Multi-Media Journalist

NAB Leadership Foundation; Des Moines (IA); On-site; USD 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

The NAB Leadership Foundation is offering a position in Des Moines, Iowa, focused on news reporting and content creation for WHO 13. Applicants should possess an engaging on-air personality, and strong writing skills for various media formats. Experience with shooting and editing video, as well as operating news vehicles, is essential. A minimum of 2 years of newsroom experience is preferred, along with a 4-year college degree. A valid driver’s license and computer literacy, especially with Final Cut Pro, are required.

Qualifications

• Valid driver's license required.
• Computer literate, particularly in video editing.
• Knowledge of social media platforms.
• 2 years television newsroom experience.
• Ability to work under pressure and in adverse weather conditions.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to content gathering and production.
• Write various formats of news stories.
• Report live during breaking news.
• Engage with the audience on multiple platforms.

Skills

Engaging on-air personality

Ability to write news stories

Shooting and editing video

Operating ENG Live truck

Enterprise news stories

Reporting live-breaking news

Education

4-year college degree

Tools

Final Cut Pro

Job description

PURPOSE FOR THE POSITION:

Contribute in any way necessary to the content gathering and producing for WHO 13.

PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONS ESSENTIAL TO THE JOB:

• Engaging on-air and online personality.
• Ability to write web, text, and social-media versions of news stories.
• Ability to shoot and to edit video and sound.
• Ability to operate ENG Live truck.
• Ability to enterprise news stories.
• Ability to write and interpret broadcast-news copy.
• Ability to report live-breaking news.
• Ability to handle deadline pressure.
• Ability to drive news vehicles when needed.
• Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

• Valid driver's license
• Computer literate. Experience with Final Cut Pro preferred
• Knowledge of social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, etc.
• 2 years television newsroom experience
• 2 years news reporting/writing experience preferred.
• 4-year college degree preferred
• Work under extreme pressure, deadlines, and adverse weather conditions
• Desk work, walking, and standing.

RELATIONSHIPS:

• Internal contacts: All station personnel
• External contacts: General public

STATEMENT ABOUT OTHER DUTIES:

This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change, e.g. emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs, special projects, technological developments, etc.