Reporter, KTRK Job at The Walt Disney Company in Houston

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KTRK-TV is looking for a collaborative, innovative, creative, hard-working, and fiercely competitive reporter who loves to dig and enterprise stories for multiple platforms as a general assignment reporter. We seek breaking, hard-hitting, exclusive, and enterprise stories about our local markets that no one else is talking about.

You must be an excellent multi-tasker capable of developing stories and sources for general assignment and for race and culture. All roles at KTRK can be assigned to any day, any shift, so working any day part and weekends is expected.

Candidates must be master storytellers who can identify, develop, shoot, write, edit, produce, and report high-quality stories.

Our ideal candidate also knows how to tell high-impact stories utilizing data and other research tools and is willing to experiment with new technology.

Basic Qualifications:

• Must be a team player with an exceptional work ethic, able to work under deadline, multi-task, prioritize assignments, and flexible to work any shift required.
• Respected, knowledgeable, ethical station representative and team player with a strong social media presence.
• Desire to serve the community and a knack for cultivating contacts and exclusive story ideas quickly.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum 2-year major market television news experience with excellent editorial, writing, shooting, editing, and on-air presentation skills, including live reporting & ad lib expertise.
• Flexible with working hours (late nights, overnights, weekends, holidays) and adaptable to change.
• Background check clearance and clean driving record required.

Required Education:

• College Diploma

Preferred Education:

• Degree in Journalism or related field

Additional Details:

• Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
• Employment type: Full-time
• Job function: Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing
• Industries: Entertainment Providers

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