About the Job
NewsRadio 1080 KRLD, Dallas-Fort Worth and Texas State Networks is looking for its next full-time Multimedia Journalist. The ideal candidate is an upbeat, positive, and motivated news junkie who thrives in a fast-paced environment where content is driven by audience demands, breaking news, severe weather, and coverage of major traffic incidents.
In this unique and exciting role as a multimedia journalist, you will serve as an editor, anchor, reporter, digital and social content creator for NewsRadio 1080 KRLD’s multiple distribution platforms, including Texas State Networks. The skills utilized may be different each day, based on staffing, content, and audience demands.
This full-time position would include a Monday through Friday schedule and may include on-call duties as needed.
Please note: This is a pipeline posting. We are always on the lookout for exceptional talent to join our dynamic team. While we may not have an immediate opening, we are continuously building a pipeline of talented individuals who are interested in becoming a part of our organization when opportunities arise. By submitting your application, you will become part of our talent pool. When we have a hiring need that matches your profile, we will reach out to you directly to discuss the opportunity. We appreciate your interest in joining our team and look forward to reviewing your application.
Responsibilities
What You’ll Do:
- Stay up to date on current affairs and content planning for the day/week.
- Gather, write, record, edit and deliver news, traffic & weather content, including live coverage from the studio or from the field on KRLD, Texas State Networks, or associated distribution platforms.
- Identify great audio, write and edit urgent and compelling copy for stories.
- Assemble/stack, and edit newscasts delivered by another anchor and/or by you, free of any political or social biases.
- Anchor multi-hour news shifts on KRLD and/or Texas State Networks.
- Interview newsmakers and news reactors, including the general public.
- Development and research of potential news stories, using all newsroom resources, including non-traditional and social media, to identify potential news stories relevant to KRLD’s strategy and target audience.
- Organize, develop, and coordinate assignments with reporters during hours associated with Editing.
- Communicate and coordinate with KRLD meteorologist and/or traffic teams during changing weather conditions, severe weather, and significant traffic incidents.
- Creatively pursue new ways of presenting stories so that they have the most impact on the audience.
- Contribute to team editorial meetings with story ideas.
- Learn, understand, and be able to follow and implement KRLD strategy and Audacy policy and procedures.
- Alert management to content that is questionable or that may be in violation of FCC, corporate or station policies and regulations.
- Other duties as required by management.