KABC General Assignment Reporter
5 Months ago • All levels
Job Description
ABC7 Los Angeles seeks a freelance General Assignment Reporter to create engaging content across all platforms (TV, digital, social, streaming). Responsibilities include crafting unique stories, collaborating on content, handling live breaking news (field/studio), and delivering accurate live shots. The ideal candidate possesses strong journalistic skills, storytelling abilities, and adaptability to various content formats. The role demands flexibility, including early mornings, late nights, and weekends, and proficiency in handling deadline pressure.
Good To Have:
- Adobe Premiere experience
- Phone/small camera shooting experience
- Local news anchoring/fill-in experience
- Local news weather forecasting experience
- Bilingual skills
Must Have:
- Multiple market experience
- Accurate & fair live reporting
- Collaboration & handling breaking news
- Flexible schedule (early mornings, late nights, weekends)
- Work well under deadline pressure
Perks:
- Select benefits (medical, financial, etc.)
Job Summary:
ABC7 Los Angeles is seeking a multi-skilled freelance general assignment reporter who will play an integral role in covering the biggest stories of the day and how those stories impact our local communities. The ideal candidate must be a strong journalist, storyteller and content creator for all platforms, and know how to present active and engaging live shots.
This role is considered on-site, which means the employee will work from a Company designated location on an ongoing basis.
Responsibilities:
- Create unique and shareable stories for television, digital, social and streaming.
- Collaborate on content and handle live breaking news in the field or studio.
Basic Qualifications:
- Multiple market experience.
- Ability to report live or recorded accurately and fairly
- Must be collaborative on content and new ideas and comfortable handling live breaking news in the field or studio.
- Must be available to work a flexible schedule that can include early morning, late night, and weekend shifts.
- Must work well under deadline pressure.
Preferred Qualifications:
- Experience with Adobe Premiere.
- Experience shooting with a phone or small camera.
- Previous local news anchoring or fill-in anchoring experience.
- Previous local news weather forecasting and anchoring experience a plus.
- Bilingual preferred.
Required Education:
- Bachelor's degree
The pay rate for this role in Glendale, CA is $46.25 per hour. Select benefits may be provided as part of the compensation package, such as medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered. To learn more about our benefits visit: https://jobs.disneycareers.com/benefits.
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