General Assignment Reporter

Sinclair Broadcast Group; Salt Lake City (UT); On-site; USD 42,000 - 65,000; Full time

Job summary

KUTV, part of Sinclair Broadcast Group, is seeking a News Reporter in Salt Lake City to tell compelling stories that engage a broad audience. The role emphasizes strong writing, creativity, and producing content for TV, digital and social platforms.

The ideal candidate has at least 3 years of on-air experience and the ability to work evenings and weekends in a fast-paced newsroom environment, contributing to a winning, multi-platform news team.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years of on-air experience.
• Strong storytelling and writing for multiple platforms.
• Able to work flexible schedule including evenings and weekends.
• Excellent communication and teamwork in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Produce regular content across television, digital and social platforms.
• Dig for exclusive and enterprise stories that impact the audience.
• Cover breaking news with strong writing and reporting under deadline.

Skills

Storytelling

On-air reporting

Deadline-driven

Digital & social media production

Job description

KUTVhas an exciting opportunity for a full-time News Reporter in one of the most beautiful places on earth.We are seeking a candidate that is a strong storyteller, who can humanize a story and make it impactful for a broad audience.

The ideal candidate should be passionate about digging up exclusive and enterprise stories that impact the audience. This is a self-starter’s dream opportunity, allowing the most qualified candidate to put differentiating content, strong writing, and creativity into play every day across multiple platforms.

This position is for you if you like:

• Jumping at the latest breaking story, and beating competitors on digital, social media and television
• Listening to scanner traffic to find breaking news
• Digging through probable cause and other documents to find hard news, enterprise stories that the competition will not put the time or effort in to find

Skills/Experience:

• Exemplary communication skills and previous experience working in a team environment are a must, both on the desk and in the field
• This position will be required to produce regular content on a variety of platforms including our digital platforms and social media, along with other duties as assigned by managers
• The ability to work under deadline and on a flexible schedule, including evenings and/or weekends is required

This is NOT an entry-level position. You must have at least 3 years’ on-air experience.

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace!

About Sinclair

Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) is a diversified media company and a leading provider of local news and sports. The Company owns, operates and/or provides services to 177 television stations in 79 markets affiliated with all the major broadcast networks; and owns Tennis Channel and multicast networks Comet, CHARGE!, TBD., and The Nest. Sinclair's content is delivered via multiple platforms, including over-the-air, multi-channel video program distributors, and the nation's largest streaming aggregator of local news content, NewsON. The Company regularly uses its website as a key source of Company information which can be accessed at www.sbgi.net.

About the Team

The life-blood of our organization is our people. We have a compelling story, a goal-oriented culture, and we take really good care of people. How good? Here is a glimpse: great benefits, open-door policy, upward mobility and a strong desire to see you succeed. Ready to be part of a winning team? Let’s talk.