WABC - General Assignment Reporter
Disney
WABC - General Assignment Reporter
Job Description
Job Summary:
Disney Entertainment’s eight-owned ABC stations are multiplatform leaders in local news and information. WABC-TV has been the leader in local news and entertainment programming in the New York City area for more than 60 years. Producing more than 45 hours of live, local news and weather each week, Channel 7 “Eyewitness News” is the most-watched local news in New York and the United States. Quality news and programming, groundbreaking technology, and ongoing community outreach are the hallmarks of excellence that have consistently kept WABC-TV New York’s No. 1 station and the most-watched television station in the nation!
WABC is looking for an experienced staff general assignment reporter with the ability to authentically engage and connect with our audience. The ideal candidate must be a dynamic and compelling journalist, communicator, and storyteller with a passion for uncovering and reporting the facts, and with integrity above all else. This team member will work collaboratively with producers, assignment editors and newsroom leaders. The applicant must demonstrate a full understanding of the powerful voice and responsibility broadcasters have to, and with, the communities we serve. This team member will report for all platforms and dayparts, including early mornings, nights, and weekends.
This is a full-time staff position. The position is covered under the SAG-AFTRA- WABC-TV Collective Bargaining Agreement.
This role is considered on-site, which means the employee will work from a company-designated location on an ongoing basis.
Responsibilities & Duties of the Roles:
On-air performance
Researching, Writing, and Reporting
Basic Qualifications:
Minimum of 5 years of experience reporting in a top 20 market
Exceptional reporting, writing, and interviewing skills
Must know how to source and generate impactful enterprise leads, and create impactful content utilizing the latest investigative tools, including data journalism.
You must be tenacious in your ability to uncover stories through investigation and research
Be an expert in telling high-impact stories and in breaking news coverage, and demonstrate that ability in the field
Report, write, capture visual content, edit, and produce stories for multiple platforms on deadline, such as owned and distributed digital, streaming, and social platforms
Active in using social media for promotion and news gathering
Demonstrated ability to move the audience between linear and digital platforms
A collaborative self-starter
Ensures that all content meets company standards for journalistic integrity and production quality
Strong commitment to the community, expected to represent the station and participate in various community events
Must be open to working early mornings, nights, and weekends.
Preferred Qualifications:
Fluency in a second language
Required Education:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
The hiring range for this SAG-AFTRA position in New York is $150,000 to $180,000 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
About ABC Owned TV Stations:
The Disney Entertainment Television group creates original entertainment and news content for the Company’s streaming platforms and its cable and broadcast networks.
About The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.
This position is with WABC Television (New York), LLC, which is part of a business we call ABC Owned TV Stations.
WABC Television (New York), LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.
DISABILITY ACCOMMODATION FOR EMPLOYMENT APPLICATIONS
The Walt Disney Company and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or apply for a position, visit the Disney candidate disability accommodations FAQs. We will only respond to those requests that are related to the accessibility of the online application system due to a disability.
Having technical issues? View the FAQs for help.
Locations
- Location New York, New York, United States
Salary
150,000 - 180,000 USD / yearly
Skills Required
- Tenacity in uncovering stories through investigation and researchintermediate
- Ability to capture visual content, edit, and produce storiesintermediate
- Active use of social media for promotion and news gatheringintermediate
- Ability to move the audience between linear and digital platformsintermediate
- Commitment to journalistic integrity and production qualityintermediate
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of 5 years of experience reporting in a top 20 market (experience)
- Exceptional reporting, writing, and interviewing skills (experience)
- Ability to source and generate impactful enterprise leads (experience)
- Expertise in telling high-impact stories and breaking news coverage (experience)
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience (experience)
Preferred Qualifications
- Fluency in a second language (experience)
Responsibilities
- On-air performance
- Researching, writing, and reporting
- Reporting for all platforms and dayparts
- Collaborating with producers, assignment editors, and newsroom leaders
- Participating in community events
Benefits
- general: Full range of medical benefits
- general: Financial benefits
- general: Potential bonus
- general: Long term incentive units
- general: Covered under the SAG-AFTRA- WABC-TV Collective Bargaining Agreement
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WABC - General Assignment Reporter
Disney
WABC - General Assignment Reporter
Job Description
Job Summary:
Disney Entertainment’s eight-owned ABC stations are multiplatform leaders in local news and information. WABC-TV has been the leader in local news and entertainment programming in the New York City area for more than 60 years. Producing more than 45 hours of live, local news and weather each week, Channel 7 “Eyewitness News” is the most-watched local news in New York and the United States. Quality news and programming, groundbreaking technology, and ongoing community outreach are the hallmarks of excellence that have consistently kept WABC-TV New York’s No. 1 station and the most-watched television station in the nation!
