Reporter

This is a Full Time Job

DESCRIPTION:

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 and loves to work on investigative, in-depth pieces covering race and culture in our very diverse market.

The stories we are looking for are not localizations of national stories. 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 multitasker who can develop stories and sources for general assignments 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.

What You Will Do
• Candidates must be master storytellers who can identify, develop, shoot, write, edit, produce, and report high-quality, enterprising stories for multiple platforms.
• 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.
• Must have a desire to serve the community and a knack for quickly cultivating contacts and exclusive story ideas.

Required Qualifications & Skills
• 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 a clean driving record will be required.
• Must be a team player with an exceptional work ethic, the ability to work under a 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 Education
• College or Technical School Diploma