Live General Assignment Reporter — Early Mornings

Disney Cruise Line - The Walt Disney Company; New York (NY); On-site; Confidential; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Benefits package

Job summary

WABC in New York is seeking an experienced general assignment reporter on an as-needed basis to deliver enterprise stories that engage our audience across broadcast, digital, social, and streaming platforms. The candidate should demonstrate integrity, strong reporting and storytelling skills, and the ability to work under tight deadlines in a fast-paced newsroom.

The role requires working early mornings, nights, and weekends with a daily pay rate of $405 and select benefits as part of the

Qualifications

• Minimum of 5 years of experience reporting in a top 20 market.
• Editorial judgment ensuring accuracy, fairness, context, and integrity.
• Experience as television news reporter or multimedia journalist.
• Strong reporting, writing, interviewing, storytelling, and live presentation skills.
• Ability to develop sources and generate original story ideas.
• Knowledge of digital, social, and streaming platforms.
• Ability to meet deadlines during breaking news.

Responsibilities

• Develop, pitch, research, and report original and enterprise stories that distinguish our coverage and serve our audience.
• Report live from the field during breaking news, major events, severe weather, and other developing stories.
• Build and maintain strong sources throughout the community to generate exclusive reporting and identify emerging stories.
• Write and produce compelling content across broadcast, digital, social, and streaming platforms.
• Collaborate with producers, photographers, assignment editors, digital teams, and newsroom leadership to deliver strong coverage.
• Represent the station professionally in the community and remain flexible to meet the demands of a fast-paced, 24/7 news environment.

Skills

Reporting

Writing

Interviewing

Storytelling

Live presentation

Source development

Digital platforms

Deadline management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Journalism or Communications

Job description

WABC in New York is seeking an experienced general assignment reporter on an as-needed basis to deliver enterprise stories that engage our audience across broadcast, digital, social, and streaming platforms. The candidate should demonstrate integrity, strong reporting and storytelling skills, and the ability to work under tight deadlines in a fast-paced newsroom.

The role requires working early mornings, nights, and weekends with a daily pay rate of $405 and select benefits as part of the