TEGNA - Hartford, CT

posted 2 months ago

Part-time - Entry Level
Hartford, CT
51-100 employees
Professional, Scientific, and Technical Services

About the position

WTIC, FOX61 in Hartford/New Haven is looking for a top-notch Reporter/Multi-Skilled Journalist to work part time and on weekends. We are seeking an aggressive, creative storyteller who creates unique and shareable stories for all platforms through memorable writing, photography, and editing. The ideal candidate will be responsible for developing story ideas, writing, shooting, and editing news stories for on-air broadcasting. This role requires writing in an exciting, captivating, and authentic manner, as well as developing original content through social listening and independent sources. The successful candidate will deliver on-air news events in an engaging, exciting, and accurate manner, interview news subjects, and research for facts and credibility. Additionally, the reporter will develop news sources for general assignment and special areas of interest, produce news stories that are unique and captivating, and write and post daily on all digital platforms including social media. The role also involves enterprise news stories and using creative production techniques such as graphics and social and user-generated content to enhance stories.

Responsibilities

  • Develop story ideas, write, shoot and edit news stories for on-air broadcasting
  • Write in an exciting, captivating and authentic manner
  • Develop original content through social listening and independent sources
  • Deliver on-air news events in an engaging, exciting, and accurate manner
  • Interview news subjects and research for facts and credibility
  • Develop news sources for general assignment and special areas of interest
  • Produce news stories that are unique and captivating
  • Write and post daily on all digital platforms including social media
  • Enterprise news stories
  • Use creative production techniques such as graphics and social and UGC to enhance stories

Requirements

  • BA/BS in journalism, communications or related field
  • 1-3 years proven live breaking news and general assignment reporting and strong human-interest storytelling
  • Ability to generate creative, engaging, content-driven live shots
  • Strong social media skills, including an active news presence on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram

Benefits

  • Comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of employees and their families
  • Two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
  • Access to dental and eye care coverage
  • Fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance
  • Disability and life insurance
  • 401(k) program with a 100% match from the company up to the first 4% of pay
  • Nine free virtual doctor's appointments with a physician through Teladoc
  • 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health
  • Generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit
  • Nine paid holidays per year
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