Multimedia Journalist - Telemundo WSOC TV

Position Overview

Telemundo Charlotte, part of the WSOC newsroom, is seeking a Multimedia Journalist to help grow the market’s only Spanish-language TV newscast. The Multimedia Journalist presents daily news content for Noticias Charlotte, as well as content on digital and social media.   

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Demonstrate the ability to enterprise original stories, with unique voices and content that drives newscast viewing; demonstrate the ability to develop sources and work a beat  
• Create breaking news content effectively and communicate to the newsroom as soon as a story is confirmed, and update weather content when weather conditions warrant  
• Demonstrate the ability to shoot and edit video, write scripts, and effectively communicate live on-air  
• Work independently at high standards under deadline pressure  
• Work well with co-workers  
• Generate story ideas daily  
• Shoot and edit video, write scripts, and effectively communicate live on-air  

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to read, write and speak in Spanish and English 
• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions 
• Must be thoroughly professional in all aspects of journalism 
• Must be well read on current affairs and have a wide range of working knowledge and understanding of general interest subject

Preferred Qualifications

• A minimum of 2 years professional experience in local TV news is preferred 
• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year College or University in Journalism or Communications preferred