The Walt Disney Company is hiring: KTRK - Reporter in Houston

Disney Entertainment’s eight owned ABC stations are multiplatform leaders in local news and information. For over 70 years, ABC13 has been Houston’s news and weather leader, and the station remains the dominant #1 choice for Houstonians today. ABC13 provides live local news and weather coverage 24/7 through its linear and streaming newscasts, as well as its website, apps and social media platforms. ABC13 is deeply engrained in the Houston community, which is the most diverse city in the nation. ABC13 Localish stories celebrate the good people and places that make Houston so unique. The station is the community leader, giving back through tentpole events throughout the year, including Share Your Holidays food drive, E-Cycle Earth Day electronics recycling event, and Pick Your Pet adoption drive. The biggest events in Houston all happen on ABC13! ABC 13 is the proud media partner for the Houston Marathon, Galveston Mardi Gras, the Houston Rodeo Parade and the Houston Pride Parade, and the Freedom Over Texas July 4th celebration. 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 are looking for 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 who can be 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 an expectation. 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, the ability to work under deadline, multi-task, prioritize assignments, and have the flexibility to work any shift required. We want a respected, knowledgeable, ethical station representative and team player with a strong presence on social media. Must have a desire to serve the community and a knack for quickly cultivating contacts and exclusive story ideas. Required Qualifications Qualified candidates must have a 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. Must be flexible with working hours (late nights, overnights. Weekends and holidays) and adaptable to change. Background check clearance and clean driving record will be required. Required Education College Diploma Preferred Education Degree in Journalism or related field #J-18808-Ljbffr In Summary: KTRK-TV is looking for a collaborative, innovative, creative, hard-working and fiercely competitive reporter . ABC13 provides live local news and weather coverage 24/7 through its linear and streaming newscasts . The station is deeply engrained in the Houston community, which is the most diverse city in the nation . En Español: Las ocho estaciones de ABC pertenecientes a Disney Entertainment son líderes multiplataforma en noticias e información locales. Durante más de 70 años, ABC13 ha sido el líder de noticias y clima de Houston, y la estación sigue siendo la opción número uno dominante para los houstonianos hoy en día. ABC13 ofrece noticias locales y cobertura meteorológica en vivo 24/7 a través de sus transmisiones de noticias lineales y de transmisión, así como su sitio web, aplicaciones y plataformas de redes sociales. Buscamos historias innovadoras, impactantes, exclusivas y empresariales sobre nuestros mercados locales de las que nadie más está hablando. Usted debe ser un excelente multi-tarefa que pueda desarrollar historias y fuentes para asignación general y para la raza y la cultura. Todos los roles en KTRK se pueden asignar a cualquier día, cualquier turno, por lo que trabajar en cualquier parte del día y fines de semana es una expectativa. Los candidatos deben ser maestros narradores que puedan identificar, desarrollar, disparar, escribir, editar, producir e informar historias de alta calidad. Nuestro candidato ideal también debe saber cómo contar historias con alto impacto utilizando datos y otras herramientas de investigación y experimenta con nuevas tecnologías. Se requiere una autorización de control de antecedentes y un registro de conducción limpio. Requerido Diploma universitario en Educación Licenciado en Periodismo o campo relacionado #J-18808-Ljbffr.