At a glance
- Location
- KPNX-TV Phoenix
About the role
- TEGNA is seeking a photojournalist who can also report on-air based in Tucson to join a dedicated Southern Arizona news team.
- This role involves serving Tucson stations while contributing to statewide coverage across broadcast, streaming, digital, and social platforms.
- The position covers breaking news, enterprise stories, major community issues, and the people shaping Tucson and Southern Arizona.
Responsibilities
- Cover live breaking news, enterprise stories, major community issues across our Tucson and Phoenix newscasts and platforms
- Collaborate daily with newsroom teams in both Tucson and Phoenix as part of an integrated statewide content operation
- Report, shoot, write, edit and produce impactful content for broadcast, streaming, digital and social platforms.
- Own and develop original story ideas rooted in Tucson and Southern Arizona that are relevant locally and statewide
- Build deep relationships and trusted sources throughout Southern Arizona
- Deliver clear, confident and conversational live reports in planned coverage and breaking-news situations
- Serve as a regular live presence across our Tucson and Phoenix newscasts and digital/streaming platforms, delivering clear, confident and conversational live reports in planned coverage and breaking-news situations
- Use social media and digital tools to discover, research, verify and share news content.
- Uphold our newsroom standards for accuracy, fairness, urgency and compelling storytelling.
Requirements
- Proven ability to shoot, write, edit and produce strong broadcast and digital stories independently.
- Demonstrated ability to deliver polished, engaging live reports daily, including during breaking news.
- Strong news judgment, writing ability, ethical decision-making and attention to accuracy.
- A track record of generating original story ideas and building trusted sources in a community.
- Comfort working independently in the field while collaborating closely with a larger newsroom.
- Ability to work quickly, calmly and accurately under deadline pressure.
- Experience using social media and digital platforms for newsgathering and audience engagement
Preferred qualifications
- 2 years of reporting experience preferred.
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 allowing pre-tax contributions from 1% - 80% with a 100% company match up to the first 4% of pay, 100% vested from day one
- Nine free virtual doctor's appointments through Teladoc for all employees and eligible family members
- 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health for all employees and eligible family members
- Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit
- Nine paid holidays per year
Skills
- Writing
- Social Media
- Digital Platforms
