Sports Multiskilled Journalist

The role

This journalist will create, shoot, write, produce, and edit stories for air and online platforms. The role involves developing story ideas, mining the community for sources, and using social media and digital tools to distribute content.

What you will do

• Perform authoritative, compelling live shots in a developing story or in breaking news situations
• Develop story ideas
• Mine the community to find sources
• Identify, write and produce stories within a specific framework
• Research for facts and credibility
• Maintain and develop sources
• Shoot, write, produce and edit on air and online content within deadlines
• Use creative production techniques to enhance stories
• Use social media and digital tools to research, discover and distribute content
• Attend editorial meetings and offer story ideas daily

Required qualifications

• Current driver's license
• Ability to operate news gathering vehicle to and from various locations
• Solid news judgment
• Strong communication skills
• Creativity
• Ethical decision-making skills
• Strong writing skills
• Production skills
• Tease writing abilities
• Ability to work under constant deadlines
• Ability to calmly handle live breaking news situations and changing events
• Proven social and digital content creation ability

Nice to have

• 0-1 years reporting experience preferred
• ENPS, EDIUS and Axis graphics experience is preferred
• Knowledge of Knoxville a plus

Benefits

• Two medical plan options through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
• Dental and eye care coverage
• Fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance
• Disability and life insurance
• 401(k) program with 100% match on first 4% of pay
• Nine free virtual doctor’s appointments through Teladoc
• 12 free annual therapy sessions through Spring Health
• Paid Time Off (PTO)
• Nine paid holidays per year

About the company

TEGNA Inc. provides local news and services across 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets. WBIR-TV Knoxville is an affiliate of TEGNA.