Job Details
Producer/Reporter, 2024 Presidential Campaign Embed
Producer/Reporter, 2024 Presidential Campaign Embed
Summary
ABC News is seeking several Producer/Reporters to cover Presidential election races, providing reporting and research across ABC News platforms, including linear television, digital, radio and streaming television, including Hulu.
Category
Digital Media
Journalist/Reporter
Producers
Researcher
Social Media
Writers
Location
Washington D.C. Metro Area
Time Period
Full Time
Posted Date
Jan 17, 2023
Start Date
N/A
End Date
N/A
Job Description
This is role is open to internal and external candidates. It is primarily an off-air reporting and producing role, though applicants should also be comfortable performing some on-air responsibilities.
Candidates should be prepared for significant travel, including potential temporary relocation.
Responsibilities:
Candidates should be prepared for significant travel, including potential temporary relocation.
Responsibilities:
- Original writing and reporting, including developing and maintaining sources
- Generating enterprise story ideas, with an emphasis on exclusive reporting that funnels up to various ABC News platforms
- Producing stories that emphasize the connection between politics and impact on everyday Americans
- Reporting and publishing regular news stories for ABCNews.com
- Conducting and coordinating research ahead of large-scale political events
- Communicating story developments to senior editorial staff and disseminating reporting notes across the network
- Working with the Political Unit on coverage of major political events
Basic Qualifications:
- Minimum of three years journalism experience and covering political news
- Geographic flexibility, with the possibility that assignments will take you away from home for extended stretches of time
- Experience in original writing and reporting in a breaking-news setting
- Sound news judgment and ability to find primary sources to complete daily story assignments, breaking-news coverage and long-term futures reporting
- Must be able to balance priorities, multiple projects and tasks
- Must be an effective communicator
- Must be a self-starter, able to work independently and collaborate with other members of the team
- Must be well organized and capable of coping with changing priorities and work requirements
Preferred Qualifications:
- Four years of experience covering politics for a national news outlet
- Established relationships and sources in national and state politics
- Familiarity with database management and data-based reporting in coverage of polls and campaign-finance information
Job Type
Full Time
Weekly Limit
N/A
Shift
Day
Attached Files
N/A