Multimedia Journalist

About the role

KUTV, a multi-platform media company that provides important storytelling content on YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, TikTok, and a host of digital platforms, is looking for a take-charge Digital Multimedia Journalist (MMJ) to cover Southern Utah. This employee will be based in Washington County, Utah, near St. George. We are seeking a motivated, energetic, creative, and aggressive content creator who has a passion for covering our local communities on every KUTV platform, including broadcast, KUTV.COM, YouTube, our mobile app, and social media platforms. The ideal candidate should also have sound writing skills, a great work ethic, and a can-do attitude. This Digital MMJ position is ideal for someone with at least two years of professional newsroom experience. Applicants with a strong portfolio of student work may also be considered.

Responsibilities

• Identify, pitch, create, shoot, write, and edit meaningful enterprise stories focused on advocacy and accountability
• Work closely with newsroom managers to refine pitches and story scripts
• Reviewing material for fairness, accuracy, and balance
• Work as a team with all members of the newsroom
• Develop and maintain contacts and sources in the community to enterprise story ideas
• Produce digital versions of your reports. This may include digital-only elements, producing unique content for YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook.
• Working with the digital team to create a unique digital plan for each story.
• Maintain an active social media presence to build your brand.

Requirements

• Proven knowledge and experience working with current media creation tools
• Storytelling abilities across multiple platforms
• Strong writing and copy-editing skills are a must
• Must be able to work well under pressure to meet deadlines
• Minimum of two years professional newsroom experience
• Applicants with a strong portfolio of student work may also be considered