TEGNA - Phoenix, AZ

posted 2 months ago

Part-time - Entry Level
Phoenix, AZ
51-100 employees
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

TEGNA Inc. is seeking a passionate and energetic Multi-Skilled Sports Journalist/Anchor to join our team at KPNX 12News in Phoenix, AZ. This role is pivotal in covering one of the most dynamic sports markets in the country, which includes professional and collegiate teams such as the Arizona Cardinals, Phoenix Suns, Arizona Diamondbacks, Phoenix Mercury, and Arizona State Sun Devils. The successful candidate will be responsible for producing and anchoring unique sportscasts that break through traditional approaches, ensuring that our sports coverage remains engaging and relevant to our audience. In this position, you will develop story ideas, write, shoot, and edit sports stories for both on-air broadcasting and digital platforms. Your writing must be exciting, captivating, and authentic, utilizing the latest editing and photography tools to tell compelling stories. You will also be expected to develop original content through social listening and independent sources, delivering live sports events in an engaging and accurate manner as both a reporter and anchor. Interviewing sports subjects and conducting thorough research for facts and credibility will be essential to your role. Additionally, you will cultivate sports sources for general assignments and special areas of interest, producing sports stories that are unique and captivating. Daily responsibilities will include writing and posting on all digital platforms, including social media, shooting, writing, and editing packaged reports, and using creative production techniques to enhance stories. You will also be tasked with transmitting and presenting exciting live reports using current technology, as well as performing other tasks as required by your supervisor. This position is a temporary, full-time role with a night shift schedule.

Responsibilities

  • Produce and anchor unique sportscasts that break through the traditional approach.
  • Develop story ideas, write, shoot and edit sports stories for on-air broadcasting as well as digital posting.
  • Write in an exciting, captivating and authentic manner.
  • Use the latest editing and photography tools to tell great stories.
  • Develop original content through social listening and independent sources.
  • Deliver on-air live sports events in an engaging, exciting, and accurate manner as both a reporter and anchor.
  • Interview sports subjects and research for facts and credibility.
  • Develop and cultivate sports sources for general assignment and special areas of interest.
  • Produce sports stories that are unique and captivating.
  • Write and post daily on all digital platforms including social media.
  • Shoot, write and edit packaged reports.
  • Write for the web, including attaching images and streaming video.
  • Use creative production techniques such as graphics and new forms of media to enhance stories.
  • Transmit and present exciting live reports with current technology.
  • Perform other tasks, including writing, shooting, editing and reporting/anchoring news stories as required by supervisor.

Requirements

  • BA/BS in journalism, communications or related field preferred.
  • A strong natural on-camera presentation and an interesting style.
  • At least 5 years experience preferred.
  • Experience in photojournalism, editing, and content management systems.
  • Understanding the tenets of professional journalism.
  • A portfolio with examples of strong breaking sports reporting.

Benefits

  • Adoption assistance
  • Dental insurance
  • Disability insurance
  • Health insurance
  • Life insurance
  • Paid holidays
  • Paid time off
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