Multimedia Journalist

About the role

The ideal candidate is a creative, resourceful storyteller with strong reporting, shooting, editing, and digital skills. This journalist will be responsible for developing enterprise stories, reporting breaking news, and producing compelling content across platforms — both on-air, digital and streaming.

Responsibilities

• Pitch, research, and develop enterprise and breaking news stories.
• Cover live breaking news with clarity, accuracy, and confidence.
• Sell and edit stories using camera and phone equipment and Adobe Premiere Pro.
• Write and voice news scripts in Spanish under tight deadlines.
• Produce content for digital and social media platforms with a mobile-first approach.
• Build and maintain strong relationships with community leaders, local officials, and other news sources.
• Stay informed on local and build relationship with audience and community to bring enterprising stories.
• Collaborate closely with producers, assignment editors, and news managers.
• Represent Univision in the community and at station events as needed.
• Develop original enterprise, investigative, and community-driven stories that reflect the diversity and priorities of Southern California audiences.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communications, or a related field OR equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of 2–5 years of experience as a television journalist, preferably in a Spanish-language newsroom.
• Fully bilingual in Spanish and English (spoken and written).
• Proven experience reporting, shooting, and editing news stories independently.
• Working with new technologies, camera equipment and iPhone.
• Strong storytelling, writing, and live reporting skills.
• Proficiency in Adobe Premiere Pro and newsroom systems (i.e., iNews).
• Vertical video instincts, quick-turn explainers, social-native storytelling.
• Able to think beyond TV packages.
• Functional knowledge of social media platforms and digital publishing.
• Ability to work flexible hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays.
• Valid driver's license and clean driving record.

Qualifications

• Ability to stand, walk, bend, type, edit, reach, and sit for up to eight (8) hours, and ability to carry and operate field camera equipment.

Skills

• Adobe Premiere Pro
• Newsroom systems (i.e., iNews)

Benefits

TelevisaUnivision believes that a happy, well-balanced employee is what makes our our culture thrive. Benefits are subject to the applicable union collective bargaining agreement.

Pay

$130,000 - $150,000. Compensation is subject to the applicable union collective bargaining agreement.

Schedule

Flexible hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

Benefits

TelevisaUnivision is an equal opportunity employer, dedicated to ensuring a diverse workforce by providing broad outreach to all qualified applicants regarding job vacancies at the station.