What are the responsibilities and job description for the ViacomCBS is hiring: Reporter in New York position at ViacomCBS?
CBS News and Stations is looking for a passionate, energetic multi-skilled Reporter to join our team. The ideal candidate will be an ethical journalist whose reporting goes deeper than headlines to offer context and insight on issues of importance in Middle America and will be based in cities across the country. The Reporter should be creative and dedicated full-time with impeccable news judgment, strong story-telling abilities, passionate about local and national news and solid on camera delivery. The Reporter should be passionate about owning the story from cradle-to-grave including producing, writing, shooting and editing. The selected candidate must be a self-starter with the ability to possess excellent interpersonal skills, willingness to work in a collaborative manner, a strong work ethic and enthusiasm for news and storytelling.
Cities Include : Tampa, FL
Columbus, OH
Des Moines, IA
St. Louis, MO
San Antonio, TX
Phoenix, AZ
Portland, OR
Responsibilities :
- Report on air for all platforms of CBS News Network and Stations, including live shots in the field and in-studio debriefs
- Pitch stories reflective of the community
- Shoot and edit breaking news, day of air, features, ensuring all pictures and sound are of the highest quality and accurately recorded
- Develop sources, break news and advance stories that can be turned quickly
- Establish and maintain relationships / sources within the community
- Quickly gather and verify its accuracy, disseminating critical information for air
- Write crisp, conversational copy that engages viewers
- Support Correspondents and Bureaus as needed
- Collaborate in the field to capture necessary story elements
- Perform other duties as assigned by editorial leadership
- Appropriately represent CBS News and Stations in public settings including social media
Qualifications :
This position is covered by SAG-AFTRA.
Company Overview :
CBS News and Stations brings together the power of CBS News, 28 owned television stations in 17 major U.S. markets, the CBS News Streaming Network, CBS News Streaming local platforms, local websites and cbsnews.com, under one umbrella. CBS News and Stations is home to the nation’s #1 news program 60 MINUTES, the CBS News Streaming Network, the first 24 / 7 digital streaming news network, the award-winning broadcasts CBS MORNINGS, CBS SATURDAY MORNING, the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH NORAH O’DONNELL, CBS SUNDAY MORNING, CBS WEEKEND EVENING NEWS, 48 HOURS and FACE THE NATION WITH MARGARET BRENNAN. CBS News and Stations provides news and information for the CBS Television Network, CBSNews.com, CBS News Radio and podcasts, Paramount , all digital platforms, and the CBS News Streaming Network, the premier 24 / 7 anchored streaming news service that is available free to everyone with access to the internet. The CBS News Streaming Network is the destination for breaking news, live events, original reporting and storytelling, and programs from CBS News and Stations’ top anchors and correspondents working locally, nationally and around the globe. CBS News’ streaming services, across national and local, amassed more than 1.01 billion streams in 2021. Launched in November 2014 as CBSN, the CBS News Streaming Network is available on 30 digital platforms and apps, as well as CBSNews.com and Paramount . The service is available live in 91 countries. CBS News and Stations is dedicated to providing the highest quality journalism under standards it pioneered and continues to set in today’s digital age. CBS News earns more prestigious journalism awards than any other broadcast news division.
Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability / vet.
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