Multiskilled Journalist- Tarrant County Bureau
Multiskilled Journalist- Tarrant County Bureau
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About TEGNA
TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) serves local communities across the U.S. through trustworthy journalism engaging content and tools that help people navigate their daily lives. Through customized marketing solutions we help businesses grow and thrive. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets TEGNA reaches approximately 100 million people every month across the web mobile apps streaming and linear television. For more information visitTEGNA.
WFAA the TEGNAowned ABC affiliate in Dallas Texas is seeking an experienced MultiSkilled Journalist to join our Tarrant County bureau. This journalist will play a key role in delivering highimpact enterprise and breaking news stories for our early evening and late evening newscasts.
We are looking for a dynamic storyteller who can produce content that provides context and depth to issues affecting Tarrant County and its diverse communities. The ideal candidate will be a selfstarter who thrives on uncovering original stories developing sources and delivering exclusive content across platforms including WFAA our streaming platform.
Responsibilities:
Cultivating a beat in Tarrant County developing strong relationships with sources to generate exclusive and enterprise stories. Serving as a goto resource in the newsroom for stories and insights related to that beat.
Digging into public records and investigative tools to uncover impactful stories that hold leaders accountable.
Telling meaningful visually engaging stories that connect with viewers and go beyond the headlines.
Shooting writing and editing stories as an MSJ.
Responding urgently to breaking news working the scene to provide the latest updates and exclusive interviews.
Delivering compelling live reports both in the field and instudio with strong storytelling and audience engagement.
Writing expanded digital content maximizing reach across WFAA and social media.
Leveraging AI and social media tools to enhance storytelling engagement and content production.
Contributing original content to WFAA our streaming platform with a focus on Tarrant Countys unique issues and perspectives.
Requirements::
Strong communicator with the ability to react quickly to breaking news in a fastpaced environment.
Experienced MMJ who is passionate about shooting and editing their own stories with highquality production value.
Live reporting expertise with an engaging contentdriven presence onair.
Deep knowledge of current events both locally statewide and nationally with a commitment to uncovering underreported issues.
Creative and innovative storyteller who can think outside the box and bring fresh perspectives to traditional news.
Proficiency in social media and AIdriven tools with a track record of using them to enhance storytelling and audience engagement.
Texas/Regional knowledge is a plus.
If youre a journalist who is passionate about delivering meaningful impactful stories to North Texas viewers we want to hear from you.
Benefits:
TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and parttime employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.
Our 401(k) program offers full parttime and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1 80 of their pay on a pretax basis to TEGNAs 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4 of pay are eligible for a 100 match from the company and are 100 vested from day one.
Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctors appointments with a physician through Teladoc and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.
TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.
* Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.
EEO statement:
TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We areproud to be an equal opportunity employer hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race color religion national origin sex gender age marital status personal appearance sexual orientation gender identity or expression family responsibilities disability medical condition enrollment in college or vocational school political affiliation military or veteran status citizenship status genetic information or any other basis protected by federal state or local law. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilitiesin accordance with applicable law. If you are in need of an accommodation in order to submit your application please email
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Recruiters or Hiring Managers will never request payments ask for financial account information or sensitive information such as social security numbers.
Employment Type
Full Time
