MultiSkilled Journalist

KCEN, serving Waco, Temple, and Killeen, is looking for a creative, driven, and curious multi-media reporter who believes in holding the powerful accountable, who wants to fight for the community they serve, and is an advocate for people in need.

We want someone who isn’t afraid to tackle complicated topics, someone who doesn’t just pitch stories straight from a press release and has the vision to broaden it out to show the larger context of why this story matters.

Any candidate for this job should understand that KCEN’s digital products are just as important as our broadcast product. We want someone who can write a great web story and be active on social media.

The successful candidate is a team player and newsroom leader with excellent interviewing and writing skills, and a proven ability to skillfully ad-lib in any live situation. The KCEN 6 News newsroom works as a team, and we want someone who continues to contribute to the positive newsroom environment.

There's one more, very important thing. We are an equal opportunity employer. We search for amazing people of diverse backgrounds, experiences, abilities, and perspectives. We take care of each other to create an inclusive work environment where we love to come to work every day.

Responsibilities:

Develop and investigate leads and story ideas to pitch impactful, newscast-leading stories
Enterprise daily and develop sources for a broad range of topics to include consumer advocacy, investigative, sports, human interest, and other special areas of interest.
Create digital content, meet publication, and broadcast deadlines, and report on newsworthy events
Interview news subjects and research for facts and credibility
Write, shoot, and edit news stories for all platforms and meet publication/broadcast deadlines
Write and post daily on all digital platforms including social media
Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, or related field
Experience as a reporter or multi-skilled journalist
Must research, write, and front creative, accurate stories on tight deadlines
Experience with shooting video and editing software—familiarity with Edius and ENPS a plus
Ability to calmly handle live, breaking news situations and changing events
Ability to work a flexible shift