Company Description
NBC 4 is looking for a dynamic Reporter to join our award-winning team of journalists.
This is a multi-platform role that requires excellent storytelling skills and live on-air presence.
This position requires the ability to break stories and enterprise lead stories. Must have a strong desire to contribute to the NBC4 team and win!
Job Description
Essential Responsibilities:
- Perform on-air live reporting for all NBC4 platforms
- Write and post stories to digital platforms as assigned
- Must ensure editorial accuracy and compliance with NBC4 legal standards
- Collaborate with managers, producers to conceptualize stories and produce news packages based on either breaking news or assigned stories
- Generate enterprise, community-driven story ideas that showcase the diversity of Southern California
- Proven ability to develop and maintain a network of news sources across diverse communities, organizations and social media platforms that lead to exclusive stories
- Track story developments and communicate progress to assignment desk and managers
- Articulate viewpoints and experiences in a manner that helps the audience feel a personal connection to the content
- Ability to work independently and in a collaborative environment
- Excellent time management skills, with the ability to prioritize and multi-task, and work under shifting deadlines in a fast-paced environment
- Participate in station-sponsored events and all assigned special promotions projects
Desired
- Excellent written, verbal communication skills, news judgment and research skills
- Experience in a variety of on-air reporting functions including anchoring, investigations, franchises, etc.
- Very strong ability to ad-lib effortlessly in various types of situations, particularly breaking news
- Strong understanding and demonstration of editorial judgment and journalistic ethics, including a current knowledge of laws of libel, slander and applicable FCC rules and regulations
- Demonstrated ability to solve problems, prioritize decisions and successfully manage multiple assignments concurrently in a high pressure, breaking news environment
- Effective self-starter with the proven ability to generate and produce original news stories
- Understanding of emerging news production techniques and technology, with a pioneering spirit with desire to learn emerging technologies and invent the future
- Good collaborative and interpersonal skills to communicate at all levels
Qualifications
Basic Qualifications:
- Minimum 5 years of experience as television reporter in top 30 market
- Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism or related field, or equivalent work experience
- Proven track record of strong writing, visual storytelling and live reporting skills Demonstrated ability to perform non-linear editing and shooting workflow
- Bilingual in English/Spanish highly desired
Eligibility Requirements
- Interested candidates must submit a resume/CV through nbcunicareers.com to be considered
- Must be willing to work in Universal City, CA
- Must have a flexible schedule with ability to work any of a 24×7 shift and willingness to travel and work long hours and on weekends with short notice
- Successful candidate will be required to join the SAG AFTRA union if not already a member and remain a member in good standing of that union
- Must have a valid driver’s license
- Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
- Must submit an attestation disclosing your COVID-19 vaccination status and, if partially or fully vaccinated, submitting your vaccination record no later than 7 days following commencement of employment.
- Must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 at the commencement of employment or adhere to enhanced protocols if Company determines your job position requires accessing an NBCUniversal worksite.
- Must be willing to adhere to all Company COVID-19 workplace safety policies and protocols.
Salary: $125,000 – $300,000 DOE
Additional Information
NBCUniversal’s policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law. NBCUniversal will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with relevant legal requirements, including the City of Los Angeles Fair Chance Initiative For Hiring Ordinance, where applicable.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation if you are unable or limited in your ability to use or access nbcunicareers.com as a result of your disability. You can request reasonable accommodations in the US by calling 1-818-777-4107 and in the UK by calling +44 2036185726.
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