Job description

KVIA-TV, the dominant station in El Paso-Las Cruces is looking for an experienced enterprise reporter to cover the Borderland. We are often the epicenter of national news –from immigration to trade to border security, health and the environment-- yet these are stories of our home, our neighbors and our rich, diverse binational community.

This is a freelance/contract position under the Puente News Collaborative, a unique cross-border collaboration of 8 newsrooms publishing stories about impactful issues facing El Paso and Ciudad Juárez. It’s a one-year assignment with clear deliverables.

Successful candidates will:

-Have a track record of original, in-depth content

-Have a commitment to balanced, responsible, fact-based journalism

-Have a penchant for connecting with people, sources, viewers, readers – regardless of the medium

-Believe in holding those in power accountable, work to expose corruption and waste

-Be organized, have superb attention to detail, be able to handle quick-turnaround stories and deep investigations

-Be an active consumer and creator of content from multiple sources geographically and philosophically

-Love collaborating across platforms – and newsrooms! This position will have you working with print and TV legacy newsrooms, plus fresh New Media newsrooms, and across borders and languages

-Be highly motivated, able to meet deadlines and adjust to the fast pace of dynamic newsrooms

-Be a creative visual storyteller, deliver engaging live shots.

-Embrace social media

Qualifications:

-A BA/BS degree

-5 years of relevant experience or equivalent combination of education + relevant experience

-Bilingual (English-Spanish), bicultural candidates will have an edge given the mission of the Collaborative, but go ahead and apply if you check off a lot of the other boxes. Please send your resume, reel and three examples of recent enterprise stories plus a description of how you worked to research, report and deliver the story.

This contract position does not include benefits. Salary range commensurate with experience.

(To be discussed with candidates, not part of the post)

DELIVERABLES:

-Day turns 2X week

-Special reports 2X month

-Web story, social media posts and/or galleries to accompany each story as appropriate

The level of assignments may change if events warrant it (i.e., more day-turns during a week if there are fast-moving developments while throttling back special reports, or fewer day-turns to allow more time to focus on deeper reporting as needed).

Job Type: Full-time

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Ability to commute/relocate:

• El Paso, TX 79902: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Required)

Experience:

• Journalism: 1 year (Preferred)

License/Certification:

• Driver's License (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

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