Multimedia Reporter

Job Description

Typical duties may include but are not limited to:

• Researches and develops news stories through ongoing inquiries with newsmakers and community figures on a local, state, national and international level.
• Conducts on-camera field or studio interviews, records, reports and writes news stories daily, in accordance with journalistic standards and ethics as defined by the Society of Professional Journalists and the Radio-Television News Directors Association.
• Cultivates and maintains news sources.
• Captures and edits videos and/or audio for multiple broadcast and digital platforms.
• Collaborates and contributes to broadcast program concepts, research, background materials and shares newsmaker contacts with colleagues.
• Maintains data and information collection through updates to contact lists, electronic and hard-copy files of archived work and directories of external materials in accordance with Florida's public records laws and the federal Freedom of Information Act.
• Corresponds with public inquiries regarding news stories that have been reported on WGCU, National Public Radio and PBS.
• Adheres to the PBS & NPR Code of Ethics and public media editorial standards and practices.

Other Duties:

• Participates in on-air fundraising campaigns and WGCU Public Media special events.
• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Additional Job Description

Required Qualifications:

• This position requires either six years of directly related full-time experience or, as an alternative, a Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in an appropriate area of specialization and two years of full-time experience directly related to the job functions.
• Professional, full time experience in broadcast news, public radio field reporting and interviewing.
• Superior on-air voice quality and network quality hosting.
• Any appropriate combination of relevant education, experience, and/or certifications may be considered.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree from an accredited institution in an appropriate area of specialization.
• Demonstrated multimedia production experience.
• Bilingual in English and Spanish.
• Previous social media experience.
• Experience participating in on-air membership campaigns.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Demonstrated knowledge of journalism ethics, practices and standards.
• Knowledge of policies, procedures, and guidelines established by professional organizations and/or governing agencies.
• Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods, including alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
• Skilled in the use of journalism principles and techniques.
• Network quality news writing, reporting, digital recording, and production skills.
• Strong organizational skills and an ability to prioritize and complete simultaneous projects within deadlines.
• Skill in current digital audio editing, video desktop editing, and general desktop software applications including those that create original data journalism stories.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively and build strategic relations with colleagues, coworkers, constituents, and the general public.
• Ability to collect, analyze, organize and present information in a meaningful manner.
• Ability to be comfortable using microphones, portable recording devices for audio, video, and radio studio production equipment.

Pay Grade 16