As a Sports Reporter, you will be a key member of our news team, responsible for generating story ideas, conducting interviews, and developing sources to create impactful content. You will work closely with our news managers and producers to craft unique, enterprise-focused stories with exclusive content. Your role is crucial in ensuring our newscasts are engaging and informative, providing our audience with the latest news and insights.
Responsibilities
- Plan, research, and execute day-of news stories and special projects.
- Collaborate with photographers or work independently to gather and edit video and audio content.
- Develop a network of sources to receive tips, access information, and break significant stories.
- Contribute multimedia updates to mobile platforms throughout the day.
- Manage multiple stories and projects simultaneously, meeting tight deadlines.
- Maintain journalistic integrity and adhere to ethical standards in all reporting.
- Work varied shifts, including overnights and weekends, to cover breaking news.
- Engage with the community and build relationships to enhance our news coverage.
- Stay updated on industry trends and technologies to enhance reporting skills.
Qualifications
- Professional or college reporting experience with a proven track record.
- Experience in enterprise reporting and uncovering exclusive details.
- A demo reel showcasing your ability to create compelling content.
- Excellent writing skills to craft clear and engaging copy.
- Proficiency in operating mobile transmission devices and adapting to new technologies.
- Ability to work in various weather conditions and manage time-sensitive tasks.
- A valid driver's license and a clean driving record.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills for effective collaboration.
- A passion for journalism and a commitment to ethical reporting practices.
- A willingness to learn and adapt to the evolving media landscape.
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
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
- Professional or college reporting experience with a proven track record
- Experience in enterprise reporting and uncovering exclusive details
- A demo reel showcasing your ability to create compelling content
- Excellent writing skills to craft clear and engaging copy
- Proficiency in operating mobile transmission devices and adapting to new technologies
- Ability to work in various weather conditions and manage time-sensitive tasks
- A valid driver's license and a clean driving record
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills for effective collaboration
- A passion for journalism and a commitment to ethical reporting practices
- A willingness to learn and adapt to the evolving media landscape
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.
