Television News Reporter

KRGV Channel 5 News is an ABC affiliate serving the Rio Grande Valley. We are dedicated to breaking news, weather coverage, and investigative reporting.

This role requires a candidate who can develop contacts and online sources to get stories that are uniquely yours. You must be able to dig, to find a story. The right candidate must have a minimum of 1-year experience reporting in a commercial television news operation.

The Rio Grande Valley offers an excellent atmosphere for journalists looking to expand their enterprise reporting. Among the safest affordable places in the U.S., the RGV has great culture and the beautiful beaches of the Gulf of Mexico at South Padre Island.

Full-Time position

Responsibilities

Have a passion for storytelling and aggressively creating good content on all platforms.

Show strong writing skills for broadcast and digital platforms.

Generate significant enterprise local and hyper local news stories.

Understand a story from its inception, research the subject matter, identify key characters, and put the story together.

Work closely with a photographer-visual storyteller to produce stories that stand out (We are not an MMJ newsroom).

Do active, creative, and interesting stand-ups and live shots.

Post daily on social media platforms including Twitter and Facebook.

Develop unique contacts and continuously cultivate them.

Perform other tasks as required by newsroom management.

Job Requirements

BA/BS in Journalism, Communications, or related field.

Knowledge of ENPS and Edius — a plus.

Ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines.

1 year minimum as a reporter at a commercial television news operation.

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