KABC Freelance General Assignment Reporter

5127 KABC Television, LLC; Glendale (CA); Hybrid; USD 54,268 - 77,291; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Financial benefits

Job summary

5127 KABC Television, LLC is seeking a Freelance General Assignment Reporter in Glendale, California. The role involves creating unique stories for television and digital platforms while collaborating on live breaking news.

The ideal candidate must have a bachelor's degree, multiple market experience, and the ability to report accurately under pressure. Additional skills in Adobe Premiere and bilingualism are preferred. Flexible scheduling, including night and weekend shifts, is required.

Qualifications

• Multiple market experience required.
• Ability to report live or on tape accurately and fairly.
• Comfortable handling live breaking news in the field or studio.
• Available to work a flexible schedule including early morning, late night, and weekend shifts.
• Work well under deadline pressure.

Responsibilities

• Create unique and shareable stories for various platforms.
• Collaborate on content and handle live breaking news.

Skills

Live reporting

Collaborative content development

Deadline management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Adobe Premiere

Job description

KABC Freelance General Assignment Reporter

Responsibilities

• Create unique and shareable stories for television, digital, social, and streaming.
• Collaborate on content and handle live breaking news in the field or studio.

Basic Qualifications

• Multiple market experience.
• Ability to report live or on tape accurately and fairly.
• Collaborate on content and new ideas.
• Comfortable handling live breaking news in the field or studio.
• Available to work a flexible schedule that can include early morning, late night, and weekend shifts.
• Work well under deadline pressure.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Adobe Premiere.
• Experience shooting with a phone or small camera.
• Previous local news anchoring or fill-in anchoring experience.
• Previous local news weather forecasting and anchoring experience (a plus).
• Bilingual (preferred).

Required Education

• Bachelor's degree.

Compensation & Benefits

The pay rate for this role is $47.75 per hour, which follows the pay scale agreed upon in the SAG‑AFTRA Collective Bargaining Agreement. The base pay actually offered may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job‑related knowledge, skills, and experience, among other factors.

Medical, financial, and/or other benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, dependent on the level and position offered.

Please include the link to your recent reel when submitting your application online.