Description

WTAJ-TV is looking for a driven and energetic Multimedia Journalist (MMJ) to join our news team from our DuBois location. We care about our community, and we want someone who understands that local journalism has the power to inform, impact, and inspire! In this position, you'll cultivate sources, gather interviews and visuals that matter, and connect with our audience on-air and online. Our region has plenty to offer, with vibrant mountains, colorful trees, a rich history of industrial prominence, and some of the best college sports in the nation. We're conveniently located in the heart of the Keystone State, between Pittsburgh and Philadelphia. If you're looking for a place to grow your skills as part of a creative and compelling storytelling team, we'd like to hear from you.

The Multimedia Journalist produces, reports, shoots, writes, voices, edits and feeds news production content for all platforms in a manner that is clear, engaging and meaningful to news consumers. Reports news stories for broadcast, arranges interviews with people who can provide information about stories, and produces content for our website and social media channels daily.

Position Responsibilities

• Produces and presents reports for WTAJ, WTAJ.com, and WTAJ+, as well as social media
• Reports news quickly and accurately and ensures that all content meets company standards for journalistic integrity and production quality
• Gathers information about events through research, interviews, experience or attendance at political, news, sports, artistic, social or other functions
• Pitches stories to news managers and news producers which are relevant to the local community
• Performs special projects and other duties as assigned

Skill/Experience Requirements

• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written with the ability to ad lib when required
• Superior on-air presence
• Proficiency in Adobe Premiere and Photoshop experience is a plus
• Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience