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Mississippi Employer Digital News Content Prod/MMJ in Laurel, Mississippi
WDAM is looking for a Reporter/MMJ to join our award-winning team. The successful candidate can generate their own story ideas and has a strong desire for enterprise storytelling and covering live, breaking news. They must understand and incorporate social media material into their workflow while reporting
General Responsibilities: Plan stories in advance for coverage that are relevant to the Pine Belt
*Pitch and cover enterprise stories
*Cover breaking news, general assignments and targeted special reports on social media, web and TV
*Build trust and respect in the Pine Belt
*Work under tight deadlines on a flexible schedule that includes weekends, holidays, shift coverage, breaking news and severe weather
*Operate live shots using Live U and Live U-Mobile
*Check beats daily
*Post stories/newscasts to WDAM.COM
Requirements
*Excellent writing, storytelling, and editing skills
*Solid news judgment
*Must be able to report in a broad range of styles with good on-air presentation skills
*Work under pressure
*Familiarity with all distribution platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Internet etc.
*Bachelor`s Degree in Broadcast Journalism or equivalent is required
*Pre-employment drug screening, valid Driver's License & Motor Vehicle Records check are required