Bilingual Multimedia Journalist — Live News & Field

NBCUniversal; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 50,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

NBCUniversal's Telemundo Arizona unit seeks a bilingual news reporter with strong on-air presentation, writing, and live reporting skills to cover daily stories and enterprise investigations for television and digital platforms.

Candidates should have extensive experience with HD cam, lighting, and newsroom workflows, and be willing to work nights, weekends, and travel when required. A deep knowledge of the Spanish-language market is essential.

Qualifications

• Minimum one year of experience shooting with HD Cam.
• Minimum one year of experience working with film or video lighting.
• Minimum three years of experience as a reporter in a Spanish top 10 broadcast television market.
• Flexibility concerning scheduling and/or assigned work shifts.
• Knowledge of Microsoft Outlook, Word, Excel, and the web-based programs.
• Possess an elevated level of motivation with a strong belief in creative ideas, plus the skills and confidence to express them.
• Highly organized with strong attention to detail.
• Thorough understanding of the current broadcast and digital media landscape.
• Assist producer in setting up sources, finding and executing enterprise news investigations, and building and maintaining a strong list of story ideas.
• Ability to ad-lib and improvise effortlessly in diverse types of on-air situations.
• Able to work well under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Bilingual (English/Spanish) required for written and verbal.
• A prominent level of skill and proficiency in the Spanish language is essential.
• Excellent driving record and active driver’s license.

Responsibilities

• This individual will manage shooting, writing, and editing daily stories and gather material to contribute to building the rundown.
• This person is responsible and must be able to set up, run, and manage live shots independently.
• File stories for our OTT (Over the Top) Platforms.
• Write, produce, and present fair and correct news and feature stories.
• Keep information on news events locally and nationally.
• Develop and keep a network of contacts supplying access to exclusive stories.
• Investigate information to show facts and find the truth.
• Gather information on newsworthy events and write, produce, and present fair, correct, and unbiased news stories as assigned.
• Handle supplying on-air news in the studio and frequent field shoots.
• Draft stories, headlines, and news updates for television, online, and digital platforms.
• Write, produce, and present fair, correct, and unbiased news stories as assigned through the creative use of the video camera and proficient lighting and editing skills.
• Abide by NBC Telemundo news policies and guidelines.
• Present newscasts to the viewer in a professional manner.
• Responsible for presenting breaking news to viewers during live and outside regularly scheduled newscasts.
• Responsibilities also include keeping up with current events and news in our state.
• Help the producer set up sources, find and execute enterprise news investigations, build, and maintain a strong list of story ideas on a year-round basis, both long-term, deeper-digging stories and quicker turns, document acquisition, and paper trails.
• Send daily to the assignment desk an email with at least three-enterprise story proposals.
• Able to make phone calls to set up interviews. These calls may happen outside of regular working hours.
• Be able to work nights and weekends.
• Work cooperatively as a team member under tight daily deadlines.
• Gather news information and prepare for presentation on the newscast and all digital platforms.
• Multi-media journalists will be expected to take part in community and station events, acting as emcees and/or hosts as requested by the station from time to time.
• Able to respond quickly to breaking news and take directions from and interact with the assignment desk, producers, reporters, anchors, and production control room personnel.
• Keep technical equipment in optimal operating conditions, including cameras and lighting gear.

Skills

English/Spanish bilingual

Interviewing

News reporting

Ad-lib and improvise

Time management

Attention to detail

Tools

HD Cam

Lighting equipment

Dalet/iNews

Job description

NBCUniversal's Telemundo Arizona unit seeks a bilingual news reporter with strong on-air presentation, writing, and live reporting skills to cover daily stories and enterprise investigations for television and digital platforms.

Candidates should have extensive experience with HD cam, lighting, and newsroom workflows, and be willing to work nights, weekends, and travel when required. A deep knowledge of the Spanish-language market is essential.