WHTM-TV/abc27, the ABC affiliate serving South Central Pennsylvania and owned by Nexstar Media Group, is seeking a creative, motivated, and curious Multimedia Journalist to join our newsroom. This position is ideal for a strong storyteller who is comfortable finding, developing, shooting, writing, editing, and presenting stories across multiple platforms.
The Multimedia Journalist researches, writes, captures visual content, edits, and presents general assignment stories for television, digital, mobile, and social media. The successful candidate will have strong news judgment, solid writing skills, professional on-air presence, and the ability to produce accurate, engaging content on deadline.
Essential Duties & ResponsibilitiesProduce news content for multiple platforms, including television, digital, mobile, and social media.
Work with newsroom management to enterprise, pitch, and develop stories on a daily basis.
Gather and verify information through interviews, observation, research, and review of reliable sources.
Organize material, determine the appropriate angle or emphasis, and write stories according to established editorial style, format standards, and newsroom expectations.
Shoot and edit video using broadcast-quality camera equipment and newsroom editing tools.
Deliver compelling storytelling through strong writing, dynamic live shots and stand-ups, creative visuals, graphics, and effective use of digital and social media platforms.
Demonstrate sound editorial judgment while applying journalism ethics, accuracy standards, and knowledge of libel laws.
Represent abc27 professionally in the community and in the field.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Requirements & Skills
Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communications, or a related field required; equivalent years of professional experience may be considered as a substitute for education.
One year of experience as a multimedia journalist or in a similar newsroom reporting role preferred.
Strong on-air reporting, writing, editing, and technical skills.
Experience using cameras, camera equipment, and broadcast-quality video gear.
Ability to shoot, write, edit, and present stories under deadline pressure.
Strong news judgment and understanding of journalism ethics, accuracy, fairness, and libel laws.
Detail-oriented with strong organizational and time-management skills.
Ability to manage challenging situations professionally, including breaking news, sensitive interviews, and deadline-driven newsroom demands.
Comfortable using digital and social media platforms to enhance storytelling and audience engagement.
Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Communications, or related field (or equivalent experience)
- One year of experience as a multimedia journalist or similar newsroom reporting role
- Strong on-air reporting, writing, editing, and technical skills
- Experience using cameras, camera equipment, and broadcast-quality video gear
- Ability to shoot, write, edit, and present stories under deadline pressure
- Strong news judgment and understanding of journalism ethics, accuracy, fairness, and libel laws
- Detail-oriented with strong organizational and time-management skills
- Ability to manage challenging situations professionally, including breaking news and sensitive interviews
- Comfortable using digital and social media platforms to enhance storytelling and audience engagement
- Valid driver's license with an acceptable driving record
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.
