Multimedia News Reporter

Acadia Broadcasting; Saint John; On-site; CAD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A local media company in New Brunswick is seeking a Multimedia News Reporter to join their team. The ideal candidate will excel in storytelling, adapt quickly, and possess strong digital and broadcast journalism skills. Responsibilities include creating engaging stories for web and radio, pitching ideas, and participating in a weekend on-call schedule. This full-time role offers a competitive compensation package including health benefits, an annual Health Spending Account, and vacation time.

Benefits

Flexible health and dental coverage

Life insurance and disability benefits

Annual Health Spending Account

5% Employer Matched RRSPs

3 weeks vacation

Fitness Reimbursement Program

Employee and Family Assistance Program

Qualifications

• Strong interviewing, writing, and editing skills for digital and broadcast.
• Knowledge of CP style guide.
• A self-starter in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.
• A valid driver's license.

Responsibilities

• Creating engaging web stories for community portals.
• Creating radio stories with a focus on audio and conversational writing.
• Pitching daily story ideas.
• Chasing stories through various means.
• Participating in weekend on-call schedule.

Skills

Photography

Video Editing

Filming

Interviewing

AP Style

Computer Literacy

Research Experience

Journalism

Social Media Management

Wordpress

Video production

Writing Skills

Education

Journalism or Digital Media diploma

Tools

Burli

Job description

Description

We have an exciting full-time opportunity for a Multimedia News Reporter to join our regional news team in New Brunswick. The successful candidate would have the option to work out of our Saint John or Moncton locations. We are looking for someone who is passionate about storytelling with a diverse set of digital and broadcast journalism skills. Our newsroom moves fast so our reporters must be able to adapt quickly and have a demonstrated mastery in social media and multimedia news gathering.

Acadia Broadcasting is a growing media company with radio stations in Atlantic Canada and Northwestern Ontario. In each of our markets our company focuses on being the communitys local voice for entertainment news and events.

Heres what you will be doing :

• Creating engaging web stories for our community portals with a hyper local focus
• Creating engaging stories for radio by understanding the importance of audio and conversational writing
• Pitching story ideas daily that will enhance our coverage and content across all platforms
• Chasing stories daily through various means including in person phone socials and email
• You will be part of a rotational weekend on-call schedule

Heres what we are looking for :

Someone with strong interviewing writing and editing skills for digital and broadcast

A knowledge of CP style guide

A self-starter who can work in a fast paced environment and an ability to meet tight deadlines including breaking news outside regular office hours

A Journalism or Digital Media diploma or equivalent relevant experience

Knowledge and experience with industry software including Burli would be considered an asset

A valid drivers license

What you will receive :

A compensation and benefits package which includes flexible health dental coverage options as well as life insurance and disability benefits

An annual Health Spending Account (HSA)

5% Employer Matched RRSPs and 3-weeks vacation to start

A Fitness Reimbursement Program

Access for your immediate family in our excellent Employee and Family Assistance Program

Our reporters will also be provided with a company issued iPhone and laptop

We strive to be the best radio station and employer in every market we serve through quality local programming achieving positive results for advertisers and rewarding employee excellence. Now we want to hear from you!

If you are interested in this opportunity please apply with a resume at least three writing samples and links to your demos.

Acadia Broadcasting is an equal opportunity employer and value diversity at our company. We do not discriminate on the basis of race religion colour national origin gender sexual orientation age marital status veteran status or disability status. In your application please feel free to advise if you require accommodation for the interview process.

Key Skills

Photography,Video Editing,Filming,Interviewing,AP Style,Computer Literacy,Research Experience,Journalism,Social Media Management,Wordpress,Video production,Writing Skills

Employment Type : Full-Time

Experience : years

Vacancy : 1