Position: Reporter
Hours: Full-time, hourly, 40 hours/week
Wage range: $24.50-$29.00/hr
Location: Nome, AK
Opening/Closing: Job posted April 20, 2022; open until filled
Summary
This Nome-based job is the entry-level core position and includes on-the-air work combined with other news duties. A high degree of job flexibility, respect, and team orientation is required. Work hours vary with staffing and seasonal changes. Reporters are supervised by the news manager/director. Initially, this position will train to be proficient in both production and news, then specialize in news reporting in accordance with the employee’s professional development plan.
This is an hourly, full-time position. Wage range is $24.50-$29.00/hr, depending on experience and education. Benefits include health insurance, paid time off, 403B retirement plan.
Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree/equivalent experience or degree in progress considered
- Experience in journalism/media preferred
- Affinity for rural Alaska
- Ability to learn and operate studio-broadcasting equipment, production and news software
- Excellent written & speaking skills
- Demonstrated ability to work independently and on a small team, and incorporate feedback
- Evening, weekend, and holiday work may be required
- Ability to travel on small aircraft, traveling as need for news story coverage
- Alignment with KNOM mission and values
- Driver’s license
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Deejay as scheduled – this includes recording/preparing updated weather and announcements
- Maintain, uphold and promote station format and scheduled programming
- Travel as needed for news stories or feature programs
- Attend and report on city, regional and statewide news events
- Pitch/write/produce news content for newscasts that align with FCC guidelines and he KNOM mission and values
- Responsible for a news beat assigned by News Manager/Director
- Prepare & anchor newscasts, weather recording, cover breaking news events and take assignments
- Prepare online content appropriately and in a timely fashion
- Supervised by the news director/manager
- Other duties as assigned
Additional Information
Applying does not guarantee any candidate an interview. Candidates are interviewed by appointment only. Required documents are:
- Cover letter
- Resume
- 3 Professional references
- Provide work samples of previous news writing
Upon offer of employment, applicants must be willing to go through a background check. Send all documentation for Reporter to:
Davis Hovey, Interim General Manager for KNOM AM & FM, at [email protected].