NEWS REPORTER/MMJ - WOWT
About The Position
Gray Media, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, is a multimedia company and the nation's largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets, serving 113 television markets. The company also owns Gray Digital Media, video production companies (Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, PowerNation Studios), and studio production facilities (Assembly Atlanta, Third Rail Studios). WOWT First Alert 6, a Gray Media property, is a modern facility with state-of-the-art technology, providing award-winning local news and First Alert Weather coverage, as well as marketing solutions for local businesses in Omaha, Nebraska. Omaha is described as a progressive city with a strong market and various attractions. WOWT First Alert 6 is seeking a driven, enterprising Reporter/MMJ to join their team. This role is for an individual with a keen sense for community-relevant stories and the urgency to deliver them to the audience across all platforms. The First Alert brand emphasizes urgency, accuracy, and impact, requiring the reporter to generate original, on-brand story ideas, respond aggressively to breaking news, and produce compelling content for broadcast, streaming, web, and social media.
Requirements
- Experience or strong aptitude as an MMJ comfortable shooting and editing in the field.
- A breaking news mentality, urgency, adaptability, and the drive to be first and right.
- Confident live presence and strong on-camera delivery.
- Active and engaging on social media, fluent in Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram as storytelling platforms.
- Strong writing skills, clear, urgent, and built for multiple platforms.
- Valid driver's license and clean driving record required.
- Ability to demonstrate strong skills and a compelling reel (for entry-level candidates).
Nice To Haves
- At least 2 years of on-air reporting experience.
- Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Communications, or a related field.
Responsibilities
- Enterprise original story ideas that align with the First Alert brand, focused on safety, security, neighborhood impact, consumer protection, and community relevance.
- Respond immediately and aggressively to breaking news, be ready to drop everything, get to the scene, and deliver live coverage fast.
- Operate as a multimedia journalist (MMJ), shooting, writing, and editing your own content when needed, while also working alongside a photographer on larger assignments.
- Go live confidently and frequently, from the field, from the studio, and across platforms.
- Produce content for all platforms every day: broadcast, streaming, web, Facebook, TikTok, and Instagram.
- Write with urgency and clarity, bold, viewer-focused copy that gets to the heart of the story immediately.
- Make calls, build sources, and dig for stories; don't wait for news to come to you.
- Collaborate with producers and the content team to shape the best possible newscasts and digital presence.
- Uphold the highest standards of journalistic ethics, accuracy, and fairness in every story.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
