General Assignment Reporter

Sinclair Broadcast Group; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

Sinclair Broadcast Group, based in Austin, Texas, is searching for a proactive General Assignment Reporter to enhance our news team. The ideal candidate will demonstrate creativity and a strong work ethic while developing and covering stories for our audience.

This position requires 2-4 years of experience with proven storytelling ability across multiple platforms, strong writing skills, and the capacity to thrive under pressure. Join us in enriching our community engagement through impactful journalism.

Qualifications

• 2-4 years of experience as a Multimedia Journalist or Reporter.
• Ability to work well under pressure to meet strict deadlines.
• Excellent teamwork and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Create, shoot, write and edit meaningful stories for newscasts.
• Provide news on-air as directed from the management team.
• Engage with local community members.
• Review material for fairness, accuracy, and balance.

Skills

Storytelling across multiple platforms

Strong writing and copy-editing

Knowledge of current media tools

Live shot skills

Job description

CBS Austin is looking for a take-charge General Assignment Reporter to help us continue to grow and empower our audiences! We are seeking a motivated, energetic, creative, and aggressive reporter who can think and perform outside the box. The ideal candidate should be able to develop story ideas and gather information for newscasts, have sound writing skills, a great work ethic, and a can-do attitude. The best person for this job will have excellent live shot skills and thrive on breaking stories.

Main Responsibilities

• Create, shoot, write and edit meaningful stories for station’s newscast that can be used across multiple platforms
• Provide news on-air as directed from the news management team
• Engage with local community members
• Review material for fairness, accuracy, and balance
• Work closely with all members of the news team, which would include Producers, Editors, Anchors, News Directors, etc.

Qualifications

• Proven knowledge and experience working with current media creation tools and contemporary newsroom systems
• Excel in storytelling across multiple platforms
• Strong writing and copy-editing skills are a must
• 2-4 years of experience as a Multimedia Journalist or Reporter
• Must be able to work well under pressure to meet strict deadlines

EEO AND INCLUSIVITY

Sinclair is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace. Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by virtue of an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.