WHNT News 19 in Huntsville, Alabama, has an immediate opening for an experienced Multimedia Journalist. If the words smart, creative, motivated, and efficient describe you, we look forward to receiving your application. This is a great opportunity to work with a great team of journalists in an awesome community and for an innovative company. WHNT News 19 is owned by the Tribune Media Company.

Beginners should not apply. If you graduated in the last year, you will not be considered for this job.

This is a position for a reporter or multimedia journalist with a proven track record that includes the following:

Core Job Functions:

•Must have a solid grasp of how to tell stories with words, video, sound and graphics.
•A superior ability to develop enterprise story ideas, develop sources & contacts, and research stories.
•Aggressive response to spot news, breaking news and severe weather.
•Shooting and editing on non-linear platforms.
•Web Posting: Post video and text content to station’s website.
•Potential exists for fill-in anchoring

If you have not already been doing these things successfully for more than 2 years at a commercial television station, please do not waste your time.

It’s not clear yet what shift the person hired for this position will work. It’ll be dependent on where your skills are best suited and the potential for other internal reassignments.

Interested? Please email your weblinks, resume and references to denise.vickers@whnt.com. If you must apply via snail mail, send to: Denise Vickers, VP of News, WHNT-TV, 200 Holmes Ave., Huntsville, AL 35801. No calls please.

WHNT News 19 is part of the Tribune Media Company. We encourage you to also apply online: www.tribunemedia.com/?page_id=15562

(09-19-14)