Multimedia Journalist

Job Description

Typical duties may include but are not limited to:

• Researches and develops news stories through ongoing inquiries with newsmakers and community figures on a local, state, national and international level.
• Conducts interviews, records audio, reports and edits news stories in accordance with journalistic standards and ethics as defines by the Society of Professional Journalists and the Radio-Television News Directors Association.
• Cultivates and maintains news sources.
• Creates multi-platform treatments from stories whenever appropriate.
• Captures and edits videos and audio for a variety of broadcast and digital platforms.
• Updates web postings of WGCU News scripts, audio and photographs.
• Studies background information in order to prepare for programs or interviews.
• Collaborates and contributes to story concepts, research, background materials and shares newsmaker contacts with colleagues.
• Interviews subjects about their lives, their work, or topics of current interest.
• Maintains data and collects information by updating contact lists, electronic and hard-copy archived files, and directories of external materials in accordance with Florida's public records laws and the federal Freedom of Information Act.
• Corresponds with public inquiries regarding news stories that have been reported on WGCU, PBS, and National Public Radio.
• Makes public appearances on behalf of WGCU Public Broadcasting at various events in the community.

Other Duties:

• Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

Additional Job Description

Required Qualifications:

• This position requires either eight years of directly related full-time experience or, as an alternative, a Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in an appropriate area of specialization and four years of full-time experience directly related to the job functions.
• Professional, full time experience in broadcast news, public radio field reporting and interviewing.
• Experience with public broadcasting, audio digital editing, FTP for audio production purposes, and field recording.
• Superior on-air voice quality and network quality hosting.
• Valid driver's license.
• Any appropriate combination of relevant education, experience, and/or certifications may be considered.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Master's Degree from an accredited institution in an appropriate area of specialization.
• Experience participating in on-air membership campaigns.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities:

• Demonstrated knowledge of journalism ethics, practices and standards, particularly those of PBS and NPR.
• Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods, including alternative ways to inform and entertain via written, oral, and visual media.
• Skilled in the use of journalism principles and techniques.
• Network quality news writing, reporting, digital recording, and production skills.
• Strong organizational skills and an ability to prioritize and complete simultaneous projects within deadlines.
• Skill in current digital audio editing, video desktop editing, and general desktop software applications including those that create original data journalism stories.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal and written communication skills.
• Ability to work collaboratively and build strategic relations with colleagues, coworkers, constituents, and the general public.
• Ability to collect, analyze, organize and present information in a meaningful manner.
• Ability to be comfortable using microphones, portable recording devices for audio, video, and radio studio production equipment.
• Ability to source stories and craft attention-getting, in-depth, vibrant, and well-organized narratives.

Pay Grade 16