NAB Leadership Foundation is hiring : Multimedia Journalist in City of Rochester

Job Responsibilities

• Originate and develop stories for broadcast and digital. May receive story ideas from management. Research and gather content for story. Write clear, accurate and interesting stories. Break down complicated and involved stories so that they are easy to understand. Ensure that any visuals shown are relevant, appropriate and impactful.
• Present live scripted and unscripted news reports; may present live stories from the scene of the news, the newsroom and / or studio or may tape stories for later broadcast.
• Travel to the scene of a news story to gather video and other information for broadcast.
• Write and post stories to website and other digital media platforms. Frequently update online stories.
• Shoot steady, sequenced video with good, clean audio for news, weather and sports for daily newscasts, specials and social media under tight deadlines and for multiple shows.
• Edit video satisfactorily for news stories such as vos, vo / sots, setups and reporter pacs using difference techniques and different editing machines under tight deadlines. Editing may be done at the station or remote location.
• Constructs and plans newscast by organizing, writing, selecting, and making creative decisions for assigned live newscast, using criteria established by management. Makes decisions about stories to be included, how long they should be, the form of the story (i.e. voice over, live remote, reporter package, etc.) and in what order they should run. Writes and rewrites stories as needed. Plans for contingencies.
• Complete assignments according to established deadlines.
• Maintain extensive community contacts and awareness of local and national current events.
• Make promotional and community appearances as required.
• Communicate frequently throughout the day and work collaboratively with others in the newsroom.
• Contribute to the overall team effort to provide the market with the best possible local television journalism. Work in a team environment cooperatively and collaboratively with a variety of people. Build working relationships with co-workers, community members, and the general public. Act in a professional manner when representing the station.
• Maintain appropriate standards with regard to wardrobe, hair, cosmetics, and other areas of grooming.
• Attend editorial and strategic meetings. Contribute story ideas on a daily basis.
• Report to work on time and work established schedule / hours. Ability to work other hours or alternate schedules as needed, as assigned by the News Director.
• Complete other duties as requested and needed

Qualifications

Please submit a demo reel link of your on-air experience along with your resume and cover letter.

Physical Requirements

The Company may make reasonable accommodations to facilitate the ability to perform essential job functions.

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