City Development Reporter
Hearst Health
Reporter/Producer 1
WBEZ-FM 91.5
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: Chicago • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $61,200 - $66,000 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Develops original and creative story ideas.
- Develops sources, investigates and researches to gather information, images and audio.
- Prepares and presents original reporting for news spots, reports and program segments.
- Reports, writes and presents breaking news, news features and enterprise and investigative pieces.
- Makes regular appearances on Chicago Public Media platforms.
- Participates in editorial process.
- Voices stories, and depending on assignment, may voice program elements or briefings for on-demand distribution.
- Depending on assignment, may contribute to the execution of live events or broadcasts.
- Performs production duties to ensure the successful execution of shows, newscasts, programs, podcasts or other platforms (e.g., research, booking guests, creating web content, updating social media accounts, writing and producing interviews, etc.).
- Gathers, edits, and mixes audio or multimedia elements.
- Depending on assignment, may contribute to the execution of live events or broadcasts.
Requirements
- A minimum of 1-3 years of experience in an editorial, creative, and/or media production setting
- Strong writing skills for broadcast web and promotional materials.
- Demonstrated experience and skill in writing broadcast copy, working with anchors, and producing audio for news programs.
- Demonstrated excitement for the news cycle and strong interest in the Chicago area news and talk ecosystem.
- Strong editorial judgment, resourcefulness and researching abilities.
- Knowledge of public radio, podcasts and talk shows.
- Proven ability to consistently meet deadlines.
- Demonstrated to take initiative to generate creative story ideas for news and strong editorial judgment.
- Team player with high emotional intelligence and ability to collaborate effectively.
- Ability to craft creative approaches to covering major news stories, issues, and ideas, while also executing the small details and tasks involved in production.
Benefits
- medical
- dental
- vision
- vacation
- holidays
- life insurance
- disability coverage
- retirement savings
- commuter benefits plan
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
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Hard skills
writingaudio editingmultimedia productionresearchingstory developmentbroadcast copywritingnews reportingprogram productioncontent creationsocial media management
Soft skills
editorial judgmentresourcefulnessinitiativecollaborationemotional intelligencedeadline managementcreativityteamworkcommunicationproblem-solving