Investigative Multimedia Journalist

E.W. Scripps Company; Cleveland, Northern (OH, KY); Hybrid; USD 85,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental & vision

Retirement savings plan with company 1

Disability insurance

Life insurance

Employee assistance program

Job summary

WEWS News 5 in Cleveland, part of the E.W. Scripps Company, is seeking a Multimedia Journalist with strong enterprise reporting and storytelling skills to join our award-winning newsroom.

This non-entry-level role requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and 3+ years of professional reporting. You will shoot, edit, and publish content across TV, digital, social, and streaming platforms to inform and engage our community.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism, Communications, or related field or equivalent years of experience.
• Generally, 3+ years of professional reporting experience preferred.
• Strong journalism skills including enterprise reporting and source development.

Responsibilities

• Receive assignments or evaluate news leads to develop original story ideas.
• Gather and verify factual information through interviews, observation, and research.
• Organize material, determine story emphasis, and write content per AP style.
• Shoot video and still photos to illustrate stories.
• Edit video for television, digital, social, and streaming platforms.
• Appear on television programs for interviews or narration.
• Deliver live reports from breaking news scenes.
• Collaborate with photographers and newsroom staff.
• Assist producers in preparing newscasts and coverage plans.
• Partner with digital teams to create multimedia content across platforms.

Skills

Broadcast journalism

Source development

Enterprise reporting

Storytelling

AP style

Video editing

Newsroom CMS

Public records research

Education

Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism or related field

Tools

Final Cut Pro

Adobe Premiere

Broadcast camera equipment

Job description

WEWS News 5 in Cleveland, part of the E.W. Scripps Company, is seeking a Multimedia Journalist with strong enterprise reporting and storytelling skills to join our award-winning newsroom.

This non-entry-level role requires a Bachelor’s degree or equivalent experience and 3+ years of professional reporting. You will shoot, edit, and publish content across TV, digital, social, and streaming platforms to inform and engage our community.