Sports Director & Host - Lead Editorial & Streaming Show

TEGNA, Inc.; Fayetteville (AR); Presencial; USD 60.000 - 90.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

TEGNA's KFSM-TV in Fayetteville, AR, seeks a creative Sports Director to set the editorial direction for our sports coverage across broadcast, streaming, digital and social. You will host a daily streaming show, cover the Razorbacks, lead high school sports year-round, and break news with cultivated sources.

You’ll develop, shoot, write, edit and voice content, build a strong personal social brand, and collaborate with managers to weave sports into daily newscasts while representing the station

Formación

• Minimum 1-3 years of sports reporting and anchoring experience.
• Journalism or Communications degree preferred.
• Strong on-camera presence and the ability to write in an exciting, authentic and accurate voice.
• Proficiency shooting and editing with current field and nonlinear editing tools.
• Demonstrated social media following and a portfolio of original mobile and vertical content.
• Proven ability to develop sources and break stories.
• Exceptional organization and the ability to manage overlapping seasons, a daily show and breaking news at the same time.
• Sound editorial judgment and a firm grasp of the tenets of professional journalism.
• Willingness to work nights, weekends and holidays, with a schedule that follows the sports calendar.
• Ability to lift and carry field equipment.

Responsabilidades

• Set the editorial direction for the station's sports coverage across broadcast, streaming, digital and social.
• Host and help produce a daily streaming sports show.
• Cover the Arkansas Razorbacks, including games, practices, news conferences, recruiting and the stories behind the program.
• Lead year-round high school sports coverage.
• Break news through cultivated sources, social listening and independent enterprise reporting.
• Develop story ideas and shoot, write, edit and voice your own content.
• Create mobile-first and vertical video built for the platform it lives on.
• Write and post daily to the website, the app and all social platforms.
• Build and maintain an active, credible personal social media presence that reflects the 5NEWS brand.
• Work with news managers and producers to integrate sports into daily newscasts and coordinate highlight coverage on busy game nights.
• Represent the station in the community and maintain strong relationships with coaches, athletic directors and sports information staff.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the News Director.

Conocimientos

On-camera presence

Story breaking

Editing proficiency

Social media following

Editorial judgment

Schedule flexibility

Equipment handling

Communication skills

Research and sourcing

Educación

Journalism or Communications degree preferred

Descripción del empleo

TEGNA's KFSM-TV in Fayetteville, AR, seeks a creative Sports Director to set the editorial direction for our sports coverage across broadcast, streaming, digital and social. You will host a daily streaming show, cover the Razorbacks, lead high school sports year-round, and break news with cultivated sources.

You’ll develop, shoot, write, edit and voice content, build a strong personal social brand, and collaborate with managers to weave sports into daily newscasts while representing the station