General Assignment Reporter

NAB Leadership Foundation; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 66,000 - 84,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision plans

Flexible spending accounts

15 paid vacation days

9 paid holidays

40 hours of paid sick leave

Parental leave

Employee stock purchase plan

Job summary

NAB Leadership Foundation is hiring a General Assignment Reporter in Baltimore, Maryland. The ideal candidate will thrive on breaking stories and have 2-3 years of reporting experience. Responsibilities include creating meaningful stories, engaging with the community, and working closely with the news team.

The role offers an hourly compensation ranging from $31.88 to $39.85, alongside various benefits like health, dental, and vision plans, retirement participation, and generous paid leave.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience as a Reporter.
• Ability to meet strict deadlines.
• Sound writing skills and a great work ethic.

Responsibilities

• Create, shoot, write and edit stories for newscasts.
• Provide news on-air as directed by management.
• Engage with local community members.
• Review material for fairness, accuracy, and balance.
• Work closely with Producers, Editors, Anchors.

Skills

Storytelling across multiple platforms

Strong writing skills

Copy-editing skills

Live-shot skills

Ability to work under pressure

Tools

Media creation tools

Contemporary newsroom systems

Job description

WBFF/WNUV 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 thrives on breaking stories.

No day will look the same as a Reporter, however, the main responsibilities of the role will include:

• 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
• Engaging with local community members
• Reviewing material for fairness, accuracy, and balance
• Work closely with all members of the news team, which would include Producers, Editors, Anchors, News Directors etc.

Additionally, this person should have a…

• 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
• 2‑3 years of experience as a Reporter
• Must be able to work well under pressure to meet strict deadlines

The hourly compensation range for this role is $31.88 to $39.85. Final compensation for this role will be determined by various factors such as a candidate's relevant work experience, skills, certifications, and geographic location. Full‑time positions are eligible for benefits that include participation in a retirement plan, quarterly and annual incentive plan bonuses, life and disability insurance, health, dental and vision plans, flexible spending accounts, 15 paid vacation days, 2 paid personal days, 9 paid holidays, 40 hours of paid sick leave, parental leave, and employee stock purchase plan.

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.