Executive Reporter & Newsroom Leader

E.W. Scripps Company; Buffalo (NY); On-site; USD 85,000 - 120,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Retirement plan with company match

Disability/Accident insurance

Life insurance

Employee assistance program

Pet discount program

Job summary

WKBW, the ABC affiliate in Buffalo, NY, owned by The E.W. Scripps Company, seeks an Executive Reporter to lead our newsroom into the future and elevate storytelling across broadcast, digital, streaming, and social platforms.

You will mentor reporters and multimedia journalists, shaping content strategy with newsroom leaders and driving impactful enterprise journalism while contributing your own reporting across platforms.

Qualifications

• BS/BA in Journalism, Communications, or related discipline preferred.
• Generally 7+ years of experience in journalism, reporting, or newsroom leadership preferred.
• Experience coaching, mentoring, or leading journalists in a fast-paced newsroom environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Lead, mentor, and develop reporters and multimedia journalists across broadcast, digital, streaming, and social platforms.
• Partner with newsroom leadership to execute a content strategy focused on audience needs, community impact, and meaningful journalism.
• Coach reporters on story development, enterprise reporting, writing, presentation, and newsroom best practices.
• Review stories and provide actionable feedback to improve content quality, storytelling, and audience engagement.
• Help identify and develop high-impact enterprise, investigative, and community-focused stories.
• Foster a culture of collaboration, innovation, accountability, and continuous learning.
• Serve as a trusted editorial leader, ensuring content meets the highest standards of journalistic ethics, accuracy, and fairness.
• Work closely with producers, assignment editors, digital teams, and newsroom leaders to maximize the reach and impact of content.
• Build confidence and trust among reporters, photographers, producers, and other newsroom staff.
• Provide on-air and multi-platform coverage of significant stories, breaking news, and special projects as needed.
• May pitch, shoot, write, edit, and produce content across platforms.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Skills

Storytelling

Leadership

Coaching

Content strategy

Enterprise reporting

Multimedia journalism

Education

BS/BA in Journalism/Communications or related discipline

Job description

WKBW, the ABC affiliate in Buffalo, NY, owned by The E.W. Scripps Company, seeks an Executive Reporter to lead our newsroom into the future and elevate storytelling across broadcast, digital, streaming, and social platforms.

You will mentor reporters and multimedia journalists, shaping content strategy with newsroom leaders and driving impactful enterprise journalism while contributing your own reporting across platforms.