Investigative Reporter Kptv
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Job Location:
Beaverton, OR - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About Gray Media:
Gray Media or Gray is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta Georgia formally known as Gray Television Inc. The company is the nations largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets serving 113 television markets that collectively reach approximately 36 percent of US television households. The portfolio includes 77 markets with the top-rated television station and 100 markets with the first and/or second-highest-rated television station as well as the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 45 markets totaling nearly 1.5 million Hispanic TV Households. The company also owns Gray Digital Media a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Grays additional media properties include video production companies Raycom Sports Tupelo Media Group and PowerNation Studios and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios.
About KPTV:
KPTV is a Fox-affiliated television station licensed to Portland Oregon. Owned by Atlanta-based Gray Media it is part of a duopoly with Vancouver Washington-licensed MyNetworkTV affiliate KPDX.
Job Summary/Description:
12 Oregon seeks an experienced Investigative Reporter to join our award-winning news team. The successful candidate will research develop write and present investigative news stories on a long and short-term basis as well as contribute research and analysis on major breaking news events and the big stories of the day. The reporter will work with the FOX 12 Investigates team as well as station management and the legal department to conceptualize and produce content. Experience doing computer-assisted reporting research and database analysis is a plus.
Duties/Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Research develop write and produce ground-breaking investigative news stories
- Generate long and short-term investigative news projects
- Perform computer-assisted reporting research and database analysis
- Contribute research and analysis on major breaking news events and big stories of the day
- Provide investigative content across all of FOX 12 Oregons on-air and digital platforms
- Develop and maintain sources that will generate exclusive reports
- Work with station management and corporate legal department conceptualizing and producing content
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Bachelors degree in Journalism or related field preferred
- Minimum of two years experience working as an investigative reporter or a four years as a General Assignment Reporter with a demonstrated history of turning investigative stories
- Understanding of computer-assisted reporting and working with database and spreadsheet programs
- Willingness to work long hours and overtime
If you feel youre qualified and want to work with a great group of people go to you may type in the job title station call letters or click on apply now upload your resume cover letter and references
(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through theGray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)
KPTV-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free company
Additional Info:
Gray Media provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age disability or addition to federal law requirements Gray Media complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.
Gray Media expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race color religion gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression national origin age genetic information disability or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Grays employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.
Key Skills
- Intelligence Targeting
- Legal Drafting
- Typing
- Photography
- Computer Networking
- Interviewing
- Signals Intelligence
- AP Style
- Research Experience
- Journalism
- Transcription
- Writing Skills
About Company
Gray Television, Inc. (NYSE: GTN and GTN.A) owns and/or operates over 100 television stations across 56 television markets that collectively broadcast more than 200 program streams including 103 channels affiliated with the CBS Network, the NBC Network, the ABC Network and the FOX Net ... View more
