# Investigative Producer

**Company**: TEGNA Inc.
**Location**: Tampa, FL
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Communications
**Industry**: Media

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## Description

We're seeking an Investigative Producer to join 10 Tampa Bay News, a part of TEGNA Inc., to dig deep, hold the powerful accountable, and deliver impactful stories across all platforms: broadcast, CTV streaming, and digital.

Responsibilities:

- Generate original investigative story ideas through source development, public records, data, and community tips

- Research and verify information using public records, court filings, FOIA/Florida Sunshine Law requests, and databases

- Analyze data and documents to uncover trends, wrongdoing, and stories others miss

- Build and maintain a strong network of sources across government, law enforcement, business, and the community

- Plan and produce long-form investigations, multi-part series, and quick-turn accountability stories

- Write compelling scripts and story structures that make complex topics clear and engaging

- Line up and conduct pre-interviews; prepare reporters for interviews, including confrontational or accountability interviews

- Work with legal and newsroom leadership to ensure stories are accurate, fair, and legally sound

- Maintain detailed documentation and fact-check every element of a story before air

- Track story impact and pursue follow-up reporting

- Meet deadlines in a fast-paced, competitive environment and contribute during breaking news when needed

Requirements:

- 3+ years of experience in investigative journalism, producing, or reporting (TV news preferred)

- Proven track record of original investigative or enterprise work

- Strong research skills, including public records requests and document analysis

- Excellent writing and storytelling skills

- Sound news judgment and a strong commitment to accuracy, fairness, and journalistic ethics

- Persistence, curiosity, and the ability to manage multiple long-term projects at once

- Comfortable working with data

- Ability to work under pressure and handle sensitive information with discretion

- Flexibility to work varied hours, including nights, weekends, and breaking news

- Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, or a related field, or equivalent experience

Preferred Skills:

- Ability to shoot and edit video

- Experience with data journalism tools

- Familiarity with Florida public records law

- Experience with advanced visual storytelling

- Knowledge of the Tampa Bay area and its communities

- Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus

Benefits:

- Comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, and vision coverage

- 401(k) program with company match

- Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays

- Access to virtual doctor's appointments and therapy sessions

## Skills

### Required
- investigative journalism
- producing
- reporting
- research
- writing
- storytelling
- data analysis
- public records requests
- document analysis
- news judgment
- journalistic ethics

### Nice to have
- video production
- data journalism tools
- Florida public records law
- advanced visual storytelling
- bilingual

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