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Job Description:
Job Summary
WSB-TVis seeking an experiencedInvestigative Reporterto join their team!
Responsibilities:
- Develop, write, produce and present investigative and news stories on television, the web and mobile.
- Enterprise stories by developing sources and contacts.
- Make creative use of live technology to help tell a story.
- Understand and implement station's research-based goals.
- Writes and produces packages and reports live.
- Write and produce content for WSBTV.COM; use public records requests and FOIA to obtain information; use databases to research statistics and facts; gather and verify facts through interviews, research and surveillance if necessary.
- Responsible for producing daily enterprise stories as well as investigative stories for major ratings periods.
- Schedule may include nights, weekends, holidays and overtime as needed.
- Actively and responsibly participates in social media to extend station brand.
What we look for
- Must have strong writing and editorial skills; professional, smooth on-camera delivery; ability to handle multiple projects at once and meet deadlines; ability to develop highly promotable ideas for ratings periods; computer literacy with database experience; ability to handle projects from start to finish, collaborating with special projects producers; knowledge of legal and ethical requirements for investigative reporting; experience on surveillance shoots; ability to ad-lib in breaking news situations; ability to make quick decisions and turn multiple stories in a day when necessary; ability to develop sources and build relationships to generate stories; strong communication skills; flexibility to work unusual hours at times.
- College degree preferred
- Minimum 5 years investigative reporter experience in medium to large television markets.