Reporter (Broadcast News)

Location: San Diego, California, United States; onsite at 4575 Viewridge Ave

Salary: Starting at $33.65/hour, commensurate with experience and skill level.

Company

hirify.global operates FOX 5 San Diego/KUSI News across broadcast, digital, social, and streaming platforms.

What you will do

• Report accurate, balanced general-assignment news stories for broadcast, digital, social, and streaming platforms.
• Shoot, write, edit, and produce vosots, packages, web articles, reels, and livestreamed news programs.
• Cover live shots, breaking news, and field reporting while ad-libbing and interacting with anchors.
• Develop original story ideas, attend editorial meetings, and build community contacts and news-source networks.
• Collaborate with photographers, producers, and the assignment desk on coverage and live shots.
• Attend station partnerships in the community and perform other assigned duties.

Requirements

• B.A. or B.S. degree, preferably in journalism or communications, or equivalent related experience.
• Strong writing, grammar, spelling, technical formatting, communication, storytelling, and time-management skills.
• Ability to ad-lib breaking news fluently and deliver credible, personable, and engaging on-air presentations.
• Excellent editing skills with Adobe Premiere, plus video-camera and news-photography skills.
• Ability to interact positively and productively with employees and people in the field.
• Ability to carry 25–30 pounds of equipment.
• Ability to accept constructive direction and feedback.
• Flexibility to work additional hours, days, different shifts, and holidays as required by news content.

Nice to have

• 3–5 years of television news reporting experience in a medium- to large-market environment.
• Experience in news videography, editing, and livestreaming.

Culture & Benefits

• Work spans broadcast, digital, social, and CTV streaming platforms.
• Role includes community partnerships and collaboration with editorial and production staff.
• Schedule flexibility is required, including additional hours, different shifts, and holidays when dictated by news coverage.