WCVB-TV, Boston’s ABC affiliate, is searching for a fearless, high-impact, multiplatform Reporter who can turn great storytelling into must-watch content. You’ll break news, build sources, pitch and execute original enterprise ideas, deliver dynamic live shots, and create impression-grabbing social media posts. We’re looking for a confident, take-charge journalist who hits the ground running—someone who thrives in the field, asks tough questions, and uses every tool available to create compelling, shareable stories. If you’re fast, smart, deadline-driven, and energized by collaboration, you’ll fit right in.
Responsibilities
- Plan, gather, and produce stories for day-of news coverage and special project assignments
- Collaborate with news managers and producers to develop stories that go beyond the surface, spotlight distinctive enterprise angles, and deliver exclusive content
- Consistently contribute updated information, video, photos, and other elements to multiple platforms throughout the day
- Embrace new technology and adapt to evolving demands to stay relevant in a rapidly shifting multi-media environment
- Build and maintain a strong network of sources who provide tips and early access to information, enabling you to break impactful stories
- Manage multiple stories and projects simultaneously, meeting all deadlines under pressure
- Demonstrate unwavering journalistic integrity and the highest ethical standards
Requirements
- Professional reporting experience
- Commitment to enterprise and data-driven reporting
- Demo reel that is indicative of everyday work
- Ability to write clear, correct, compelling copy tied directly to video
- Can work in all weather conditions
- Have a valid driver's license and a clear driving record
- Work varied shifts, including overnights and weekends
- In person attendance required
- Can deal with the stresses and pressures of time-sensitive newscast and digital production
- Related military experience will be considered
Salary
The estimated salary for this role is between $114,000 and $135,000. 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 backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That’s why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization that fosters collaboration and open communication, ensuring that the content we create is authentic, accurate, and connected to 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
Skills Required
- Professional reporting experience
- Commitment to enterprise and data-driven reporting
- Demo reel indicative of everyday work
- Ability to write clear, correct, compelling copy tied directly to video
- Ability to work in all weather conditions
- Valid driver’s license and clear driving record
- Availability for varied shifts, including overnights and weekends
- In-person attendance
- Ability to handle time-sensitive newscast and digital production pressures
- Related military experience
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.
