Des Moines, IA, USA
32 days ago
Multi-Media Journalist

PURPOSE FOR THE POSITION: Contribute in any way necessary to the content gathering and producing for WHO 13.

PRINCIPAL FUNCTIONS ESSENTIAL TO THE JOB:

Engaging on-air and online personality.Ability to write web, text, and social-media versions of news stories.Ability to shoot and to edit video and sound.Ability to operate ENG Live truck.Ability to enterprise news stories.Ability to write and interpret broadcast-news copy.Ability to report live-breaking news.Ability to handle deadline pressure.Ability to drive news vehicles when needed.Other duties as assigned.

MINIMUM KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED:

Valid driver’s licenseComputer literate.  Experience with Final Cut Pro preferredKnowledge of social media platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, etc.2 years television newsroom experience2 years news reporting/writing experience preferred.4-year college degree preferredWork under extreme pressure, deadlines, and adverse weather conditionsDesk work, walking, and standing.

RELATIONSHIPS:

Internal contacts: All station personnelExternal contacts: General public

STATEMENT ABOUT OTHER DUTIES:
This is not necessarily an exhaustive list of all responsibilities, skills, duties, requirements, efforts or working conditions associated with the job. While this is intended to be an accurate reflection of the current job, management reserves the right to revise the job or to require that other or different tasks be performed when circumstances change, e.g.  emergencies, changes in personnel, workload, rush jobs, special projects, technological developments, etc. 

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