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WXXI PUBLIC BROADCASTING COUNCIL
INNOVATION TRAIL

Position Description

                                    Position Title:                       Innovation Trail Reporter
                                    Division:                                Radio/Television
                                    Reports To:                            News Director  

This is a one-year grant driven position with potential for sustainability.

Position Summary:

The Innovation Trail Multimedia Reporter is a beat reporter focusing on innovation and technology and their impact on the upstate New York economy.  The reporter will produce balanced and engaging audio, visual, online and new media news content intended for broadcast, online, and on-demand audiences. The reporter will produce content specific to the Innovation Trail community on behalf of his/her partner station and will also contribute to collaborative reporting and engagement activities with other Innovation Trail reporters and stations.

Duties and Responsibilities:                                                                      
           

  • Conduct regular research to understand the issues and terminology associated with the innovation economy;
  • Cultivate diverse sources including under-represented segments of the population;
  • Produce multimedia, multiplatform content including, feature reports, enterprise reports, news spots, blogs entries and extensive on-air and on-line content;
  • Contribute to roundtable discussions, broadcast and multimedia talk shows, interviews and community engagement discussions of the issue;
  • Assist in training/mentoring of interns and other staff.

Qualifications and Education Required:

  • Two to five years on-air broadcast news experience.
  • Knowledge of new media production techniques, as well as television and radio production.
  • Authoritative, conversational on-air delivery.
  • Solid news judgment and ability to perform without supervision.
  • Experience in reporting/producing technology/science based stories highly desirable.
  • College degree (Journalism) preferred.
  • Ability to work under extreme deadline pressure.

 

Please submit cover letter, resume and audio samples, including airchecks and news production, to hr@wxxi.org or WXXI, Human Resource Dept., 280 State St., Rochester, NY 14614; Fax (585) 258-0335.  Applications without the requested materials will not be considered. 

WXXI is an Equal Opportunity and Affirmative Action Employer committed to excellence through diversity.