# Photojournalist

**Company**: TEGNA
**Location**: Atlanta
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: mid
**Job type**: full-time
**Category**: Communications
**Industry**: Other

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## Description

WXIA WATL-TV Atlanta, the TEGNA NBC/MNTV station in Atlanta, is seeking a highly skilled artistic Photojournalist to create shareable and exciting content for television, social media, and mobile.

Responsibilities:

- Capture compelling video and audio elements for news, sports, features, and documentary-style stories in a daily deadline environment.

- Operate an ENG truck or IP video-based live unit (TVU) when assigned.

- Work independently or as part of a team on daily news assignments.

- Attend editorial meetings, participate in discussions, and suggest story ideas.

- Enhance stories using creative production techniques such as graphics and new forms of media.

Requirements:

- BA/BS in journalism, communications, or a related field preferred or equivalent experience.

- 1-3 years of experience in a newsroom environment.

- Experience in photojournalism, editing, and content management systems.

- Flexibility with scheduling, reliability, and dependability.

- Proven ability to generate creative, engaging, content-driven live shots.

- Demonstrated news judgment, writing skills, photography experience, and non-linear editing skills.

- Understanding of professional journalism tenets.

- Knowledge of EDIUS or any Non-Linear base editing system preferred.

- Organizational skills and ability to work under constant time pressure deadlines.

- Ability to handle live, breaking news situations and changing events.

- Physical ability to lift up to 40 lbs. and occasionally up to 80 lbs.

- Current driver's license and ability to operate a news gathering vehicle.

Benefits:

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

- 401(k) program with company matching contributions.

- Paid Time Off (PTO) and paid holidays.

- Access to virtual doctor's appointments and therapy sessions.

## Skills

### Required
- photojournalism
- editing
- content management systems
- live news gathering
- non-linear editing

### Nice to have
- EDIUS
- NPPA membership

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