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The Walt Disney Studios is hiring: KGO - General Assignment Reporter in San Fran

The Walt Disney Studios, San Francisco, CA, USA

Pay: $90,948-$160,000/yr

Job type: Full Time


ABC Owned Television Station Reporter

Disney Entertainment's eight owned ABC stations are multiplatform leaders in local news and information. ABC7 KGO-TV is the Bay Area's news leader, delivering breaking news, weather and live video on-air and 24/7 wherever you stream. Producing more than 45 hours of live newscasts every week, ABC7 Eyewitness News is widely recognized for its solution-based journalism and advocacy with legacy franchises Seven on Your Side, I-Team, and Building a Better Bay Area. ABC7 is a respected and valued community resource, KGO-TV is an ABC Owned Television Station serving San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, and the greater Bay Area.

KGO-TV/ABC7 News, the ABC Owned Television station in San Francisco, is seeking a smart, dedicated and aggressive multi-skilled journalist who loves to dig and enterprise lead stories. ABC7 News is committed to Building a Better Bay Area through solutions journalism. The ideal candidate must be a passionate storyteller, brilliant multi-platform content creator, effective communicator and proven collaborator. Candidates must have a strong editorial background in a breaking news environment. Candidates must also be active users of social media for newsgathering and have a demonstrated ability to move the audience between linear and digital platforms. Applicants are expected to shoot, write and edit visually creative, memorable stories with active live reporting. A successful candidate will have a proven track record of developing contacts and sources and telling impactful stories. Our ideal candidate innovates every day and enjoys experimenting with new technology. This person must be organized and work well under pressure and constant deadlines. We want someone who brings a positive attitude every day, is receptive to feedback, and wants to be a newsroom leader.

Reporters are expected to turn stories daily for newscasts, our website and for our 24/7 stream. In addition, reporters need to have an active presence in social media. Reporters write, shoot with lightweight digital electronic cameras, and edit their stories, and appear live from the field during the station's newscasts. Reporters use consumer, prosumer digital camera equipment, cell phones, and non-linear desktop editing.

They must pitch original stories and develop contacts within the community.

This position is covered under the Company's collective bargaining agreement with SAG-AFTRA

Responsibilities:

  • Report daily stories
  • Report longer form stories
  • Social media presence
  • Digital scripts

Basic Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of experience in a top 50 market
  • Must have excellent writing skills, possess solid news judgment and ethical decision-making skills.
  • Able to shoot video and edit stories for linear and digital on non-linear desktop editing platforms.
  • Proficient in operating handheld prosumer/consumer cameras and non- linear editing for linear and digital.
  • Superior on-camera presentation, candidates should include a reel

Preferred Qualifications:

  • Bilingual is beneficial
  • Knowledge of the San Francisco Bay Area

Required Education:

  • Bachelor's degree

Preferred Education:

  • Journalism or Communications degree

The hiring range for this SAG-AFTRA role in San Francisco, CA is $90,948 to $160,000 per year. The base pay actually offered may vary depending on the candidate's geographic region, job-related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. The role also has potential for additional compensation for overtime and early morning/overnight shifts. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.

KGO Television, Inc is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.



In Summary: ABC7 KGO-TV is the Bay Area's news leader, delivering breaking news, weather and live video on-air and 24/7 wherever you stream . The ideal candidate must be a passionate storyteller, brilliant multi-platform content creator, effective communicator and proven collaborator . The hiring range for this SAG-AFTRA role in San Francisco, CA is $90,948 to $160,000 per year .

En Español:
Reporter de la estación de televisión propiedad de ABC

Las ocho estaciones de ABC pertenecientes a Disney Entertainment son líderes multiplataforma en noticias e información locales. ABC7 KGO-TV es el líder de las noticias del Área de la Bahía, entregando noticias breaking, clima y video en vivo al aire y 24/7 dondequiera que se transmita. Produciendo más de 45 horas de notificaciones en directo cada semana, ABC7 Eyewitness News es ampliamente reconocida por su periodismo basado en soluciones y defensa con franquicias heredadas Seven on Your Side, I-Team y Building a Better Bay Area .

KGO-TV/ABC7 News, la estación de televisión propiedad de ABC en San Francisco, está buscando un periodista inteligente, dedicado y agresivo con múltiples habilidades que le guste excavar y emprender historias principales. ABC7 News se compromete a Construir una mejor Bay Area a través de soluciones periodísticas. El candidato ideal debe ser un narrador apasionado, brillante creador de contenido multiplataforma, comunicador eficaz y colaborador comprobado. Los candidatos deben tener una sólida experiencia editorial en un entorno de noticias innovadoras.

Se espera que los reporteros hagan historias diarias para las transmisiones de noticias, nuestro sitio web y para nuestra transmisión 24/7. Además, los periodistas deben tener una presencia activa en las redes sociales. Los periodistas escriben, filman con cámaras electrónicas digitales ligeras y editan sus historias y aparecen en vivo desde el campo durante las transmissions de la estación.

Deben presentar historias originales y desarrollar contactos dentro de la comunidad.

Esta posición está cubierta por el acuerdo de negociación colectiva de la Compañía con SAG-AFTRA

Responsabilidades:

  • Informar historias diarias
  • Informar historias de forma más larga
  • Presencia en las redes sociales
  • Scripts digitales

Qualificaciones básicas:

  • 5+ años de experiencia en un mercado del top 50
  • Debe tener excelentes habilidades de escritura, poseer un buen juicio sobre las noticias y aptitudes éticas para tomar decisiones.
  • Capaz de grabar videos y editar historias para lineal y digital en plataformas de edición no lineales.
  • Proficiencia en la operación de cámaras portátiles prosumer/consumidor y edición no lineal para líneas y digitales.
  • Presentación superior en la cámara, los candidatos deben incluir un carrete

Qualificaciones preferentes:

  • El bilingüismo es beneficioso
  • Conocimiento del área de la bahía de San Francisco

Educación requerida:

  • Grado de licenciatura

Educación preferente:

  • Grado en periodismo o comunicación

El rango de contratación para este papel SAG-AFTRA en San Francisco, CA es de $90,948 a $160,000 por año. La remuneración básica realmente ofrecida puede variar dependiendo de la región geográfica del candidato, conocimientos relacionados con el trabajo, habilidades y experiencia entre otros factores.

KGO Television, Inc. es un empleador de igualdad de oportunidades. Los solicitantes recibirán consideración para el empleo sin tener en cuenta la raza, religión, color, sexo, orientación sexual, género, identidad de genero, expresión del género , origen nacional, ascendencia, edad, estado civil, estatus militar o veterano, condición médica, información genética o discapacidad, u otra base prohibida por la ley federal, estatal o local. Disney defiende un entorno empresarial donde las ideas y decisiones de todas las personas nos ayudan a crecer, innovar, crear las mejores historias y ser relevantes en un mundo en constante evolución.