General Assignment Reporter

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

Job summary

KUTV, part of Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., has a full-time News Reporter opening in Salt Lake City, UT. We seek a strong storyteller who can humanize stories for a broad audience and deliver differentiating content daily across multiple platforms.

The ideal candidate has at least 3 years of on-air experience, exceptional communication skills, and the ability to work evenings or weekends. Sinclair is an Equal Opportunity Employer and Drug Free Workplace.

Qualifications

• Exemplary communication skills and previous experience working in a team environment.
• Must produce regular content across platforms including digital and social media.
• Ability to work under deadline with a flexible schedule, including evenings and weekends.

Responsibilities

• Produce regular content on multiple platforms including digital, social media, and television.
• Dig deep into exclusive and enterprise stories that impact the audience.
• Be a self-starter who applies strong writing and creativity daily across platforms.

Skills

On-air experience

Storytelling

Communication

Job description

KUTV has 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.