TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) serves local communities across the U.S. through trustworthy journalism, engaging content, and tools that help people navigate their daily lives. Through customized marketing solutions, we help businesses grow and thrive. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches approximately 100 million people every month across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. For more information, visit TEGNA.com.
KIII-TV in Corpus Christi, Texas, the dominant local news station in South Texas, is looking for a part-time Production Assistant who will also perform duties in our one-content team workflow. This is an entry-level position that includes early morning, late evening, holiday, and weekend shifts. However, it’s also a great foot in the door. Many people previously working in this position have gone on to be producers, directors, photographers, executive producers, and on-air reporters.
The best candidates will be strong writers, show initiative, and be willing to learn several different duties at the TV station to see where they fit in best. The temporary position could become permanent part-time after the first 90 days.
Responsibilities
• Write accurate, informative stories both on-air and online with strong viewer value in an exciting, captivating, and conversational tone.
• Learn how to curate our website and how to create unique TV newscasts to best highlight the day’s most compelling stories.
• As a production assistant, make ready studio microphones, lights, monitors, and scripts. Also operate teleprompter, cue anchors and train on other aspects of production and Domingo Live.
• Edit mistake-free videos for use in newscasts
Requirements:
• Journalism and/or Mass Communication degree, or in progress, preferred
• Must be dependable, have good communication skills, and ability to perform quickly under deadlines
• Flexible availability is necessary as the position involves working varying shifts in a one-team concept, including weekends, evenings, mornings, and holidays
• Long-term interest in broadcast news is a plus
TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.
Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA’s 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.
Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor’s appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.
TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.
* Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.
EEO statement:
TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law. If you are in need of an accommodation in order to submit your application, please email askhr@tegna.com
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To all candidates: your personal information and online safety are important to us. Only TEGNA Recruiters or Hiring Managers will reach out to you regarding consideration of your application or background. Communications with TEGNA employees will either come from a TEGNA email address with a domain of tegna.com or one of our affiliate station domains.
Recruiters or Hiring Managers will never request payments, ask for financial account information or sensitive information such as social security numbers.
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Tegna Inc. is an American publicly traded broadcast, digital media and marketing services company headquartered in Tysons, Virginia. It was created on June 29, 2015, when the Gannett Company split into two publicly traded companies.
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