Reporter Job at Sarkes Tarzian, Inc. in Chattanooga

REPORTER

Sarkes Tarzian is seeking a seasoned Reporter for WRCB Local 3 News in Chattanooga, TN. If you are a competitor, self-starter, team player, and want to work for a company that truly cares for its employees and the community, submit your resume and/or application to ecollins@sarkestarzian.com. Sarkes Tarzian is an equal-opportunity employer.

The purpose of a News Reporter is to present the latest up-to-date news to the station’s television and digital audiences in the easiest to understand, objective and accurate way possible in a confident and easy to understand manner. To present the news in the most objective way possible. To continue to grow as a writer, researcher and reporter. To always hold the reputation of WRCB Local 3 News in a very positive light.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Write packages, voice overs, and live shots for air and digital platforms
• General assignment reporting
• Set up stories and keep in close communication with producers and the assignment editor, as far as scheduling interviews and story developments.
• Always generate new ideas to the assignment editor
• Make beat calls (Always follow up previously reported stories, for new developments)
• Read all local newspapers and publications, plus be aware of what is happening both in the world and nationally on a daily basis
• Attend all editorial meetings that fall in your work shift and arrive with story ideas
• Continuously work on all on-air skills, including live, voice, and communication
• Work with and give appropriate guidance to photographers

Requirements And Qualifications

• Bachelor’s in Journalism (preferred)
• High school degree or equivalent (required)
• One year of professional reporting, with live reporting experience (preferred)
• Develop and maintain contacts in the community
• Ability to research, write, and report news stories for television
• Typing and writing skills
• Being able to use or learn to use non-linear editors
• Understand the ENG equipment
• Have good interviewing skills, develop a broadcast voice for air, and have a professional physical presentation on air
• Know how to write to video
• Ability to work under deadline pressure on a daily basis
• Ability to accept and implement constructive criticism

NOTE: The News Department functions 24/7 and this position can require long hours, unplanned interruptions at odd hours and could involve weekend and occasional holiday work requirements.

Benefits

• Health, Life, and Vision Insurance
• 401K Contribution
• Vacation and PTO
• Holiday Pay
• …and more!

If interested, please click “apply” and/or email your resume to ECollins@SarkesTarzian.com.

About Local 3

Local 3 is one of two television stations owned by Sarkes Tarzian, Inc., an independent, family-oriented broadcaster with a dedication to local news and information. Local 3 tells stories with compassion and concern for our community and the people who live in it.

Local 3 is located just a few miles from the banks of the Tennessee River, the focal point of Downtown.

Chattanooga, a destination city and the centerpiece of a highly competitive mid-size television market. Chattanooga is known as “The Scenic City” for its breathtaking views of the Tennessee Valley from the surrounding Signal and Lookout Mountains.

Chattanooga is known for the fastest internet in the country, a walkable downtown, and a plethora of outdoor activities, live music, local cuisine, and family-friendly activities like the Tennessee Aquarium. Just two hours from Atlanta, Nashville, and Birmingham, there is always a road trip to be had, though you likely will not need it with so much to do here at home.

Local 3 is the Tennessee Valley’s proud weather leader, investing in the market’s first mobile weather center. With the largest news and weather staff in the market, Local 3 continues to invest in local resources to serve local viewers.

Come join us and see why we are known as the leading station, in a city known as the Best Town in America, according to Outside Magazine.