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Sinclair Inc. · 1 day ago

Investigative Multimedia Journalist/Anchor

Schenectady, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Mid Level

$28.85/hr - $33.65/hr

3+ years exp

Sinclair Inc. is a diversified media company and a leading provider of local news and sports, seeking an enterprising and aggressive reporter to join their team. The role involves developing investigative stories, maintaining community contacts, and collaborating with producers to refine story pitches and scripts.

Broadcast Media

Responsibilities

Develop and maintain contacts and sources in the community to enterprise story ideas

Identify and pitch investigative angles to big daily news stories

Work closely with our Investigative Producer and Executive Producer to refine investigative pitches and story scripts

Develop a network of sources and experts to generate investigative stories on a regular basis

Write online versions of investigative reports and work with our Digital Team on "web extra" content for each investigation

Maintain an active social media presence to build your brand and solicit original story ideas

Other duties as assigned

Qualification

Investigative reportingSocial media skillsStorytelling skillsFOAI & FOILComputer-assisted reportingData-driven reportingCurrent events knowledgeNetworking skillsWriting skills

Required

Must be able to develop and maintain sources

Dynamic live television and storytelling skills are a must

Strong social media skillset for both research and promoting stories as well as gathering viewer input

Knowledge of the FOAI & NYS's FOIL process, computer-assisted reporting, and data-driven reporting along with familiarity of legal issues related to investigative television news reporting are essential

Strong writing skills and knowledge of current events