General Assignment Reporter Job at Sinclair Broadcast Group in Oklahoma City

KOKH Fox 25 is looking for a take-charge General Assignment Reporter to help us continue to grow and empower our audiences! We are seeking a motivated, energetic, creative, and aggressive reporter who can think and perform outside the box. The ideal candidate should be able to develop story ideas and gather information for newscasts, have sound writing skills, a great work ethic, and a can-do attitude. The best person for this job will have excellent live shot skills and thrives on breaking stories.

No day will look the same as a Reporter, however, the main responsibilities of the role will include :

Create, shoot, write and edit meaningful stories for station’s newscast that can be used across multiple platforms

Provide news on-air as directed from the news management team

Engaging with local community members

Reviewing material for fairness, accuracy, and balance

Work closely with all members of the news team, which would include Producers, Editors, Anchors, News Directors etc..

Additionally, this person should have a…

Proven knowledge and experience working with current media creation tools and contemporary newsroom systems

Excel in storytelling across multiple platforms

Strong writing and copy-editing skills are a must

Minimum 1 year of experience as a Reporter

Must be able to work well under pressure to meet strict deadlines

EEO AND INCLUSIVITY :

Sinclair is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace. Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by virtue of an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq : SBGI) is a diversified media company and a leading provider of local news and sports. The Company owns, operates and / or provides services to 185 television stations in 86 markets affiliated with all the major broadcast networks; and owns Tennis Channel and multicast networks Comet, CHARGE!, TBD., and The Nest. Sinclair's content is delivered via multiple platforms, including over-the-air, multi-channel video program distributors, and the nation's largest streaming aggregator of local news content, NewsON. The Company regularly uses its website as a key source of Company information which can be accessed at www.sbgi.net.