Visual Journalist
- Job Title
- Visual Journalist
- Job ID
- 27685088
- Work Hybrid
- Yes
- Location
- Dallas, TX 75201
- Other Location
- Description
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VISUAL JOURNALIST
KERA, the public broadcasting organization for Dallas/Fort Worth, is hiring a Visual Journalist for digital platforms.
WHO WE ARE:
KERA reaches more than 2 million people weekly through KERA TV, KERA News, KXT and Art&Seek. For more than 60 years, North Texans have turned to KERA as a destination for trusted educational programming and initiatives, community engagement and lifelong learning.
As we seek to recognize and reflect the increasing diversity among our audiences, we encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds and with diverse perspectives to consider employment opportunities at KERA.
POSITION SUMMARY
This is a new full-time position that’s part of KERA’s newsroom expansion. The focus will be on visuals, with room for beat development and in-depth storytelling on the radio and on the station’s digital and social media platforms. This journalist will brainstorm, research, photograph, record and report spot news and long-form, NPR-standard features on issues in the region; create web and social content to accompany radio stories; participate in community engagement efforts; and appear as a guest on talk shows as needed.
The ideal candidate is an experienced writer/producer with a journalism background and a passion for local news. Someone who’s a storyteller – whether with a microphone, Twitter, a video camera or a pencil. They must be versatile, productive and resilient, able to write, voice and produce quick-turn daily reports on multiple topics and start developing sources in specific topic areas. We’re looking for someone who can help us improve our visual storytelling for digital and social platforms – through their own work and by coaching others - while also producing audio spots for our newscasts.
The position is based in Dallas/Fort Worth/Denton, with statewide and national reach: KERA leads The Texas Newsroom - a landmark regional news hub of public radio stations across the state and NPR.
The position is classified as FLSA non-exempt and reports to the Audience Editor.
WHAT YOU’LL DO:- Identify, research, pitch, photograph, video record and write on a wide variety of topics
- Contribute regular content to KERA newscasts, website and social media platforms, including photos, video, audio and text
- Anticipate and respond to breaking news
- Collaborate with and coach KERA reporters and editors on visual storytelling
- Participate in fund-raising and outreach activities, on air and off
- Create and participate in online and in-person events
- Participate in extensive training opportunities in the newsroom, in departments across KERA and across the state with The Texas Newsroom
- Work closely with KERA’s Collaborative partners: The Texas Newsroom, Fort Worth Report, and others
- Be an active participant in KERA’s work towards equity, diversity, inclusion and belonging
- Work in a manner that is consistent with KERA’s mission, vision and values; and maintain compliance with all company policies and procedures
- Comply with KERA’s COVID policies
- Perform additional duties as assigned
This list of job duties is not exhaustive and is subject to regular reviews and updates
WHAT WILL MAKE YOU SUCCESSFUL:
An ambitious, flexible self-starter who wants to develop their visual journalism skills in a vibrant fast-growing metroplex. We believe a strong organization includes employees from a range of backgrounds, with different skills, experiences and passions. If you don't meet every job qualification but have some of these skills and think you’re the right person for the job, we'd like to hear from you. Please apply and tell us more about yourself.
- Strong experience in visual journalism, production for digital platforms and overall content creation including graphic design sensibilities
- Experience producing content for digital, social and email platforms
- Associate’s degree or 2+ years of equivalent experience
- Proven news judgment and journalistic integrity
- Enthusiastic, and self-motivated approach to daily news coverage
- Solid organizational and relational skills to work independently and collaboratively on simultaneous projects with fast-paced deadlines and a varied schedule
- Knowledge of North Texas area and the issues facing the state of Texas
- Enthusiasm for the role of public media in a changing journalism environment
BONUS IF YOU BRING:- 2+ years experience in a public media or news organization
- Innovative visual storytelling and writing skills for breaking news and enterprise content
- Familiarity with the Brightspot, Wordpress or Grove content management systems
- Experience producing, recording and engineering audio content for on-demand and broadcast platforms with audio boards, digital editing systems (e.g. Adobe Audition), field recording units, and other production equipment
- Data-driven judgment, analysis and understanding of KPIs
- Bilingual (Spanish preferred)
SALARY RANGE
$55,000 - $65,000, depending on experience
BENEFITS- Generous vacation (3 weeks), sick (8 days), personal time (2 days) and holidays (10)
- Comprehensive health, dental and vision insurance
- KERA-paid short and long-term disability, basic life insurance and AD&D insurance
- Flexible scheduling and hybrid work environment
- 403b plan with KERA-match after 1 year
- Culture intentionally focused on diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging
- Robust employee assistance program available to the employee and all members of their household
LOCATION:
We expect that this position will work out of our Dallas office at least 25% of the time.
HOW TO APPLY:- Complete the application on KERA’s employment page.
- Please include a cover letter indicating why you’re excited about joining the KERA team
KERA is an Equal Opportunity Employer
KERA believes that diversity is important to our success. We are committed to equal employment opportunity and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, religion, veteran status, disability or any other characteristic protected by law.
