RADIO-TELEVISION SERVICES (BL-RTVS-IUBLA)

The Multi-Media Journalist is an engaging storyteller with a strong journalism background. This position will do some daily news "spot reporting", but the focus is on in-depth reporting with a human perspective. Our newsroom reports for radio, TV and digital so if you have cross-platform experience and are comfortable editing content for television, digital, and radio, that's a major benefit. The multi-media journalist covers general assignment news so that can be anything from education, criminal justice and politics, to social issues, the economy, and sports.

The WFIU/WTIU Newsroom is the largest public media newsroom in Indiana. Our reporting is shared across the state and on national outlets. This is a full time position located on the campus of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.

• Creates stories for multiple media platforms, including radio, television, podcast, and online productions, that meet production standards and deadlines.
• Independently seeks out news focuses, researches information, interprets conflicting data, pitches ideas, writes in-depth articles, and prepares related program materials and segments for broadcast; research may involve time spent in the field conducting interviews.
• Ensures all materials produced are engaging and meet professional journalistic standards and practices, including standards for accuracy, ethics, fairness, objectivity, and balance.
• Serves as a consultant to Indiana Public Broadcasting stations and coordinates with stations to provide contributions to national and regional networks; manages partnerships with news organizations to ensure news coverage is representative of all parts of Indiana.
• May manage social media content and activity.
• May provide guidance to lower-level Multimedia Journalists.

EDUCATION

Required

• Bachelor's degree in broadcast media, journalism, liberal arts, or related field

WORK EXPERIENCE

Required

• 2 years in related field

Combinations of related education and experience may be considered

SKILLS

Required

• Proficient communication skills
• Maintains a high degree of professionalism
• Demonstrates time management and priority setting skills
• Demonstrates a high commitment to quality
• Possesses flexibility to work in a fast paced, dynamic environment
• Seeks to acquire knowledge in area of specialty
• Highly thorough and dependable
• Demonstrates a high level of accuracy, even under pressure

This role requires the ability to effectively communicate and to operate a computer and other standard office productivity equipment. The position involves sedentary work as well as periods of time moving around an office environment and the campus. The person in this role must be able to perform the essential functions with or without an accommodation.

Bloomington, Indiana

Selected candidate will be offered $39,332.80 - $42,920.04 per year based on experience and internal equity withing the department.

Career Level: Career

FLSA: Exempt

Job Function: Marketing & Communications

Job Family: Journalism

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