Multi-Skilled Journalist

Ilba; Davenport (IA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 62,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan options

Dental & eye care coverage

Teladoc & Spring Health

Job summary

WQAD-TV Davenport is seeking anexperienced Multi-Skilled Journalist to craft unique, memorable stories for TV and digital platforms. You will combine compelling photography and editing to share stories across platforms with a fresh, authentic voice.

Responsibilities include live shots, idea generation, community sourcing, on-air and online story production, and using new media tools to enhance reporting. A driver’s license and ability to operate news gathering vehicles are required.

Qualifications

• 0-1 years reporting experience preferred.
• Strong writing, production, and tease writing skills.
• Experience with ENPS, EDIUS, and Axis graphics preferred.

Responsibilities

• Perform live shots in developing stories or breaking news.
• Develop story ideas.
• Mine the community to find sources for events and ideas.
• Identify, write and produce stories within a framework.
• Research for facts and credibility.
• Maintain sources to enhance reporting.
• Shoot, write, produce and edit on air and online content.

Skills

News reporting

Writing

Social media

Digital content creation

Deadline-driven

Tools

ENPS

EDIUS

Axis graphics

Job description

WQAD-TV Davenport, the ABC TEGNA affiliate, islooking for an experienced Multi-Skilled Journalist to help maintain our tradition of superior reporting and newsgathering. We are interested in finding a journalist who can create unique, memorable and well written stories, who can share them on all platforms with a mix of outstanding photography and unforgettable editing. If you’re a creative storyteller who understands true multi-platform journalism and who is not bound by the methods of traditional TV news – we want to hear from you!

Current driver’s license and ability to operate news gathering vehicle to and from various locations is required.

Responsibilities:

• Perform authoritative, compelling live shots in a developing story or in breaking news situations
• Develop story ideas
• Mine the community to find sources who will keep you informed about events and ideas in their areas of expertise
• Ability to identify, write and produce stories within a specific framework.
• Research for facts and credibility.
• Maintain and develop sources who will help bring our reporting to the next level.
• Shoot, write, produce and edit on air and online content within deadlines.
• Use creative production techniques such as graphics and new forms of media (viewer pictures, webcam interviews, etc.) to enhance stories.
• Use social media and digital tools to research, discover and distribute content.
• Attend editorial meetings and offer story ideas daily.
• Write in an exciting, captivating and authentic manner.

Requirements:

• 0-1years reporting experience preferred.
• Must possess solid news?judgment, display strong communication skills, creativity, and?ethical decision-making skills.
• Strong writing skills, production skills and tease writing abilities.
• ENPS, EDIUS and Axis graphics experience is preferred.
• Must be organized with the ability to work under constant deadlines.
• Must be able to calmly handle?live breaking news situations and changing events.
• Proven social and digital content creation ability.

TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.

Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% – 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA’s 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.

Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor’s appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.

TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.

* Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.