Multimedia Journalist

Job description

- Originate and develop stories for broadcast and digital. May receive story ideas from management. Research and gather content for story. Write clear, accurate and interesting stories. Break down complicated and involved stories so that they are easy to understand. Ensure that any visuals shown are relevant, appropriate and impactful. - Present live scripted and unscripted news reports; may present live stories from the scene of the news, the newsroom and/or studio or may tape stories for later broadcast. - Travel to the scene of a news story to gather video and other information for broadcast. - Write and post stories to website and other digital media platforms. Frequently update online stories. - Shoot steady, sequenced video with good, clean audio for news, weather and sports for daily newscasts, specials and social media under tight deadlines and for multiple shows. - Edit video satisfactorily for news stories such as vos, vo/sots, setups and reporter pacs using difference techniques and different editing machines under tight deadlines. Editing may be done at the station or remote locataion. - Complete assignments according to established deadlines. - Maintain extensive commu...