KCRA 3, the news leader in Northern California and a Hearst Television station, is looking for a Multimedia Journalist who provides high-quality coverage of Stockton and the surrounding area. The ideal candidate can identify important story ideas, shoot and edit video news packages and present content in a compelling manner. The Multimedia Journalist is motivated, loves telling stories and is prepared to deliver them live. You will report to the News Operations Manager. This is an IBEW Union position.
Responsibilities
- Plan, gather and assemble stories on day-of news or special project assignments
- Coordinate with news managers and producers to develop stories that go beyond surface details, that accentuate unique enterprise angles, and have exclusive content
- Develop a network of sources in Stockton and the surrounding area that provide tips to break stories of significance
- Gather and edit compelling video and captivating sound
- Put together creative, dynamic packages
- Contribute pictures, video and text updates to all platforms throughout the day
- Exhibit unwavering journalistic integrity and ethical standards
Requirements
- 2 or more years of professional journalism experience
- Experience with enterprise reporting and ability to uncover details
- Write clear, compelling copy that supports the images
- Can work in all weather conditions
- Can carry up to 50 pounds of equipment
- Must have experience with video editing tools
- Have a valid driver's license and a clear driving record
- Work varied shifts, including weekends and holidays
- Can deal with the stresses and pressures of time-sensitive newscast production
- Related military experience will be considered
- Bilingual experience is a plus
- In-person attendance is required
Salary
The estimated base salary range for this role is between $58,000 and $70,000. 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.
Values in Action
At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That's 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
Hearst's 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 family's needs
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. we do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, creed, national, origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.
Skills Required
- 2 or more years of professional journalism experience
- Experience with enterprise reporting and ability to uncover details
- Write clear, compelling copy that supports the images
- Can work in all weather conditions
- Can carry up to 50 pounds of equipment
- Experience with video editing tools
- Valid driver's license and a clear driving record
- Work varied shifts, including weekends and holidays
- Ability to handle stresses and pressures of time-sensitive newscast production
- Related military experience will be considered
- Bilingual experience
- In-person attendance is required
- Unwavering journalistic integrity and ethical standards
Hearst Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Hearst and has not been reviewed or approved by Hearst.
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare coverage is described as comprehensive, including medical plan choice, full in-network preventive coverage, dental and vision, telemedicine, prescription coverage, and fertility resources. Mental-health resources and other wellbeing services (e.g., therapy sessions, crisis support, virtual physical therapy, and chronic-condition programs) further strengthen the health offering.
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Retirement Support — Retirement support is positioned as meaningful through a 401(k) plan with company matching and Hearst covering plan administration fees. Performance bonuses are also noted as available in some roles, adding an additional rewards component beyond base pay.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Time-off benefits include paid holidays, paid sick days, and vacation time with a commonly cited annual range, alongside paid parental leave and family medical leave. A remote work program and flexibility signals are also included as part of the overall rewards experience.
Hearst Insights
What We Do
Hearst is a leading global, diversified media, information and services company with more than 360 businesses. Its major interests include ownership in cable television networks such as A&E, HISTORY, Lifetime and ESPN; global financial services leader Fitch Group; Hearst Health, a group of medical information and services businesses; transportation assets including CAMP Systems International, a major provider of software-as-a-service solutions for managing maintenance of jets and helicopters; 33 television stations such as WCVB-TV in Boston and KCRA-TV in Sacramento, California, which reach a combined 19 percent of U.S. viewers; newspapers such as the Houston Chronicle, San Francisco Chronicle and Times Union (Albany, New York); more than 300 magazines around the world, including Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Men's Health and Car and Driver, and digital services businesses such as iCrossing and KUBRA; and investments in emerging digital entertainment companies such as Complex Networks.
