Job Description

NBC10 Boston and NECN the NBC Owned Television Stations are looking for a passionate experienced and innovative consumer/investigative reporter to join our special projects team. Youll be working out of a new stateoftheart broadcast media center that is home to NBC 10 Boston NECN Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra and NBC Sports Boston. 

The successful candidate will be expected to enterprise and produce consumer and investigative news stories and contribute to major breaking news events for NBC10 and NECN.We pride ourselves on being the only local news station committed to helping our viewers solve consumer problems and work to get their money back through our Responds brand. This role would be responsible for handling those responsibilities in addition to turning investigative content. We are building a culture of innovation and experimentation. We are looking for a creative thinker who is willing toexperiment with telling stories in nontraditional ways to reach new audiences across any device. 

The applicant should have a good understanding of how to deliver meaningful and impactful stories for our digital and broadcast platforms. An understanding of how to tell stories on our digital platforms is a must.   This is not an entry level position.

 
Responsibilities 

• Research develop write and produce enterprise consumer and investigative news stories 
• Take ownership over our Responds brand by working to resolve consumer complaints from viewers interview people weve helped and produce regular Responds packages for broadcast and digital. 
• Generate quick turn consumer and investigative packages while juggling longer turn stories.
• Enterprise consumer/investigative content across all onair and digital platforms 
• Develop and maintain sources that will generate exclusive reports 
• Contribute research and analysis on major breaking news events 
• Ability to add depth and provide context to big stories especially consumer and investigative stories  
• Strong adlib skills to calmly and effectively deliver news reports  
• Collaborate with the news team including anchors reporters assignment desk producers and digital team.  

Qualifications :

• Minimum of 2 years experience working as an investigative or consumer journalist  
• Impeccable reporting and storytelling skills 
• Demonstrated ability to use digital platforms to reach audiences 
• Understanding of how to engage audiences on social media  
• Ability to present stories for all station platforms 
• Willingness to perform basic video shooting and editing as needed
• Strong understanding and demonstration of editorial judgment and journalistic ethics including a current knowledge of laws of libel slander and applicable FCC rules and regulations 
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems prioritize decisions and successfully manage multiple assignments concurrently in a high pressure breaking news environment 

Desired  

• Bilingual in English and Spanish
• Understanding of computerassisted reporting and working with spreadsheet programs 
• Understanding of emerging news production techniques and technology with a pioneering spirit and desire to learn emerging technologies and invent the future 
• Good collaborative and interpersonal skills to communicate at all levels 
• Believes that teams are smarter and more dynamic together 
• Experience being actively engaged in editorial processes and meetings 

 
Eligibility Requirements 

• Interested candidates must submit a resume/CV through nbcunicareers.com to be considered.
• Candidates must be able to provide a reel/portfolio of work examples if available include a web address when you submit your resume.  Please include at least five examples of your best work on both broadcast and digital with your application. 
• Must be willing to work in Needham MA (Greater Boston) 
• Must have a valid drivers license  
• Must have a flexible schedule with ability to work any of a 24x7 shift and willingness to travel and work long hours and on weekends with short notice 
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States 

Additional Information :

As part of our selection process external candidates may be required to attend an inperson interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversals policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race color religion creed gender gender identity or expression age national origin or ancestry citizenship disability sexual orientation marital status pregnancy veteran status membership in the uniformed services genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to .

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Fulltime

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