National Consumer Correspondent
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Job Location:
New York City, NY - USA
Monthly Salary:
$ 120000 - 140000
Posted on:
17 days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Hearst Television is looking for a National Consumer Correspondent who brings a creative spark and a smart relatable voice to the stories that affect people every day. Our stations and digital platforms reach more than 24 million households and were looking for someone who can help audiences make sense of the consumer issues that shape their lives: from cost-of-living to scams and recalls personal finance health and lifestyle trends.
As part of our National Consumer Unit youll report write and front compelling stories that appear on-air digital and join a small fast-moving team thats constantly experimenting with new styles and platforms to connect with audiences in fresh ways delivering coverage thats useful and memorable. You will report to the Sr Director and Managing Editor.
What Youll Do
Deliver a mix of daily and enterprise consumer stories with authority curiosity and a distinct voice.
Create smart engaging video content for all platforms and experiment with new formats and storytelling styles.
Collaborate with producers editors and reporters across Hearst Television to develop engaging and unforgettable projects.
Book and conduct interviews with experts and consumers and interact with experts from across the Hearst ecosystem.
Produce and shoot digital videos; contribute regularly to social platforms.
Find new ways to make consumer stories come alive for viewers visually emotionally and creatively.
Meet deadlines with precision and professionalism.
What Were Looking For
Reporting or anchoring background ideally focused on consumer or investigative topics.
A sharp storyteller who knows how to make complex information clear and compelling.
A creative self-starter equally comfortable collaborating with a team or working independently in the field.
Someone who connects naturally with audiences on TV and digital.
An unshakable commitment to fairness accuracy and ethical standards.
Experience producing for social or digital platforms.
In-office attendance is required; some travel may be needed
Diversity Statement
At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all culture backgrounds perspective and identities. Thats why behind the scenes we believe in being an organization as diverse and varied as the audience we reach ensuring that the content we create is more compassionate and more representative of the communities we serve.
Benefits
Hearsts benefit programs are modern flexible and designed to focus on you. As a Hearst employee you and your spouse or partner or dependents would have access to the following benefits.
- Medical Dental Vision
- 401(k) matching
- Emotional Wellness Support
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- LGBTQ Health Services
- Additional benefits to meet your and your familys needs
The estimated base salary range for this role is between $120000 and $140000. The actual base pay offered is dependent upon many factors such as transferable skills work experience business needs market demands and conditions including geographic location where the work will be performed and other factors permitted by law. The base pay range is subject to change and may be modified in the future. This role is bonus eligible.
Key Skills
- Loan Origination
- Typing
- Organizational skills
- Managed Care
- Analysis Skills
- Fair Housing Regulations
- Research Experience
- Utilization Review
- Underwriting
- Employment & Labor Law
- Medicare
- Word Processing
About Company
Hearst Television (HTV) owns and/or operates 35 television and two radio stations serving 27 media markets across 39 states reaching over 22 million U.S. television households. HTV is recognized as one of the industry's premier broadcasting companies and has been honored with numerous ... View more
