Job Description

Description

Houston Public Media is searching for a digital reporter to join the digital content team. This person will be a general assignments writer/reporter covering whatever is making news that day. Our ideal candidate will:

• write daily digital stories for HoustonPublicMedia.org
• pitch story ideas during daily meetings
• have experience working on daily deadlines
• able to write and report about a variety of topics
• quickly pivot to breaking news
• share news content from regional and national journalism organizations
• demonstrate strong journalistic values and participate in the daily editorial process
• be knowledgeable about social media and digital platforms and understand how to produce audience-relevant and platform-specific content.
• enjoy working in a collaborative environment

Researches, reports, writes and produces multimedia spot and features for Houston Public Media (HPM) on-air and digital platforms. Serves as on-air program host, under general supervision. Individual position may be specific to either tv or radio operations.

1. Provides aesthetic and creative direction of the production process for live and recorded public media programs.
2. Conceives, researches, develops and executes ideas and concepts into program content.
3. Provides on-air hosting and verbal delivery consistent with highest professional broadcast standards: National Public Radio-NPR
4. Operates station broadcast and production equipment in a professional manner consistent with NPR standards.
5. Advance the station's public image at community outreach events.
6. Participates in station fund-raising campaigns and special events.
7. May assist station management by training other on-air talent or by serving as a team lead.
8. Curates the HPM website and shares content on various social media platforms, to include Facebook, Twitter, etc.
9. Performs other job-related duties as assigned.

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Qualifications

Bachelors and 6 months experience

Education: Requires a thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline; or the basic knowledge of more than one professional discipline. Knowledge of the discipline is normally obtained through a formal, directly job-related 4 year degree from a college or university or an equivalent in-depth specialized training program that is directly related to the type of work being performed. Experience: Requires a minimum of six (6) months of directly job-related experience. Certification/Licensing: None

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