Job Description
About TEGNA
TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) is an innovative media company that serves the greater good of our communities. Across platforms, TEGNA tells empowering stories, conducts impactful investigations and delivers innovative marketing solutions. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA is the largest owner of top 4 network affiliates in the top 25 markets among independent station groups, reaching approximately 39 percent of all television households nationwide. TEGNA also owns leading multicast networks True Crime Network and Quest. TEGNA Marketing Solutions (TMS) offers innovative solutions to help businesses reach consumers across television, digital and over-the-top (OTT) platforms, including Premion, TEGNA's OTT advertising service. For more information, visit www.TEGNA.com.
KGW-TV, the TEGNA-owned NBC affiliate in Portland, Oregon, is looking for a creative, passionate, and smart Multi-Skilled Journalist to cover climate change crisis and the environment in the Pacific Northwest. We feel covering climate change is one of the most important roles for any local news outlet right now. That point has been driven home here in the Pacific Northwest. KGW also has a proud tradition of environmental reporting dating back to the 1960s when the station created one of the first environmental beats at a local station.
KGW is looking for a journalist who can examine the impact of climate change, explain the science behind it, and highlight solutions. The ideal candidate will build a deep network of sources, including researchers who study climate change at several major universities in our region.
Candidates for this job should be able to write, shoot and edit their own stories for broadcast and digital platforms.
KGW is committed to innovation while producing outstanding journalism. We are looking for a reporter who isn't afraid to think outside the box and produce stories that look radically different from what you typically see.
You should provide a reel and/or cover letter that demonstrate the following:
Examples of stories about climate change or the environment
Examples of creative storytelling, including innovative shooting, editing or writing techniques
Examples of strong digital work, including text versions of your stories, social media posts and/or strong YouTube videos
This job is a unionized position.
Responsibilities:
- Develop and produce daily stories about climate change and the environment
- Produce high quality stories that will be featured both on KGW's news broadcasts, digital platforms and social platforms
- Use social media and digital tools to research, discover and distribute content
- Build sources to routinely break news and uncover new stories
- Shoot, write, produce and edit on air and online content within deadlines
- Ability to identify, write and produce stories within a specific framework.
- Research for facts and credibility.
- Maintain and develop sources who will help bring our reporting to the next level.
- Use creative production techniques such as graphics and new forms of media (viewer pictures, webcam interviews, etc.) to enhance stories.
- Write in an exciting, captivating and authentic manner.
Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications or related field
- Understanding of the tenets of professional journalism and minimum of 3 years of experience
- Strong knowledge of environmental topics and issues
- Proven ability to shoot and edit high quality video stories
- Proven ability to use compelling graphics to tell complex stories. Special consideration will be given to candidates who can build their own graphics using software like Adobe Photoshop and After Effects
- Ability to conduct creative, engaging and content-drive live shots
- Ability to work well both independently and with a team
- Strong social media presence and skills
Benefits:
TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.
Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA's 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.
Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor's appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.
TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.
- Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.
EEO statement:
TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law. If you are in need of an accommodation in order to submit your application, please email askhr@tegna.com
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To all candidates: your personal information and online safety are important to us. Only TEGNA Recruiters or Hiring Managers will reach out to you regarding consideration of your application or background. Communications with TEGNA employees will either come from a TEGNA email address with a domain of tegna.com or one of our affiliate station domains.
Recruiters or Hiring Managers will never request payments, ask for financial account information or sensitive information such as social security numbers. If you are unsure if a message is from TEGNA, please email askhr@tegna.com.
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