General Assignment Reporter, Wcau

Job Description

Responsibilities
• Gathering information on newsworthy events and write, produce and present fair, accurate, and unbiased news stories as assigned. Will need to be responsible for providing on-air news, including various field and in-studio shoots.
• Create reports and help produce news specials and packages, based on either breaking news or on pre-planned stories that were promoted ahead of time.
• Assist Producer in establishing sources, finding and executing enterprise news investigations, building and maintaining an active list of story ideas on a year-round basis, both long-term deeper digging stories and quicker turns, document acquisition and paper trails.
• Extensive community involvement, making a reasonable amount of appearances tied into the viewer community
• Develop and maintain a network of news sources providing access to exclusive local news stories.
• Stay informed on newsworthy events locally and nationally
• Work cooperatively as a team member under tight daily deadlines.

Qualifications/Requirements
• Five years of experience as a television anchor or reporter in a top 10 market
• BS/BA in Journalism/Communications or equivalent background

Desired Characteristics
• Candidate should have the ability to read and understand a variety of materials ranging from daily newspapers to technical reports and legal papers.
• Candidate should have the ability to investigate information to establish facts and determine truth.
• The individual should have a basic understanding of desktop computers and the ability to learn Dalet/Windows system as well as new systems as they are implemented.
• Should have a developed ability to use the Internet to seek information.
• Should be well presented on-camera and be able to deliver copy ready from a teleprompter if in the studio.
• Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing with those people in the news department and other departments throughout the station.
• The ability to interact professionally and effectively with all internal NBC employees and external organizations is an essential function of this job.
• Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced and stressful environment and act as a team player.
• Demonstrated ability to make decisions while meeting deadlines and handling multiple projects.
• Demonstrated knowledge of sound news judgment
• Ability to interact with all levels of the station and corporate management.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-gpn420-3-144-238-20-42 in your application.