Investigative Reporter
Hearst Television
Sacramento, CAThis was removed by the employer on 5/13/2020 9:09:00 AM PST
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Full Time Job
KCRA 3, the #1 station in the Sacramento
market is looking for a strong, take-charge investigative reporter who hits the
ground running every day. The successful candidate is aggressive, thrives
on breaking stories and is highly competitive on television, digital and social.
The KCRA 3 News Team sets a high bar for excellent journalism. We value
strong enterprise reporting and we are looking for someone who finds stories
that lead newscasts.
Job Responsibilities:
• Unwavering
journalistic integrity and ethical standards.
• Generates
strong story ideas that can lead newscasts.
• Develops
sources who provide tips, early access to information and allow the
reporter to
break stories of significance.
• Pushes the envelope with creative
storytelling formats for all platforms.
• Can juggle stories and projects along
multiple timelines, demonstrating exceptional time-management skills.
• Effective at
making public information requests, following up with agencies and mining
the data to identify important stories.
• Passionate
about making viewers care about complex issues while finding emotional and
impactful components.
• Collaborates with news managers
to dig into the big story of the day for topical investigations that
accentuate unique angles and exclusive content.
Qualifications Requirements:
• Strong
writing and storytelling skills.
• Dynamic
live reporting skills.
• Ability
to work under very tight deadlines.
• Must
be able to work nights and weekends.
Experience Requirements:
• Past
reporting experience (2-5 Years) required.
• Demonstrated
ability to enterprise and uncover.
• Your
demo reel should be indicative of your everyday work.
Education:
• Bachelor's
degree preferred or equivalent proven work experience.
• Related
military experience will be considered.