Tbwa Chiat/Day Inc is hiring: Hybrid Digital Producer/On-Air Reporter in Phoenix

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) serves local communities across the U.S. through trustworthy journalism, engaging content, and tools that help people navigate their daily lives. Through customized marketing solutions, we help businesses grow and thrive. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches approximately 100 million people every month across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. For more information, visit TEGNA.com.

KPNX-TV Phoenix, the TEGNA-owned NBC affiliate in Phoenix is searching for an ambitious, aggressive modern journalist who can work three days a week as a digital producer and two days a week as an on-air general assignment reporter.

This is not an entry-level position. You must have at least three years of full-time work in a commercial or non-profit newsroom where you have worked in an on-air news reporting writing capacity with significant writing experience. Or, you can have three years of being a digital content producer with a background of on-air reporting. The successful applicant will have an excellent sense of news judgment that they can exercise independently.

This position is a news position, but there will be opportunities to lead our digital coverage of sports.

Our digital producers monitor digital audience trends to identify and write engaging local news content that broadens our audience. They are responsible for curating quality content and overseeing the audience experience across all KPNX-TV Phoenix website, mobile, app, streaming and social media platforms. They work as part of the larger content team to break news and tell great stories in a 24/7 news environment. Our on-air reporters are expected to be aggressive, spend time in the field and know how to tell a story. You should be able to find strong pitches and not depend on breaking news for your on-air stories.

If you are the kind of reporter or digital producer who brings your own strong, researched pitches to meetings and knows how to get out in the community, then this can be the job for you.

The ideal candidate is an avid news consumer and produces compelling content no matter what the platform.

Minimum Requirements:

1. BA/BS in journalism, communications and/or equivalent experience in the field
2. 3 years of full-time experience working in a commercial or non-profit newsroom producing both on-air and digital stories
3. Strong communication and organizational skills and the ability to work under constant time pressure and meet deadlines
4. Ability to calmly handle live, breaking news situations and rapidly changing coverage
5. Strong news and editorial judgment, and an understanding of the tenets of professional journalism
6. Strong knowledge of AP style, copy editing and SEO best practices
7. Experience with CMS, photo and video-editing systems preferred
8. The ability to write in an exciting, captivating and conversational tone is preferred
9. Experience creating and managing content on social media platforms, including Instagram, Twitter and Facebook
10. An aptitude for creating and packaging engaging, audience-driven content
11. Knowledge of how to interpret and use digital analytics is a plus
12. Knowledge of ENPS, Edius, Canva is a plus
13. Ability to work various shifts, including mornings, nights and weekends

TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.

Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA’s 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.

Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor’s appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.

TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.

EEO statement:

TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law. If you are in need of an accommodation in order to submit your application, please email askhr@tegna.com.

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