Multimedia Journalist - WFOX TV

Position Overview

WFOX TV Jacksonville is looking for a Multimedia Journalist! The Multimedia Journalist presents daily news content for WFOX TV as well as content on digital and social media focusing on weather, breaking news, investigative and impactful news that matters to our viewers most.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Demonstrate the ability to enterprise original stories, with unique voices and content that drives newscast viewing; demonstrate the ability to develop sources and work a beat
• Create breaking news content effectively and communicate to the newsroom as soon as a story is confirmed, and update weather content when weather conditions warrant
• Demonstrate the ability to shoot and edit video, write scripts, and effectively communicate live on-air
• Work independently at high standards under deadline pressure
• Work well with co-workers
• Generate story ideas daily
• Shoot and edit video, write scripts, and effectively communicate live on-air

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Must be thoroughly professional in all aspects of journalism
• Must be well read on current affairs and have a wide range of working knowledge and understanding of general interest subject
• Exceptional news judgment and writing skills
• Must have a valid dirver's license and clean driving record

Preferred Qualifications

• A minimum of 2 years professional experience in local TV news is preferred
• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year College or University in Journalism or Communications preferred