Reporter/MMJ - Military Veterans
at Hearst
Local News Multimedia Journalist (MMJ)
WVTM, the NBC affiliate in Birmingham, AL, is looking for a Multimedia Journalist who can identify important story ideas, shoot and edit video news packages and present in a compelling manor. The Multimedia Journalist is motivated, loves telling stories and is prepared to deliver them LIVE. You will report to the News Director.
Responsibilities
- Gather information for stories and live reports for newscasts that could include mornings, nights, weekends, and holidays
- Coverage of breaking news, weather and sports
- Put together high-quality packages
- Collaborate with reporters on packages, special reports and documentaries
- Develop sources, create story ideas, and produce content on-air, online, and all digital platforms
- Shoot live shots and live interviews, and track news stories
- Professional or schooling experience in television news reporting, photography and editing
- Creative writer and editor
- Must deliver with authenticity to connect with viewers
- Can provide samples of reporting and photography
- Experience developing local contacts
- Experience shooting and editing high-quality video
- Can deal with the stresses and pressures of time-sensitive newscast production
- Related military experience will be considered
- In-person attendance is required
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
Birmingham, AL
Hearst is one of the nation’s largest global, diversified information, services and media companies. Hearst has been innovating for more than a century, leading with purpose, integrity and a culture of care, with a mission to inform audiences and improve lives. The company’s diverse portfolio includes global financial services leader Fitch Group; Hearst Health, a group of medical information and services businesses; Hearst Transportation, which includes CAMP Systems International, a major provider of software-as-a-service solutions for managing maintenance of jets and helicopters; ownership in cable television networks such as A&E, HISTORY, Lifetime and ESPN; 35 television stations; 24 daily and 52 weekly newspapers; digital services businesses; and more than 200 magazines around the world. Hearst is always moving forward, investing in healthcare solutions to improve patient outcomes and technology that curbs emissions; providing vital analysis, data and software to the global financial services industry; delivering important service and investigative journalism; and inspiring audiences with sports and entertainment programming. With a commitment to maintaining the highest quality in its products and services, Hearst is dedicated to serving the communities it operates in, both civically and philanthropically.