Radio News Anchor/Reporter
iHeartMedia
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Office
Location: Des Moines • Iowa, New York • 🇺🇸 United States
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Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Report on news as assigned, may include city council and state legislature
- Enterprise stories
- Collaborate with news department leadership and team members
- Create video stories for social media as assigned
- Photograph news scenes for web
- Write news for broadcast, record and edit audio for news stories
- Write and post news for web and social media
- Prepare and anchor broadcast newscasts as assigned
- Learn about and help cover our 13 markets in our six state region
- Other general newsroom duties
Requirements
- College degree in journalism or 3-5 years of broadcast news experience
- Passion for news, has a curious nature, and encompasses strong news interviewing skills
- Excellent comprehension and writing and editing skills; has a contemporary writing style
- Advanced pronunciation and spelling
- Clear voice and enunciation, personable and contemporary delivery
- A fantastic storyteller
- Good technical aptitude and quick to learn new technologies
- Web posting and social media experience
- Knowledge of audio recording and editing, selecting sound for news
- Self-motivated; able to work both independently and in a collaborative team
Benefits
- Employer sponsored medical, dental and vision with a variety of coverage options
- Company provided and supplemental life insurance
- Paid vacation and sick time
- Paid company holidays, including a floating holiday that enable our employees to celebrate the holiday of their choosing
- A Spirit day to encourage and allow our employees to more easily volunteer in their community
- A 401K plan
- Employee Assistance Program (EAP) at no cost – services include telephonic counseling sessions, consultation on legal and financial matters, emotional well-being, family and caregiving
- A range of additional voluntary programs, such as spending accounts, student loan refinancing, accident insurance and more!
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
broadcast news experiencenews writingaudio recordingaudio editingvideo storytellingphotographyweb postingsocial media managementnews interviewingediting skills
Soft skills
curiositystorytellingself-motivationteam collaborationclear voiceenunciationpersonable deliverycomprehensionwriting stylequick learning
Certifications
college degree in journalism