Job Details
Visual Storyteller
Summary
WATN/WLMT, the TEGNA station in Memphis, TN is looking for a highly skilled Visual Storyteller who wants to break from the traditional format and is willing to break the mold in their storytelling for television, social media, and mobile.
Category
Journalist/Reporter
Location
Greater Memphis Area
Time Period
Full Time
Posted Date
Feb 25, 2022
Start Date
N/A
End Date
N/A
Job Description
We need a journalist who can develop characters and find the heart of a great story.
A successful candidate is eager to tell great stories on their own or with a team by capturing creative video & audio elements that produce compelling and engaging news, sports, and feature stories in a deadline environment. They are proficient with live newsgathering tools and can handle breaking news situations when necessary.
Responsibilities:
A successful candidate is eager to tell great stories on their own or with a team by capturing creative video & audio elements that produce compelling and engaging news, sports, and feature stories in a deadline environment. They are proficient with live newsgathering tools and can handle breaking news situations when necessary.
Responsibilities:
- You must be fluent in social media and understand how to use a variety of cameras and tools to create stories for multiple channels.
- Using the latest photography and editing tools.
- Creative storytelling with the highest journalistic standards.
- Using creative production techniques such as graphics and other forms of media (viewer pictures, webcam interviews, etc.) to enhance stories.
- Editing, filing and posting a variety of video elements including voice-overs, packages, bumpers and some promotional material.
- Encoding video for web and mobile distribution.
- Ability to operate non-linear edit systems, experience with Edius is a plus.
- ENG shooting experience is also a plus, the job requires gathering content in the field.
- Maintaining and being responsible for all issued station equipment and vehicles, in accordance with policy.
- Have a professional demeanor and work well/as a team player with news team and staff at all times.
- Ability to multi-task, handle editing assignments, and capture feeds and FTP material from multiple TEGNA stations, while constantly monitoring quality control.
- Performing other tasks as required by supervisor or news managers
Job Requirements:
- BA/BS in journalism, communications, or related field, strongly encourage, but not required
- Experience in photojournalism, non-linear editing, and content management systems
- Ability to generate creative, engaging, content-driven live shots
- Demonstrated social media proficiency
- Demonstrated news judgment, photography experience, and non-linear editing skills
- Flexible with schedule, reliable and dependable
- Understanding of the tenets of professional journalism
- Knowledge of ENPS and Edius
- Organizational skills and the ability to work under constant time pressure deadlines
- Ability to calmly handle live, breaking news situations and changing events
Work Environment: Outdoors
Physical Demands: Medium work
Travel: Frequent: More than 25
Work Environment Set: Outdoors: performed in various outdoor environmental conditions
Physical Demands Set: Medium work: Involves standing prolong hours, stooping, bending, lifting/pushing up to 25 lbs.
Physical Demands: Medium work
Travel: Frequent: More than 25
Work Environment Set: Outdoors: performed in various outdoor environmental conditions
Physical Demands Set: Medium work: Involves standing prolong hours, stooping, bending, lifting/pushing up to 25 lbs.
Job Type
Full Time
Weekly Limit
40
Shift
Day
Attached Files
N/A