Consumer Investigative Reporter

Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra/NBC10 Boston and NECN, the NBC Owned Television Station news triopoly, is looking for a passionate, experienced, and innovative bi-lingual consumer investigative reporter to join the largest special projects unit in New England. You’ll be working out of a new state-of-the-art broadcast media center that is home to the triopoly and NBC Sports Boston.

The successful candidate will be expected to enterprise and produce consumer news stories and contribute to major breaking news events for Telemundo Nueva Inglaterra and NBC10 Boston. We pride ourselves on being the only local news station committed to helping our viewers solve consumer problems and work to get their money back through our Responde brand. We are building a culture of innovation and experimentation. We are looking for a creative thinker who is willing to experiment with telling stories in non-traditional ways to reach new audiences across any device.

The applicant should have a good understanding of how to deliver meaningful and impactful stories for our digital and broadcast platforms. Applicant must be bi-lingual to produce content primarily for Telemundo and on occasion NBC10. An understanding of how to tell stories on our digital platforms is a must.

Responsibilities

• Research, develop, write, and produce enterprise consumer news stories
• Take ownership over our Responde brand by working to resolve consumer complaints from viewers, interview people we’ve helped and produce regular Responde packages for broadcast and digital.
• Generate long and short-term consumer news projects
• Enterprise consumer/investigative content across all on-air and digital platforms
• Develop and maintain sources that will generate exclusive reports
• Contribute research and analysis on major breaking news events
• Ability to add depth and provide context to big stories, especially consumer stories
• Strong ad-lib skills to calmly and effectively deliver news reports
• Collaborate with the news team including anchors, reporters, assignment desk, producers and digital team.

Requirements

Qualifications/Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience working as an investigative or consumer journalist
• Impeccable reporting and storytelling skills
• Bi-lingual in English and Spanish
• Demonstrated ability to use digital platforms to reach audiences
• Understanding of how to engage audiences on social media
• Ability to present stories for all station platforms
• Strong understanding and demonstration of editorial judgment and journalistic ethics, including a current knowledge of laws of libel, slander and applicable FCC rules and regulations
• Demonstrated ability to solve problems, prioritize decisions, and successfully manage multiple assignments concurrently in a high pressure, breaking news environment

Desired

• Understanding of computer-assisted reporting and working with spreadsheet programs

• Understanding of emerging news production techniques and technology, with a pioneering spirit and desire to learn emerging technologies and invent the future

• Good collaborative and interpersonal skills to communicate at all levels

• Believes that teams are smarter and more dynamic together

• Experience being actively engaged in editorial processes and meetings

Please include at least five examples of your best work on both broadcast and digital with your application.

Eligibility Requirements

• Interested candidates must submit a resume/CV through nbcunicareers.com to be considered Must be able to provide a reel/portfolio of work examples -- if available, include a web address when you submit your resume
• Must be willing to work in Needham, MA (Greater Boston)
• Must have a valid driver’s license
• Must have a flexible schedule with ability to work any of a 24x7 shift and willingness to travel and work long hours and on weekends with short notice
• Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States