Multimedia Journalist: Tell Phoenix Stories On Air & Online

Scripps Media, Inc.; Arizona; Hybrid; USD 60,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

Scripps Media, Inc. in Phoenix, AZ is seeking a versatile Multimedia Journalist who shoots, writes, reports, and connects with the community.

You’ll be a one-person powerhouse delivering stories for TV and digital platforms, from breaking news to in-depth local coverage across the Valley of the Sun. You’ll receive assignments, verify facts, write to editorial standards, shoot and edit video, and appear on TV while collaborating with photographers, producers and online staff to tell compelling

Qualifications

• BS/BA in related discipline or equivalent years of experience preferred.
• Generally, 3+ years of experience in related field preferred.
• Computer literacy required, including newsroom computer systems.

Responsibilities

• Receive assignment or evaluate news leads and tips to develop story ideas.
• Gather and verify factual information via interviews, observation, and research.
• Organize material, determine slant or emphasis, and write story per editorial standards.
• Shoot video and still photos to illustrate stories.
• Edit, or assist in editing, videos for multimedia platforms.
• Appear on television program when conducting taped interviews or narration.
• Give live reports from site or mobile broadcast unit.
• Work cooperatively with photographers and assist news producers and online staff.

Skills

Video editing

AP style

Final Cut Pro

Newsroom systems

Computer literacy

Education

BS/BA in related discipline

Tools

Final Cut Pro

Broadcast equipment

Job description

Scripps Media, Inc. in Phoenix, AZ is seeking a versatile Multimedia Journalist who shoots, writes, reports, and connects with the community.

You’ll be a one-person powerhouse delivering stories for TV and digital platforms, from breaking news to in-depth local coverage across the Valley of the Sun. You’ll receive assignments, verify facts, write to editorial standards, shoot and edit video, and appear on TV while collaborating with photographers, producers and online staff to tell compelling