Multi-Skilled Journalist

The Victoria Television Group, a Morgan Murphy Media company has an immediate opening for an innovative, audience-minded multi-skilled journalist at KAVU-TV.

You’ll work with the news team to produce compelling content on KAVU-TV, CrossroadsToday.com, our app, and social media platforms owned and operated by The Victoria Television Group. You’ll join a close-knit news team in the Crossroads close to Houston, Austin, San Antonio, and Corpus Christi.

What you’ll do:

• Create, develop, and manage content for KAVU-TV and Crossroads Today digital properties 
• Help coordinate newsroom and web projects. Ability to respond to breaking news 
• Work with the News Director to formulate a plan that maximizes the success of our newscasts and digital properties
• Update the news staff daily on assignments; update news staff as stories and trends change throughout the day 
• Produce compelling, timely newscast content with an emphasis on promoting Crossroads Today and KAVU-TV brands 
• Drive audience growth strategy through news/marketing initiatives and publishing compelling content 
• Proactively seek out and publish content, generate story ideas, and promote Crossroads Today through social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram

What you’ll bring: 

• Exceptional communication and organizational skills 
• Self-starter who works well with minimal supervision 
• Ability to manage multiple projects, adapt to flexible schedules and thrive in a fast-paced deadline driven environment. 
• Knowledge of HTML, WordPress, SEO, RSS and FTP  
• Basic Adobe Photoshop skills

Preferred Qualifications:   

• Bachelor’s degree in English, Journalism, Technical Writing, or a related field 
• Previous newsroom experience encouraged
• Familiarity with Google Analytics, Chartbeat, Crowd Tangle or similar 

What The Victoria Television Group offers: 

• We’re a dynamic and progressive family-owned business that values our employees, our culture, and our community 
• We are a team of talented and creative professionals.
• Medical, dental, vision, prescription, life and long-term disability insurance, EAP, flexible spending account, 401(k), paid time off including vacation, sick, personal days and holidays

Morgan Murphy Media is an equal opportunity employer