Multimedia Journalist (Pipeline Posting)

Audacy • TX-Dallas, TX

11h • Onsite

About The Position

NewsRadio 1080 KRLD, Dallas-Fort Worth and Texas State Networks is looking for its next full-time Multimedia Journalist. The ideal candidate is an upbeat, positive, and motivated news junkie who thrives in a fast-paced environment where content is driven by audience demands, breaking news, severe weather, and coverage of major traffic incidents. In this unique and exciting role as a multimedia journalist, you will serve as an editor, anchor, reporter, digital and social content creator for NewsRadio 1080 KRLD’s multiple distribution platforms, including Texas State Networks. The skills utilized may be different each day, based on staffing, content, and audience demands. This full-time position would include a Monday through Friday schedule and may include on-call duties as needed. This is a pipeline posting, meaning Audacy is continuously building a pipeline of talented individuals for future opportunities.

Requirements

• Have a passion for the process of news and news story development.
• Understanding of newsroom ethical and legal guidelines and restrictions that govern broadcast media.
• Excellent editorial judgment and deep understanding of current events, politics and news.
• Keen awareness of the current socio-political landscape, and the ability to separate personal political and social views from influencing story selection and presentation.
• Contemporary sound and excellent on-air delivery and storytelling skills.
• Write for both styles of distribution (on-air and digital) and include audio and/or video.
• Thrive under pressure, especially during breaking news, severe weather, and unrelenting news deadlines.
• Comfort with on-camera work for social and digital distribution.
• Fully utilize all the tools of broadcast and social media in the field (Twitter, Facebook, live and recorded video and audio equipment, etc.)
• Technical proficiency of audio and video recording equipment and editing software.
• Proficiency in editing and packaging news sound and interviews.
• Possess strong multi-tasking skills, and the ability to quickly pivot and produce content spontaneously based on changing news, breaking news, severe weather, etc.
• Positive and effective communication with team members, advertisers, newsmakers, stringers and network counterparts, listeners and the general public.
• Understanding of target demographics, and target topics/beats for news coverage.
• Proficient with basic computer software skills, including Gmail and Slack.

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with the Dallas-Fort Worth news environment.
• 4 year degree in journalism.
• 1+ years of experience in an active newsroom environment.
• 1+ years anchoring or reporting news for broadcast or digital media.
• Burli or (similar news content management system) experience.
• Experience updating stories on digital CMS platforms (i.e. - WordPress, etc)
• Ability to edit video, overlay graphics and/or subtitles, etc.
• Graphic editing skills, and use of products for visual storytelling, such as Canva.

Responsibilities

• Stay up to date on current affairs and content planning for the day/week.
• Gather, write, record, edit and deliver news, traffic & weather content, including live coverage from the studio or from the field on KRLD, Texas State Networks, or associated distribution platforms.
• Identify great audio, write and edit urgent and compelling copy for stories.
• Assemble/stack, and edit newscasts delivered by another anchor and/or by you, free of any political or social biases.
• Anchor multi-hour news shifts on KRLD and/or Texas State Networks.
• Interview newsmakers and news reactors, including the general public.
• Development and research of potential news stories, using all newsroom resources, including non-traditional and social media, to identify potential news stories relevant to KRLD’s strategy and target audience.
• Organize, develop, and coordinate assignments with reporters during hours associated with Editing.
• Communicate and coordinate with KRLD meteorologist and/or traffic teams during changing weather conditions, severe weather, and significant traffic incidents.
• Creatively pursue new ways of presenting stories so that they have the most impact on the audience.
• Contribute to team editorial meetings with story ideas.
• Learn, understand, and be able to follow and implement KRLD strategy and Audacy policy and procedures.
• Alert management to content that is questionable or that may be in violation of FCC, corporate or station policies and regulations.
• Other duties as required by management.

Benefits

• Audacy affords equal employment opportunity to qualified individuals regardless of their race, color, religion or religious creed, sex/gender (including pregnancy, childbirth, breastfeeding, or related medical conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age (over 40), physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, marital status, military or veteran status, or other classification protected by applicable federal, state, or local law, and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations.
• Consistent with our commitment to equal employment opportunity, we provide reasonable accommodations to qualified individuals with disabilities who need assistance in applying electronically for a position with Audacy, unless doing so would impose an undue hardship.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree