General Assignment Reporter Job at Sinclair Inc. in Austin
Sinclair Inc. - Austin, TX, United States, 78716
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CBS Austin is looking for a take-charge General Assignment Reporter to help us continue to grow and empower our audiences on all platforms! We are seeking a motivated, energetic, creative, and aggressive reporter who can think and perform outside the box. The ideal candidate should be able to develop story ideas and gather information for newscasts and digital platforms, have sound writing skills, a great work ethic, and a can-do attitude. The best person for this job will have excellent live shot skills and thrives on breaking stories
No day will look the same as a Reporter, however, the main responsibilities of the role will include:
- Write and edit meaningful stories for station’s newscast that can be used across multiple platforms
- Employ a “Gather & Share” mentality – building your story on digital throughout your day
- Provide news on-air as directed from the news management team
- Engaging with local community members
- Reviewing material for fairness, accuracy, and balance
- Work closely with all members of the news team, which would include Producers, Editors, Anchors, News Director etc..
- Proven knowledge and experience working with current media creation tools and contemporary newsroom systems
- Strong writing and copy-editing skills are a must
- 2 years of experience as a Reporter
- Must be able to work well under pressure to meet strict deadlines
Sinclair is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace. Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by virtue of an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.
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