Reporter

The WAER Senior Reporter/Professional in Residence will be a dynamic journalist and content creator, producing content across multiple platforms for WAER's broadcast and digital audience. Under direction of the news director, this role collaborates in story idea generation and production of audio, digital and video content for WAER Syracuse Public Media. They also serve as liaison and mentor to students at the Newhouse School who are collaborating with WAER-FM. The Senior Reporter/ Professional in Residence will help expand the reach/coverage abilities of the WAER newsroom and plays a role in student mentoring, recruitment, training, and professional development.

This critical journalist monitors news trends and stays on top of regional topics that contribute to listenership and to our statewide partners; builds and maintains a community around a beat locally, statewide and nationally; connects with private and government organizations, individuals and experts within Central New York (CNY), and statewide decision makers who impact our region; covers breaking news in CNY and beyond; and actively participates in WAER fundraising campaigns/community events. This individual contributes daily story ideas, experiments with innovative storytelling techniques, and develops distinctive, investigative and feature audio/digital stories focused on the WAER listening area, with statewide and national context/impact. 

Requirements

• The successful candidate will have at least five years of journalism across multiple platforms, including audio.
• Teaching or mentoring experience with students or volunteers is a plus.
• Experience and proficiency in broadcast technology including studio equipment, field audio equipment, digital audio editing, multi-platform production experience, video production/editing, web content management system software experience, and social media.
• Knowledge of AP style, broadcast writing, and editing over multiple platforms both for her, his or their own work, and to edit student work.
• Familiarity with Public Media mission, approach, and news direction is helpful.
• Demonstrates experience in news story generation, as well as experience leading a team in order to mentor students.
• Microsoft Office Suite and Adobe Creative Suite proficiency helpful.
• Bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism or related discipline.
• Demonstrated experience producing and creating content across multiple platforms, some large market experience preferred.
• Anchoring/hosting news programs helpful.
• Teaching or training experience preferred.
• Broadcast Journalism, Newscast Producing, Studio Production, Announcing all part of job.  

 

Employment Type: Full Time
Years Experience: 3 - 5 years
Salary: $64,000 - $71,000 Annual
Bonus/Commission: No