LT Reporter, Politics
About the role
This position requires an experienced reporter/host who is capable of reporting daily news and hosting newscasts and other on-air programming in an authoritative and conversational manner that connects with audiences. KQED reporters are expected to produce journalism across all platforms, including audio and text, as well as social and other media.
Responsibilities
- Researches, writes and reports newscasts for radio, podcast, broadcast, the web, mobile and social media platforms.
- Hosts, reports and produces stories both from inside the newsroom and in the field.
- Affords assistance to Editors and KQED News team in developing coverage strategies and daily assignments.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements
- Professional experience as broadcast, print and/or online journalist, including news reporting, editing and production.
- Excellent reporting skills.
- Excellent news writing skills; the ability to write quickly and accurately, with an understanding of tone and style across platforms; proficiency using correct spelling, grammar, punctuation and pronunciation
- Able to accurately communicate facts and verify information.
- Excellent news judgment.
- Good editing skills.
- Strong time management skills.
- Thorough command of journalistic principles, ethics and standards.
- Strong command of sound editing and radio production techniques.
- Experience of web, mobile social media platform editing and publishing.
- High proficiency of on-air voicing skills.
- Able to interview and communicate with a variety of individuals.
- Able to research and communicate through a variety of mobile and digital tools.
- Able to meet deadlines and goals while working under pressure
- Proven collaboration skills — which are essential in working with fellow KQED staffers across departments and with partner organizations
- Able to stay organized and prioritize tasks when working on multiple projects at once.
Qualifications
KQED envisions a public media organization with a culture that centers on human dignity, equity, and belonging. This will enable us to better serve and reflect the Bay Area through diverse and inclusive storytelling.
We value the contributions of marginalized people in society — including Black, Indigenous, and all people of color, people with disabilities, and LGBTQIA+ people — and we believe that these communities must be centered in the work we do, and we strongly encourage members of these communities to apply.
The mission that drives us:
KQED provide citizens of Northern California with a community-supported alternative to commercial media. We provide citizens with the knowledge they need to make informed decisions; convene community dialogue; bring the arts to everyone and engage audiences to share their stories. We help students and teachers thrive in 21st-century classrooms, and take people of all ages on journeys of exploration- exposing them to new people, places and ideas.
Skills
- Researches, writes and reports newscasts for radio, podcast, broadcast, the web, mobile and social media platforms.
- Hosts, reports and produces stories both from inside the newsroom and in the field.
- Assists Editors and KQED News team in developing coverage strategies and daily assignments.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Benefits
- The successful candidate will be required to join The Screen Actors Guild - American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA).
Pay
$39.00 - $56.00
Schedule
Hybrid - San Francisco