Freelance Part-Time Photojournalist

Tegna • Minneapolis, MN

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About The Position

KARE, a TEGNA affiliate in Minneapolis, is seeking a freelance, part-time Photojournalist to create compelling news content for broadcast and digital platforms. The role uses current photography and editing tools to produce original stories, including coverage of breaking, general, sports, feature, investigative, and political news. The Photojournalist contributes story ideas, attends editorial meetings, and publishes content across the station’s digital platforms, including social media.

The position requires a current driver’s license and the ability to operate a news-gathering vehicle. Candidates should have journalism or related education and relevant photojournalism, editing, and content-management experience. The role requires schedule flexibility, reliability, sound news judgment, and strong writing, photography, and non-linear editing skills. Pay is listed at $22–$25 USD.

Requirements

• Current driver’s license and ability to operate a news-gathering vehicle to and from various locations.
• BA/BS in journalism, communications, or a related field.
• Experience in photojournalism, editing, and content management systems.
• Ability to generate creative, engaging, content-driven live shots.
• Social media proficiency, especially in the field, including an active news presence on Twitter and Facebook.
• Demonstrated news judgment, writing skills, photography experience, and non-linear editing skills.
• Flexibility with schedule, reliability, and dependability.
• Understanding of the tenets of professional journalism.

Nice To Haves

• 1–3 years of experience preferred.
• Membership and active participation in NPPA preferred.
• SNG experience.

Responsibilities

• Use photography and editing tools, including Edius and Adobe products, to tell stories.
• Produce original on-air and digital content that evokes emotion and tells compelling stories.
• Write and post daily across digital platforms, including social media, and attach images and streaming video.
• Use creative production techniques, such as graphics, viewer pictures, and webcam interviews, to enhance stories.
• Contact sources and develop news stories.
• Cover breaking, general, sports, feature, investigative, and political news.
• Produce unique and captivating news stories.
• Attend editorial meetings, participate in discussions, and suggest story ideas.
• Edit and post video and text content for the website.
• Perform other tasks as required by a supervisor or executive producer.

Benefits

• Medical plan options for full- and part-time employees.
• Dental and eye care coverage.
• Fertility, surrogacy, and adoption assistance.
• Disability and life insurance.
• 401(k) contributions, with company matching up to the first 4% of pay; matched contributions are 100% vested from day one.
• Nine free virtual doctor appointments annually for employees and eligible family members.
• Twelve free annual therapy sessions for employees and eligible family members.
• Paid Time Off (PTO).
• Nine paid holidays per year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time