Multimedia Journalist (Pipeline Posting)

Responsibilities

• Stay up to date on current affairs and content planning for the day/week.
• Gather, write, record, edit and deliver news, traffic & weather content, including live coverage from the studio or from the field on KRLD, Texas State Networks, or associated distribution platforms.
• Identify great audio, write and edit urgent and compelling copy for stories.
• Assemble/stack, and edit newscasts delivered by another anchor and/or by you, free of any political or social biases.
• Anchore multi-hour news shifts on KRLD and/or Texas State Networks.
• Interview newsmakers and news reactors, including the general public.
• Development and research of potential news stories, using all newsroom resources, including non-traditional and social media, to identify potential news stories relevant to KRLD’s strategy and target audience.
• Organize, develop, and coordinate assignments with reporters during hours associated with Editing.
• Communicate and coordinate with KRLD meteorologist and/or traffic teams during changing weather conditions, severe weather, and significant traffic incidents.
• Creatively pursue new ways of presenting stories so that they have the most impact on the audience.
• Contribute to team editorial meetings with story ideas.
• Learn, understand, and be able to follow and implement KRLD strategy and Audacy policy and procedures.
• Alert management to content that is questionable or that may be in violation of FCC, corporate or station policies and regulations.

Qualifications

• Have a passion for the process of news and news story development.
• Understanding of newsroom ethical and legal guidelines and restrictions that govern broadcast media.
• Excellent editorial judgment and deep understanding of current events, politics and news.
• Keen awareness of the current socio-political landscape, and the ability to separate personal political and social views from influencing story selection and presentation.
• Contemporary sound and excellent on-air delivery and storytelling skills.
• Write for both styles of distribution (on-air and digital) and include audio and/or video.
• Thrive under pressure, especially during breaking news, severe weather, and unrelenting news deadlines.
• Comfort with on-camera work for social and digital distribution.
• Fully utilize all the tools of broadcast and social media in the field (Twitter, Facebook, live and recorded video and audio equipment, etc.).
• Technical proficiency of audio and video recording equipment and editing software.
• Proficiency in editing and packaging news sound and interviews.
• Possess strong multi-tasking skills, and the ability to quickly pivot and produce content spontaneously based on changing news, breaking news, severe weather, etc.
• Positive and effective communication with team members, advertisers, newsmakers, stringers and network counterparts, listeners and the general public.
• Understanding of target demographics, and target topics/beats for news coverage.
• Proficient with basic computer software skills, including Gmail and Slack.