Video Reporter

Position Duties

• Pitches, accepts and develops story ideas that have news value for the OSU community.
• Conducts research and necessary interviews to produce thorough video news stories that include multiple relevant perspectives.
• Remains objective and provides fair and accurate coverage.
• Pursues news in a timely fashion.
• Covers breaking news as needed.
• Shoots and edits video, writes scripts and provides narration for video stories.
• Edits together news videos between 60 - 1:30, under direction of TV news producer and/or publication editors-in-chief.
• Prepares information for on-screen graphics.
• Shares stories on social media to reach audience.
• May be asked to present their story live in studio.
• May be asked to create horizontal and vertical versions of stories.
• Attends all staff and team meetings, including weekly reporter meeting.
• Participates in critique sessions with producer to make any necessary revisions in style or content.
• Able to act as mentors to new hires.

Communication

• Responds to emails, messages, team chats and phone calls the same day, professionally representing OMN.
• Ensures you are using, checking and responding to project management platform (Basecamp, Discord, etc.).
• Proactively communicates work status with editor(s).
• Notifies adviser immediately should any ethical, legal, personnel or controversial problems occur.

Leadership

• Follows all OMN policies and procedures including professionalism and deadlines.
• Ensures designs and content are centered on equitable representation and inclusion, with attention to impact on historically underrepresented and marginalized communities and constituencies.

Transferable Skill Development

• Communication
• Critical Thinking
• Professionalism

Qualifications

• Full Employment Eligibility Requirements can be found here: https://hr.oregonstate.edu/student-employment-manual/500-employment-eligibility-requirements
• Must be academically enrolled in a high school, community college, or university and pursuing a program or course of study.
• Must meet Academic Standing Requirements; students on academic suspension are not eligible for employment.
• Must meet the applicable minimal enrollment standard:
  • High School student: Regularly enrolled in a high school or participating in a home-schooling program.
  • Undergraduate and post-baccalaureate student: 6 credit hours per term.
  • Graduate student officially admitted to Graduate School: 5 credit hours per term.
  • Graduate international student officially admitted to Graduate School: 9 credit hours per term.

Note

• All job offers are contingent upon Human Resources final approval.
• Note: All job offers are contingent upon Human Resources final approval.