General Assignment Reporter

Sinclair Broadcast Group • Baltimore, MD

8h • Onsite

About The Position

WBFF/WNUV is looking for a take-charge General Assignment Reporter to help us continue to grow and empower our audiences! 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, 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.

Requirements

• Proven knowledge and experience working with current media creation tools and contemporary newsroom systems
• Excel in storytelling across multiple platforms
• Strong writing and copy-editing skills are a must
• 2-3 years of experience as a Reporter
• Must be able to work well under pressure to meet strict deadlines

Responsibilities

• Create, shoot, write and edit meaningful stories for station’s newscast that can be used across multiple platforms
• 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 Directors etc.

Benefits

• participation in a retirement plan
• quarterly and annual incentive plan bonuses
• life and disability insurance
• health, dental and vision plans
• flexible spending accounts
• 15 paid vacation days
• 2 paid personal days
• 9 paid holidays
• 40 hours of paid sick leave
• parental leave
• employee stock purchase plan

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed