Are you ready to take your journalism career to new heights? Do you want to work for a company with a 145-year history of investigative journalism that is innovating new ways to tell great stories?
The *** *** Company is recruiting journalists for the second cohort of the *** Journalism Journey Initiative. We hire and transition print journalists into broadcast and video-driven storytelling.
Journalists chosen for the program are placed in positions in *** ' local or national newsrooms. The program provides experienced print journalists with extensive training, coaching and support to make the transition to video-driven storytelling.
Journalism Journey landing positions depend on candidate background and talents and may include the following:
Local *** Roles: Investigative Reporter/Producer/EP, Specialty/Beat Reporter/Producer, Editor/Manager, Digital Reporter, Data Journalist, Multi *** Journalist (MMJ)
*** News roles (primarily beat or national): Managing Editor, Story Editor, Documentary Script Writer, Specialty Reporter, Digital Reporter, Assignment Editor.
**** YOU'LL DO: - With training, assume a full-time journalism position reporting to a *** local *** or national newsroom.
- Participate in initial and then occasional "in person" group training with other Journalism Journey employees that may include participation in journalism conferences, attending seminars, workshops, and custom *** content creator training.
- Utilize ongoing practice, feedback and coaching to advance your video-driven storytelling abilities.
- Participate in the editorial process at the assigned *** business unit. This could include producing individual news stories, newscasts, digital content, or preparing to supervise the work of others.
- Create excellent, audience-directed content for multi- *** platforms and social *** .
- Provide mentoring for peers and future members of the Journalism Journey Initiative.
**** YOU'LL NEED: - At least six years of experience working as a print journalist or related position in a print journalism environment is preferred.
- A bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, or related field preferred
- A successful track record of journalism. This could include beat writing, investigative journalism, specialty reporting or news leadership.
**** YOU'LL BRING: - Ability to multi-task and manage ongoing projects in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
- Excellent interpersonal skills and broad capacity to collaborate at all levels of the organization.
- Highly adaptable - Demonstrated openness and capacity to seek new opportunities and adopt new ways of doing things.
- Avid local or national news consumer, knows daily news, events, trends, and happenings on a local or national level
- Strong vision and ability to advance stories
- Extraordinarily passionate about writing; courageous and creative storyteller with attention to even tiny details - choosing the perfect words, grammar, spelling
- Exceptional communication skills, oral and written.
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ABOUT THE *** JOURNALISM JOURNEY INITIATIVE:The *** *** Company and Google are partnering on a multi-year initiative to transition experienced journalists with primarily print news backgrounds into broadcast news careers: the *** Journalism Journey Initiative. Journalists selected for participation in the Initiative will be hired into full-time career positions in *** local and national *** newsrooms. The program provides mid-career transitions into video-driven storytelling through extensive training and support, including mentoring, job shadowing, hands-on work and individual coaching. Additional learning opportunities may include professional conferences, programs through the Google News Initiative, Poynter, journalism school programs, National Association of Broadcasters or Society of Professional Journalists.
To learn more, please visit *** Journalism Journey Initiative
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ABOUT *** : The *** *** Company (NASDAQ: SSP) is a diversified *** company focused on creating a *** ter-informed world. As one of the nation's largest local TV broadcasters, *** serves communities with quality, objective local journalism and operates a portfolio of 61 stations in 41 markets. The *** Networks reach nearly every American through the national news outlets Court TV and *** News and popular entertainment brands ION, Bounce, Defy TV, Grit, ION Mystery and Laff. *** is the nation's largest holder of broadcast spectrum. *** runs an award-winning investigative reporting newsroom in Washington, D.C., and is the longtime steward of the *** National Spelling Bee. Founded in 1878, *** has held for decades to the motto, "Give light and the people will find their own way."
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