Multi-Media Producer

State of South Dakota; Rapid City (SD); On-site; USD 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid holidays and vacation

RETIREMENT SDRS

Job summary

The State of South Dakota, Bureau of Information and Technology, seeks a professional journalist to cover daily news, feature reporting, and special projects for radio and television with SDPB.

You will lead work on a statewide network, collaborate with the news director, and craft engaging social media content. A journalism or media studies degree and 2–3 years of experience are preferred.

Qualifications

• Degree in journalism or media studies or equivalent.
• 2–3 years of full-time journalism experience preferred.
• Knowledge of South Dakota newsmakers is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Cover daily news, feature reporting, and special projects for radio and television with SDPB.
• Lead work on a statewide network for a discerning audience.
• Edit audio and video and produce compelling news stories.

Skills

Social media knowledge

News judgment

Organization & detail

Audio/video editing

Education

Degree in journalism or media studies

Job description

Job ID: 36894

Agency: Bureau of Information and Technology

Location: Sioux Falls; Vermillion; or Rapid City, SD

Pay Grade: I

This is a full-time position with the Bureau of Information and Technology - South Dakota Public Broadcasting (SDPB). For more information on SDPB, please visit https://www.sdpb.org/.

SDPB is a statewide, joint radio and television network that is also South Dakota’s NPR and PBS affiliates. We seek an energetic, organized, and goal-focused professional journalist to cover daily news, feature reporting, and special project assignments for radio and television with the ability to also produce strong social media content.

This position is a high-profile member of the SDPB journalism team and will lead work on a statewide network for a discerning audience that appreciates and supports good and ethical local storytelling.

Responsibilities Include, But Are Not Limited To

• building and maintaining skills that span enterprise and feature daily news reporting;
• ability to think broadly about story formats and presentation across all digital platforms;
• developing professional relationships that assist in newsgathering while remaining objective and professional at all times;
• audio and video recording and editing; and
• ability to work closely with the news director and embrace learning through the script editing and production process.

The Ideal Candidate Will Have

A degree in journalism or media studies and the equivalent of 2-3 years of full-time experience in journalism is preferred. Knowledge of South Dakota and its newsmakers is a plus. The successful candidate can work quickly and efficiently in a fast-paced news situation and provide accurate information to our audience. Will also have sound news judgment and a clear, pleasant delivery.

Knowledge Of

• social media sites and ability to creatively post content.

Skill To

• maintain a high level of organization and attention to detail;
• multi-task; and,

Ability To

• use Windows operating systems;
• know a story when you see it;
• successfully edit audio and video and create news stories;
• work quickly and efficiently in a fast-paced news situation and provide accurate information to our audience.

This position is eligible for Veterans’ Preference per ARSD 55:10:02:08.

NCRC: If you possess a National Career Readiness Certificate, please submit the certificate with your application. For more information on how to acquire a National Career Readiness Certificate contact a South Dakota Department of Labor and Regulation Job Service Office. A certificate is not necessary to be considered.

The State of South Dakota does not sponsor work visas for new or existing employees. All persons hired will be required to verify identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete an Employment Eligibility Verification, Form I-9. The State of South Dakota as an employer will be using E-Verify to complete employment eligibility verification upon hire.

The State of South Dakota offers $0 premium employee health insurance option plus eleven paid holidays, generous vacation and sick leave accrual, dental, vision, and other insurance options, and retirement benefits. You can view our benefits information here . This position is a member of Class A retirement under SDRS.

South Dakota Bureau of Human Resources and Administration

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