At a glance
- Experience
- 1-3 years experience
- Location
- WZZM-TV Grand Rapids
About the role
- WZZM-TV Grand Rapids, the ABC TEGNA affiliate, is looking for an experienced Multi-Skilled Journalist to help maintain our tradition of superior reporting and newsgathering.
- The role seeks a creative storyteller who can create unique, memorable, and well-written stories and share them across all platforms with outstanding photography and editing.
Responsibilities
- Perform authoritative, compelling live shots in a developing story or in breaking news situations
- Develop story ideas
- Mine the community to find sources who will keep you informed about events and ideas in their areas of expertise
- Ability to identify, write and produce stories within a specific framework
- Research for facts and credibility
- Maintain and develop sources who will help bring our reporting to the next level
- Shoot, write, produce and edit on air and online content within deadlines
- Use creative production techniques such as graphics and new forms of media (viewer pictures, webcam interviews, etc.) to enhance stories
- Use social media and digital tools to research, discover and distribute content
- Attend editorial meetings and offer story ideas daily
Requirements
- Current driver's license and ability to operate news gathering vehicle to and from various locations is required
- Must possess solid news judgment, display strong communication skills, creativity, and ethical decision-making skills
- Strong writing skills, production skills and tease writing abilities
- Must be organized with the ability to work under constant deadlines
- Must be able to calmly handle live breaking news situations and changing events
- Proven social and digital content creation ability
Preferred qualifications
- 1-3 years reporting experience preferred
- ENPS, EDIUS and Axis graphics experience is preferred
- Knowledge of Grand Rapids a plus
Benefits
- Two medical plan options through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas for full and part-time employees
- Access to dental and eye care coverage
- Fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance
- Disability and life insurance
- 401(k) program offering 1% - 80% pre-tax contribution with 100% company match on the first 4% of pay
- Nine free virtual doctor's appointments with a physician through Teladoc
- 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health
- Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit
- Nine paid holidays per year
Skills
- ENPS
- EDIUS
- Axis Graphics
- Social Media
- Photography
