Multimedia Journalist

Job Description

About KCBD:

KCBD NewsChannel 11 is the NBC affiliate in Lubbock, Texas, and the dominant #1 station in the market. From our new state-of-the-art newsroom, control room, and studios, we produce more than 50 hours of local news programming each week, across our NBC, FOX, and Telemundo stations. Our 24/7 digital platforms also dominate in content and engagement.
Our award-winning newsroom is welcoming, offering the training, support, and culture for creative journalists to thrive and grow. We are here to build you up, while you learn, working alongside many seasoned industry veterans.

Lubbock is a fast-growing metro of 325,000+, with a strong, stable economy and low cost of living. There is always something to do, including Big 12 Athletics, museums and art galleries, live music and entertainment, and many athletic and leisure activities.

Job Summary/Description:

KCBD is looking for a hard-working, creative and energetic storyteller to join our award-winning team as a multi-media journalist/reporter. This is a full-time on-air position. We will invest in, train and provide opportunities for the winning candidate to grow and prosper.

Lubbock's legacy station is looking for a multi-media journalist. The ideal candidate will be a strong writer who understands creative visual storytelling and professional delivery.

Duties/Responsible for (but not limited to):
- Pitch and develop enterprise story ideas daily
- Conduct thorough interviews, research, fact-check
- Shoot, write, edit, and deliver stories on multiple platforms
- Report live on the scene, especially from developing news
- Deliver content to digital and social media platforms
- Be a team player, typically working daily with a photojournalist, though some solo shooting is expected
- Make beat checks
- Collaborate with other team members to deliver the best possible product on-air and on digital
- Develop sources and contacts

Qualification/Requirements:
- Empathy for others. A team-builder, with a dedication to collaboration and getting it right while serving our community.
- Strong writing skills
- Conversational, professional on-camera delivery
- Degree in journalism/communications/English or equivalent background preferred
- Some newsroom experience preferred
- Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments, and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
- Availability to work various hours as breaking news or special events warrant; but understand we have a sizeable staff to spread across all dayparts.
- MVR check required

If you feel you're qualified and want to work with a great group of people go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on ''apply now'', upload your resume, and references

(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)

KCBD-TV/Gray Television, Inc. is a drug-free company

Gray Television encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus before the first workday.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d515ne-3-148-167-99-42 in your application.