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AM Live Reporter
The E.W. Scripps Company
Chicago, IL, United States
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Description
If you yearn to tell stories, not regurgitate headlines, if you thrive in a newsroom that puts creative freedom first and foremost, if you appreciate a news program that gives time and doesn't fill it - Newsy has just the newsroom for you.
The Newsy - Chicago bureau is hiring an active news-seeking, consuming and producing journalist to contribute to a daily, two-hour morning news program. In this role you'll contribute both short- and long-term segments, while also working to ensure Newsy's morning news program has all of the most important information about the day ahead covered.
Key Activities:
• Works with Supervising and Live Line Producers to mine for and develop the most compelling content to share with Newsy's viewers
• Gathers and ensures factual accuracy for all assigned stories, through interviews, observations and research
• Assists is oversight of creative production, editing and capturing processes
• Contributes content live during a two-hour morning news program as assigned by the Supervising and Line Producers
• Organizes and promotes material across all Newsy platforms, including over-the-top
• Weekends, overnights, holiday and overtime work may be required
• Travel may be required
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
• Education and Experience:
◦ BS/BA in journalism, communications or related field strongly preferred
◦ Three or more years' experience in live, or linear newsroom required
• Skills and Abilities:
◦ Strong, clear and concise communication skills, both written and verbal
◦ Sound editorial judgment
◦ Ability to create distribution strategies to improve performance
◦ Must be able to multitask, meet deadlines and work in a high-pressure environment
◦ Project leadership and management experience strongly preferred
◦ Ability to thrive in a changing editorial environment is a must
◦ Videography and non-linear editing experience preferred
About Newsy:
Newsy is the next-generation national news network that provides "news with the why," built to inform and engage by delivering the top stories across every platform. Its content is available on cable; on over-the-top services including Hulu, Roku, Apple TV, Sling TV, Watchable from Comcast, Pluto TV, Amazon Fire TV and Google Chromecast; and on connected television including Xumo.
As an equal employment opportunity employer, The E.W. Scripps Company and its affiliates do not discriminate in its employment decisions on the basis on race, sex, sexual orientation, gender, color, religion, age, genetic information, medical condition, disability, marital status, citizenship or national origin, and military membership or veteran status, or on any other basis which would be in violation of any applicable federal, state or local law. Furthermore, the company will make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with known disabilities unless doing so would result in an undue hardship for the company.
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