Multimedia Journalist; WHEC-TV

Requisition #: 26-1017 – Multimedia Journalist

About Us:

WHEC-TV, News
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NBC, strives to create a community of acceptance and inclusion, built on a strong foundation of transparency, integrity and creativity. We are committed to delivering important enterprise stories in addition to in‑depth and investigative reporting every day. We consistently challenge ourselves to improve user experiences in our broadcast, digital and social media platforms. As a Hubbard Rochester, NY employee, you are surrounded by opportunities for growth while working with some of the very best talent in the industry.

Our mission is to inform, educate and entertain as we engage and strengthen our community and create value for all stakeholders. At News
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NBC, we value you and everything that makes you uniquely you.

This position is responsible for covering news stories for the television station. Duties include enterprising, reporting, shooting, editing, and writing news stories; and producing newscasts.

• 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 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 assigned 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.

• A college degree in journalism, television or communications or equivalent experience; solid journalism background with 2 years of experience preferred.
• Demonstrable skills in shooting and editing video for television news is required.
• Some experience producing a local television newscast preferred.
• Must have a valid New York State driver’s license or apply for one within 30 days of relocating to Rochester, New York, consistent with NYS motor vehicle law. You must also have a safe driving history as determined by the Company.
• Driving record will be checked before hire and annually.
• Must be knowledgeable of…