Sports Reporter / Co-Host (Gold and Blue Nation)
About The Position
Gold and Blue Nation, the official television partner of West Virginia University Athletics and Learfield, is seeking an energetic, creative Sports Reporter/Co-Host to join their award-winning team covering the Mountaineers. This is not a traditional local TV sports job. The role involves serving a passionate statewide fan base while helping create daily television, digital, streaming, and social media content centered around one of the nation's most recognizable college athletic programs. The content reaches millions of viewers throughout West Virginia and beyond through television broadcasts, streaming platforms, digital properties, and regional sports programming. Gold and Blue Nation is a unique local television sports brand that produces daily WVU sports content for five Nexstar stations. Their specialty programming includes The WVU Coaches Show, Mountaineer GameDay, digital streaming shows, podcasts, and exclusive features. The position is based in Morgantown, West Virginia, and offers the opportunity to cover passionate fans while working alongside an experienced team dedicated to producing big-market content in a collaborative environment.
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Communications, Sports Media or related field preferred
- Previous sports reporting, anchoring or multimedia journalism experience preferred
- Strong on-camera presence and storytelling ability
- Excellent writing, interviewing and communication skills
- Ability to develop relationships and cultivate sources
- Knowledge of college athletics and college football preferred
- Ability to work under deadline pressure and react quickly to breaking news
- Strong understanding of digital journalism and social media platforms
- Experience shooting and editing video
- Proficiency with Adobe Creative Cloud products, including Premiere Pro
- Knowledge of AP Style
- Ability to multitask and manage competing priorities
- Valid driver's license and good driving record
- Schedule flexibility, including nights, weekends and holidays
Responsibilities
- Report daily on WVU Athletics and related sports news
- Produce compelling television reports, live shots and feature stories
- Co-host specialty programming, including coaches shows, digital streams, podcasts and other sports productions
- Appear live from WVU sporting events, practices and news conferences
- Create original content that stands out from competitors
- Write, shoot and edit stories for television, digital and social platforms
- Publish digital articles and website content on a regular basis
- Generate content ideas that drive audience growth and engagement
- Build and maintain relationships with coaches, athletes, university officials and sports information personnel
- Assist with production of Mountaineer GameDay and other specialty programming
- Maintain an active social media presence and use social platforms as reporting tools
- Capture photos and video for digital and broadcast use
- Edit content using Adobe Creative Cloud software
- Collaborate with producers, photographers and management to execute content strategy
- Participate in promotional appearances and station events as assigned
- Perform other duties as needed
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- 401(k)
- paid time off
- parental leave
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
