Multimedia Journalist

Posted 22 Days Ago
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Altoona, PA, USA
In-Office
Entry level
Digital Media • News + Entertainment
The Role
The Multimedia Journalist will produce and present news reports for various platforms, pitch stories, and engage with the community through research and interviews.
Summary Generated by Built In
WTAJ-TV has an immediate opening on our award-winning news team. We are Your News Leader in Central Pennsylvania, and we need an individual who can present story ideas, maximize contacts and tell great stories each day on air, online, and on our streaming channel WTAJ+. Do you have the desire to be the lead story today? If so, we want you on our team!
This is an excellent market to make you mark in broadcast and digital news. There’s plenty of news to tell here! And there’s plenty to do in Central PA, including outdoor activities, family entertainment, college sports, minor league baseball, and of course, Groundhog Day! We’re also a short road trip to major cities like Pittsburgh, Washington D.C., and Philadelphia.
  • Position Responsibilities
  • Produces and presents reports for WTAJ, WTAJ.com, and WTAJ+, as well as social media
  • Reports news quickly and accurately and ensures that all content meets company standards for journalistic integrity and production quality
  • Gathers information about events through research, interviews, experience or attendance at political, news, sports, artistic, social or other functions
  • Pitches stories to news managers and news producers which are relevant to the local community
  • Performs special projects and other duties as assigned
  • Skill/Experience Requirements
  • Excellent communication skills, both oral and written with the ability to ad lib when required
  • Superior on-air presence
  • Proficiency in Adobe Premiere and Photoshop experience is a plus
  • Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience

Skills Required

  • Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism or related field
  • Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
  • Superior on-air presence
  • Proficiency in Adobe Premiere and Photoshop
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The Company
HQ: Irving, TX
5,001 Employees
Year Founded: 1996

What We Do

Nexstar Media Group is the largest TV station operator in the country. With the reach of 171 full power television stations in 100 markets addressing nearly 38.9% of US television households, and a diversified, growing digital media operation, Nexstar Media Group offers superior audience engagement across all media devices and local broadcast television’s unrivalled influence on consumers’ purchasing and political decisions. In 20 years, Nexstar has grown from a single station to the nation’s largest television company. This growth is fueled by an organization-wide commitment to delivering exceptional service to our communities and outstanding results for our advertisers. From the very beginning, Nexstar has cultivated an organization-wide commitment to providing superior, unique local content that is relevant to each of the communities it serves, while offering local businesses, advertisers and brands the ability to engage and connect with local communities.

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