Telemundo Sacramento is seeking a highly qualified individual with a strong background in television news production. The ideal candidate will possess exceptional writing and verbal communication skills in Spanish, along with a solid understanding of editing systems and camera operations. This individual will be responsible for shooting, writing, creating, and editing original news stories; gather information for news stories using beat sources, contacts and leads.
Basic Qualifications
- Coordinate, organize, conduct, and video-record interviews.
- Deliver news reports demonstrating energy, confidence, professional appearance, and voice quality.
- Present complete stories that are accurate, journalistically sound, fair and balanced.
- Keep up to date on current events and local news.
- Work independently using a video camera for news gathering.
- Report Live during newscasts and breaking news as needed, either in studio or out in the field.
- Works directly with News Director, Executive Producer and News Producers on story ideas and development.
- Post video, pictures and stories to website, Facebook, and other social media outlets under the direction of our Digital content producers.
- Develop on-going “sweeps” and “special series” stories.
- Build relationships with the community and contacts for developing story leads.
- Participate in community events and station activities from time to time as master of ceremonies and/or Host as requested by the station.
- Participate in station special events
- Develop and maintain a network of contacts providing access to exclusive stories.
- Establish sources, finding and executing enterprise news investigations, building and maintaining a strong list of story ideas.
- Manage general upkeep of assigned company equipment.