# Multiskilled Journalist

**Company**: TEGNA Inc.
**Location**: Memphis
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Communications
**Industry**: Other

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## Description

WATN WLMT-TV Memphis, the ABC/CW TEGNA affiliate, seeks an experienced Multi-Skilled Journalist to enhance its reporting and newsgathering capabilities.

The ideal candidate will be a creative storyteller capable of producing unique, memorable, and well-written stories. They should be skilled in sharing content across all platforms, combining outstanding photography and editing.

Responsibilities:

- Conduct authoritative live shots in developing or breaking news situations

- Develop story ideas and find sources to stay informed about community events and ideas

- Identify, write, and produce stories within a specific framework

- Research facts and maintain credibility

- Build and maintain sources to elevate reporting quality

- Shoot, write, produce, and edit on-air and online content within deadlines

- Use creative production techniques and new media forms to enhance stories

- Utilize social media and digital tools for research, discovery, and content distribution

- Attend editorial meetings and offer daily story ideas

- Write in an engaging, captivating, and authentic style

Requirements:

- 1-3 years of reporting experience preferred

- Solid news judgment, strong communication skills, creativity, and ethical decision-making skills

- Strong writing, production, and tease writing abilities

- Experience with ENPS, EDIUS, and Axis graphics preferred

- Organizational skills to work under constant deadlines

- Ability to handle live breaking news situations calmly

- Proven social and digital content creation ability

- Knowledge of Memphis a plus

Benefits:

- Comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, and eye care coverage

- 401(k) program with company match

- Paid Time Off and paid holidays

- Access to virtual doctor's appointments and therapy sessions

## Skills

### Required
- news judgment
- communication skills
- creativity
- ethical decision-making
- writing
- production
- tease writing
- ENPS
- EDIUS
- Axis graphics
- organizational skills
- social media
- digital content creation

### Nice to have
- 1-3 years reporting experience
- knowledge of Memphis

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