General Assignment Reporter

Job Description

WKRC is looking for two take-charge General Assignment Reporters to help us continue to grow and empower our audiences! One will work with our Good Morning Cincinnati team; the other will work nightside. We are seeking motivated, energetic, creative, and aggressive reporters who can think and perform outside the box. The ideal candidates should be able to develop story ideas and gather information for newscasts, have sound writing skills, a great work ethic, and a can-do attitude. The best person for this job will have excellent live shot skills, strong researching skills, and thrives on breaking stories

No day will look the same as a Reporter, however, the main responsibilities of the role will include :

• Research, and write meaningful, relevant stories for our station's newscast that will be used across multiple social and digital platforms.
• Provide news on-air as directed from the news management team
• Engaging with local community members
• Reviewing material for fairness, accuracy, and balance
• Work closely with all members of the news team, which would include Producers, Editors, Anchors, News Directors etc..

Additionally, this person should have a...

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About Us

Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq : SBGI) is a diversified media company and a leading provider of local news and sports. The Company owns, operates and / or provides services to 185 television stations in 86 markets affiliated with all the major broadcast networks; and owns Tennis Channel and multicast networks Comet, CHARGE!, TBD., and The Nest. Sinclair's content is delivered via multiple platforms, including over-the-air, multi-channel video program distributors, and the nation's largest streaming aggregator of local news content, NewsON. The Company regularly uses its website as a key source of Company information which can be accessed at www.sbgi.net.

About the Team

The life-blood of our organization is our people. We have a compelling story, a goal-oriented culture, and we take really good care of people. How good? Here is a glimpse : great benefits, open door policy, upward mobility and a strong desire to see you succeed. Ready to be part of a winning team? Let's talk.