Investigative Journalist

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. • Grand Rapids, MI

8d • Onsite

About The Position

WOOD TV in Grand Rapids, Michigan is seeking an investigative storyteller with strong news judgment, a passion for storytelling, and a background in reporting across multiple media platforms. The role requires covering a range of topics, uncovering documents, filing FOIAs, and holding people accountable. Multiplatform reporting is essential, including shooting and editing, creating vertical videos, posting on social media, and producing stories for WOODTV.com, WOODTV+ streaming newscasts, and WOOD-TV newscasts. Experience covering hard news is essential.

The Investigative MMJ reports on daily news assignments and contributes enterprise content, while collaborating with newsroom colleagues to deliver news across platforms. The position requires maintaining sources in the community, government, and law enforcement, and supporting a collaborative newsroom culture grounded in integrity.

Requirements

• Minimum five years of journalism experience.
• Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience.
• Strong journalistic background and excellent writing skills.
• Ability to perform under pressure.
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule, including mornings, evenings, and weekends.
• Positive collaboration with colleagues and effective interaction with the public.
• Excellent news judgment and expansive knowledge of local and national current events, history, newsmakers, and issues.
• Ability to meet deadlines and handle multiple tasks simultaneously across multiple WOOD platforms.
• Ability to work outdoors in all weather conditions and indoors in environmentally controlled conditions.
• Ability to sit, conduct telephone conversations, use electronic mail, write letters and memos, conduct face-to-face discussions with individuals or groups, make decisions without supervision, make decisions that impact co-workers’ results, and work in close proximity to others.
• Ability to operate equipment weighing up to 25 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Report on daily news assignments and contribute to daily enterprise content.
• Uncover documents that support investigative journalism.
• Collaborate with photographers, producers, management, and the assignment desk to deliver news on all platforms.
• When necessary, shoot and edit stories, social posts, and digital content.
• Establish and maintain sources in the community, government, and law enforcement.
• Support a positive newsroom culture, collaborate, and foster an environment of integrity.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Senior