MSJ For Great Day Live

Job Description

WHAS11, the TEGNA-owned ABC affiliate in Louisville, KY, is seeking a passionate and creative Multi-Skilled Journalist to join our lifestyle program, Great Day Live.
Louisville is a vibrant city-home to the Kentucky Derby, the Bourbon Trail, and some of the friendliest people in the country. It's a community rich with unique stories, thriving businesses, and organizations making a difference every day.
We're looking for a smart, driven professional who excels at storytelling and can connect the Kentuckiana community with the businesses, non-profits, and professionals who serve them. The ideal candidate understands how to create compelling content for broadcast, digital platforms, and social media that drives engagement and builds brand trust.

Responsibilities:
• Collaborate with the sales department and clients to develop compelling, high-quality segments that promote their business or product while creating great television.
• Shoot, write, and edit client-friendly, engaging segments for air and online.
• Develop client ideas into stories for Great Day Live and WHAS11+ App
• Use the latest photography and editing tools to enhance storytelling.
• Deliver live and recorded content in a dynamic, authentic, and accurate way.
• Pitch and plan future content in coordination with producers and team members.
• Write and post content daily across digital and social platforms.
• Source and create original stories through independent research and social listening.
• Produce creative and engaging live shots that drive audience interest.
• Knowledge of ENPS, Adobe Premiere, Final Cut Pro, and Axis graphics is a plus.
• Demonstrate strong organizational skills and the ability to meet tight deadlines.
Requirements:
• 1–3 years of experience as a multi-skilled journalist or similar role.
• Bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism or a related field preferred.
• Proven experience in photojournalism, video editing, and content management systems.
• Strong interpersonal and client-facing communication skills.
If you're passionate about storytelling, creative collaboration, and making a real impact in the community, we'd love to hear from you. Join us in showcasing the best of Kentuckiana on Great Day Live!
Benefits:
TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.
Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA's 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.
Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor's appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.
TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.
* Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-4k927y-216-73-216-178-42 in your application.