years' on-air experience. If you have the required experience and skills, please apply online.

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace!

About Us

Make your mark in Media with Sinclair Broadcast Group, a diversified media company dedicated to connecting people with content everywhere! We have consistently led the broadcast industry since our inception, and now Sinclair owns the largest regional sports network business and one of the largest television broadcast portfolios in the country. In addition, we have affiliations with all the major broadcast networks, own Tennis Channel, and several multicast networks including TBD and Comet. Our content is distributed over-the-air, on multi-video providers, and through our industry-leading digital media platforms. We're at the forefront of NextGen technology, enabling innovative new ways to engage with broadcast content like never before. We also recently launched a free TV streaming service called STIRR. Our success is the direct result of our extraordinary employees and management team who believe in our vision and are dedicated to ensuring a great future for our employees. We are advancing the world of Media and want YOU to join our team!

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rb83yy-3-15-141-216-42 in your application.