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