Shoals Bureau Chief

News 19 is seeking a Shoals Bureau Chief to cover the northwestern Alabama area, including Florence, Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, and Tuscumbia. The role involves passionate storytelling, strong writing, and engaging delivery. The successful candidate will report news for broadcast and digital platforms, conduct live interviews, and work with photojournalists and anchors. This MMJ will shoot, write, voice, and edit news content for live broadcasts and the WHNT 19+ streaming app, ensuring journalistic integrity and production quality.

Must Have

• Report news stories for broadcast and digital platforms
• Pitch leadable, enterprise stories that are relevant to the community
• Arrange and conduct live and recorded interviews
• Review copy and ensure accuracy in content, grammar and punctuation following prescribed editorial style and formatting guidelines
• Ensure that all content meets company standards for journalistic integrity and production quality
• Interact with viewers/users on digital platforms
• Perform special projects and other duties as assigned
• Shoot, write, voice, and edit news content for live broadcasts and WHNT 19+
• Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience

Good to Have

• Minimum two years’ experience in news reporting

News 19 is looking for our next Shoals Bureau Chief. This area of northwestern Alabama, known as The Shoals, is home to several well-known Alabama attractions. Florence is a beautiful river city with a rich history. Tuscumbia is Helen Keller’s birthplace. The namesake of the famous “Muscle Shoals Sound” offers music history and plenty of outdoor fun.

Your bureau office is in Florence. You have four interconnected cities to choose from to live in - Florence, Muscle Shoals, Sheffield, or Tuscumbia.

We are looking for someone who is passionate about storytelling. If you have strong writing skills and an engaging delivery we want to hire you. You will have opportunities to go live every day. You will also get to work with award-winning photojournalists and veteran anchors. This MMJ will shoot, write, voice, and edit news content for live broadcasts and WHNT 19+, our live streaming app.

Duties & Responsibilities Include:

• Report news stories for broadcast and digital platforms
• Pitch leadable, enterprise stories that are relevant to the community
• Arrange and conduct live and recorded interviews
• Reviews copy and ensure accuracy in content, grammar and punctuation following prescribed editorial style and formatting guidelines
• Ensures that all content meets company standards for journalistic integrity and production quality
• Interact with viewers/users on digital platforms
• Perform special projects and other duties as assigned

Key traits & competencies:

• Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written with the ability to ad lib when required
• Self-starter, ability to work independently, and well organized
• Minimum two years’ experience in news reporting preferred
• Engaging on-air presence
• Proficiency with newsroom technology
• Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Valid driver’s license with a safe driving record
• Flexibility to work any shift
• Positive attitude and desire to grow skills
• #ONSITE