Job Description

KSDK 5 On Your Side (NBC, St. Louis - Market 23) seeks to hire a creative, curious investigative producer with strong news judgment for its award-winning news team.

Our mission is to identify stories important to the St. Louis community and shine a light on misinformation by analyzing data from government and other sources. We're looking for a journalist who is highly motivated and organized with exceptional data, researching, reporting and writing skills.

No television experience required, but the successful candidate will have mastered computer-assisted reporting techniques. You will be expected to collaborate with other members of our special projects unit to generate original, innovative, and high-impact stories that affect a large, diverse audience for television and online. You will also serve as the lead producer of our distinctive "Verify" franchise, which investigates viral social media claims about local news and events, debunking misinformation and disinformation.

Why apply? We believe our newsroom culture sets us apart. 5 On Your Side has a strong commitment to professional growth, training, feedback, mentoring and career mapping. If you're a great teammate and you're ready to work in a collaborative newsroom environment ('one content team'), we want to hear from you. Occasional remote work is supported for this role, however you must live in the St. Louis region.

Responsibilities:

• Obtain and analyze data sets to identify and generate original stories
• Collaborate with our investigative reporters and newsroom by researching topics
• Understand and analyze complex information, finding stories in the data
• Use fact-checking tools and resources like reverse image searching
• Locate archived versions of previously deleted or altered material online
• Find evidence of specific posts, images, or people on social media
• Identify trends in discussion topics and community concerns on social media
• Author web content
• Conduct interviews
• Other duties, as assigned

Requirements:

• Proven ability to turn data into compelling and creative visual stories
• 3 years' experience producing multi-platform stories using computer-assisted reporting (CAR) techniques
• Experience with LexisNexis, content management systems
• Knowledge of GIS software and data for analysis and mapping visualizations
• Experience with interactive visualizations, embeds, and graphics for the web
• Experience with or willingness to learn Microsoft suite team collaboration products
• Familiarity with public databases, investigative search engines and FOIA procedures
• Ability to identify teasable, audience-focused stories within complicated data sets
• Knowledge of libel, copyright, FCC regulations, state & local privacy laws
• Ability to juggle multiple short-term and long-term projects simultaneously
• College degree in a field related to the required skills
• Understanding of the tenets of journalism
• Excellent writing skills, spelling and grammar
• Knowledge of ENPS, Edius, and Axis graphics, a plus
• Knowledge of multi-platform news gathering tools and resources including digital media
• Reason to live in St. Louis and/or familiarity with the region, strongly preferred
• Travel: Rarely: less than 10%
• Work Environment Set: Office: normally performed in a typical interior/office environment
• Physical Demands Set: Sedentary work: Involves sitting most of the time; walking, lifting, bending, standing, etc.

About TEGNA

TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) is an innovative media company that serves the greater good of our communities. Across platforms, TEGNA tells empowering stories, conducts impactful investigations and delivers innovative marketing solutions. With 63 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA is the largest owner of top 4 network affiliates in the top 25 markets among independent station groups, reaching approximately 39 percent of all television households nationwide. TEGNA also owns leading multicast networks True Crime Network and Quest. TEGNA Marketing Solutions (TMS) offers innovative solutions to help businesses reach consumers across television, digital and over-the-top (OTT) platforms, including Premion, TEGNA's OTT advertising service. For more information, visit .

TEGNA requires all employees to be fully vaccinated (as defined by the CDC) against the coronavirus.

EEO statement:

TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are a drug free, EEO employer committed to a diverse workforce. We encourage and consider all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity, family responsibilities, disability, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, veteran status or genetic information. TEGNA complies with all applicable laws related to accommodations.

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