WABC is looking for an experienced staff general assignment reporter with the ability to authentically engage and connect with our audience. The ideal candidate must be a dynamic and compelling journalist, communicator, and storyteller with a passion for uncovering and reporting the facts, and with integrity above all else. This team member will work collaboratively with producers, assignment editors and newsroom leaders. The applicant must demonstrate a full understanding of the powerful voice and responsibility broadcasters have to, and with, the communities we serve. This team member will report for all platforms and dayparts, including early mornings, nights, and weekends.
This is a full-time staff position. The position is covered under the SAG-AFTRA- WABC-TV Collective Bargaining Agreement.
This role is considered on-site, which means the employee will work from a company-designated location on an ongoing basis.
Responsibilities & Duties of the Roles:
On-air performance
Researching, Writing, and Reporting
Basic Qualifications:
Minimum of 5 years of experience reporting in a top 20 market
Exceptional reporting, writing, and interviewing skills
Must know how to source and generate impactful enterprise leads, and create impactful content utilizing the latest investigative tools, including data journalism.
You must be tenacious in your ability to uncover stories through investigation and research
Be an expert in telling high-impact stories and in breaking news coverage, and demonstrate that ability in the field
Report, write, capture visual content, edit, and produce stories for multiple platforms on deadline, such as owned and distributed digital, streaming, and social platforms
Active in using social media for promotion and news gathering
Demonstrated ability to move the audience between linear and digital platforms
A collaborative self-starter
Ensures that all content meets company standards for journalistic integrity and production quality
Strong commitment to the community, expected to represent the station and participate in various community events
Must be open to working early mornings, nights, and weekends.
Preferred Qualifications:
Fluency in a second language
Required Education:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience
The hiring range for this SAG-AFTRA position in New York is $150,000 to $180,000 per year. The base pay actually offered will take into account internal equity and also may vary depending on the candidate’s geographic region, job related knowledge, skills, and experience among other factors. A bonus and/or long term incentive units may be provided as part of the compensation package, in addition to the full range of medical, financial, and/or other benefits, dependent on the level and position offered.
About ABC Owned TV Stations:
The Disney Entertainment Television group creates original entertainment and news content for the Company’s streaming platforms and its cable and broadcast networks.
About The Walt Disney Company:
The Walt Disney Company, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, is a leading diversified international family entertainment and media enterprise that includes three core business segments: Disney Entertainment, ESPN, and Disney Experiences. From humble beginnings as a cartoon studio in the 1920s to its preeminent name in the entertainment industry today, Disney proudly continues its legacy of creating world-class stories and experiences for every member of the family. Disney’s stories, characters and experiences reach consumers and guests from every corner of the globe. With operations in more than 40 countries, our employees and cast members work together to create entertainment experiences that are both universally and locally cherished.
This position is with WABC Television (New York), LLC, which is part of a business we call ABC Owned TV Stations.
WABC Television (New York), LLC is an equal opportunity employer. Applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, military or veteran status, medical condition, genetic information or disability, or any other basis prohibited by federal, state or local law. Disney champions a business environment where ideas and decisions from all people help us grow, innovate, create the best stories and be relevant in a constantly evolving world.
DISABILITY ACCOMMODATION FOR EMPLOYMENT APPLICATIONS
The Walt Disney Company and its Affiliated Companies are Equal Employment Opportunity employers and welcome all job seekers including individuals with disabilities and veterans with disabilities. If you have a disability and believe you need a reasonable accommodation in order to search for a job opening or apply for a position, visit the Disney candidate disability accommodations FAQs. We will only respond to those requests that are related to the accessibility of the online application system due to a disability.
Having technical issues? View the FAQs for help.
Locations
- Location New York, New York, United States
Salary
150,000 - 180,000 USD / yearly
Skills Required
- Tenacity in uncovering stories through investigation and researchintermediate
- Ability to capture visual content, edit, and produce storiesintermediate
- Active use of social media for promotion and news gatheringintermediate
- Ability to move the audience between linear and digital platformsintermediate
- Commitment to journalistic integrity and production qualityintermediate
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of 5 years of experience reporting in a top 20 market (experience)
- Exceptional reporting, writing, and interviewing skills (experience)
- Ability to source and generate impactful enterprise leads (experience)
- Expertise in telling high-impact stories and breaking news coverage (experience)
- Bachelor's degree or equivalent work experience (experience)
Preferred Qualifications
- Fluency in a second language (experience)
Responsibilities
- On-air performance
- Researching, writing, and reporting
- Reporting for all platforms and dayparts
- Collaborating with producers, assignment editors, and newsroom leaders
- Participating in community events
Benefits
- general: Full range of medical benefits
- general: Financial benefits
- general: Potential bonus
- general: Long term incentive units
- general: Covered under the SAG-AFTRA- WABC-TV Collective Bargaining Agreement
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