Video Reporter

OSU Rec Sports - Sport. Leadership. Wellness. • Corvallis, OR

29d • Onsite

About The Position

This recruitment will be used to fill up to 2 part-time (a maximum of 24 hours per week) Video Reporters for the Orenge Media Network at Oregon State University (OSU). The Video reporter is responsible for pitching, researching, and writing/creating multimedia stories for OMN’s news teams, primarily for The Daily Barometer and Beaver’s Digest, as required by the editor-in-chief of the publications.

Requirements

• Academically enrolled in a high school, community college, or university and pursuing a program or course of study
• Meet Academic Standing Requirements; students on academic suspension are not eligible for employment
• Meet the applicable minimal enrollment standard
• High School student: Regularly enrolled in a high school or participating in a home-schooling program
• Undergraduate and post-baccalaureate student: 6 credit hours per term
• Undergraduate international student: 12 credit hours per term
• Graduate student officially admitted to Graduate School: 5 credit hours per term
• Graduate international student officially admitted to Graduate School: 9 credit hours per term
• Knowledgeable of or willing to learn news gathering and fact checking strategies
• Beginner experience shooting or editing video
• Willing to learn AP style and work within the SPJ Code of Ethics
• Able to work flexible hours including nights, weekends and academic breaks
• Able to meet deadlines
• Is a strong writer, communicator and comfortable with public speaking
• Is organized and reliable
• Is experienced with giving and receiving feedback

Nice To Haves

• If available, please include a link to a portfolio of recent video work.

Responsibilities

• Pitches, accepts and develops story ideas that have news value for the OSU community.
• Conducts research and necessary interviews to produce thorough video news stories that include multiple relevant perspectives.
• Remains objective and provides fair and accurate coverage.
• Pursues news in a timely fashion.
• Cover breaking news as needed.
• Conducts interviews with sources, shooting and editing video, writing scripts and providing narration for video stories.
• Edits together news videos between 60 - 1:30, under direction of TV news producer and/or publication editors-in-chief.
• Prepares information for on-screen graphics.
• Shares stories on social media to reach audience.
• May be asked to present their story live in studio.
• May be asked to create horizontal and vertical versions of stories.
• Attends all staff and team meetings, including weekly reporter meeting.
• Participates in critique sessions with producer to make any necessary revisions in style or content.
• Able to act as mentors to new hires.
• Respond to emails, messages, team chats and phone calls the same day, professionally representing OMN.
• Ensuring you are using, checking and responding to project management platform (Basecamp, Discord, etc.).
• Proactively communicates work status with editor(s).
• Notify adviser immediately should any ethical, legal, personnel or controversial problems occur.
• Follow all OMN policies and procedures including professionalism and deadlines.
• Ensure designs and content are centered on equitable representation and inclusion, with attention to impact on historically underrepresented and marginalized communities and constituencies.

Benefits

• Skill development in Communication, Critical Thinking, Professionalism

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed