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The Walt Disney Company is hiring : WABC General Assignment Reporter in New York

The Walt Disney Company is hiring : WABC General Assignment Reporter in New York

MediabistroNew York, NY, United States
5 days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

Join to apply for the WABC General Assignment Reporter role at The Walt Disney Company .

Disney Entertainment’s eight-owned ABC stations are multiplatform leaders in local news and information. WABC-TV has been the leader in local news and entertainment programming in the New York City area for more than 60 years. Producing more than 45 hours of live, local news and weather each week, Channel 7 Eyewitness News is the most-watched local news in New York and the United States. Quality news and programming, groundbreaking technology, and ongoing community outreach are the hallmarks of excellence that have consistently kept WABC-TV New York’s No. 1 station and the most-watched television station in the nation!

WABC is looking for an experienced staff general assignment reporter with the ability to authentically engage and connect with our audience. The ideal candidate must be a dynamic and compelling journalist, communicator, and storyteller with a passion for uncovering and reporting the facts, and with integrity above all else. This team member will work collaboratively with producers, assignment editors and newsroom leaders. The applicant must demonstrate a full understanding of the powerful voice and responsibility broadcasters have to, and with, the communities we serve. This team member will report for all platforms and dayparts, including early mornings, nights, and weekends.

This is a full-time staff position. The position is covered under the SAG-AFTRA- WABC-TV Collective Bargaining Agreement.

This role is considered on-site, which means the employee will work from a company-designated location on an ongoing basis.

Responsibilities

  • On-air performance
  • Researching, Writing and Reporting

Basic Qualifications

  • Exceptional reporting, writing and interviewing skills
  • Must know how to source and generate impactful enterprise leads, and create impactful content utilizing the latest investigative tools, including data journalism.
  • You must be tenacious in your ability to uncover stories through investigation and research
  • Be an expert in telling high-impact stories and in breaking news coverage, and demonstrate that ability in the field
  • Report, write, capture visual content, edit and produce stories for multiple platforms on deadline, such as owned and distributed digital, streaming and social platforms
  • Active in using social media for promotion and news gathering
  • Demonstrated ability to move the audience between linear and digital platforms
  • A collaborative self-starter
  • Ensures that all content meets company standards for journalistic integrity and production quality
  • Strong commitment to the community, expected to represent the station and participate at various community events
  • Must be open to working early mornings, nights and weekends.
  • Preferred Qualifications

  • Minimum 3 years of reporting experience in a top 10 Market
  • Fluency in a second language
  • Required Education

  • Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
  • The hiring range for this SAG-AFTRA position in New York is $150,000 to $180,000 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and / or long term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and / or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

    Seniority level

  • Not Applicable
  • Employment type

  • Full-time
  • Job function

  • Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing / Editing
  • Industries

  • Entertainment Providers
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