At a glance
- Experience
- 2+ years experience
- Location
- KPNX-TV Phoenix
About the role
- TEGNA is seeking a photojournalist based in Tucson to join a dedicated Southern Arizona news team serving Tucson stations and contributing to statewide coverage.
- The role involves reporting, shooting, writing, and editing compelling journalism across broadcast, streaming, digital, and social platforms.
- Candidates will work closely with reporters, photographers, producers, and newsroom leaders in Tucson and Phoenix as part of a coordinated statewide content operation.
Responsibilities
- Cover live breaking news, enterprise stories, and major community issues across Tucson and Phoenix newscasts and platforms
- Collaborate daily with newsroom teams in both Tucson and Phoenix as part of an integrated statewide content operation
- 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
- Be ready to go live for planned coverage and breaking-news situations across Tucson and Phoenix newscasts and digital/streaming platforms
- Deliver 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 newsroom standards for accuracy, fairness, urgency, and compelling storytelling
Requirements
- 2 years of photojournalism experience
- Proven ability to shoot, edit, and produce strong broadcast and digital stories independently
- 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
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 with employee contributions of 1% - 80% and a 100% company match on 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
- Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit
- Nine paid holidays per year
Workplace
- Based in Tucson, serving as part of a Southern Arizona content team
Skills
- Social Media
- Digital Tools
