Video Journalist, Indigenous Home bureau based

Do you enjoy variety, thinking outside the box and getting creative with your work? Do you value your independence, enjoy meeting new people and are you always out looking for the next best news story and the shot ?

If you said yes, this is the opportunity you have been waiting for!

Highlights of this opportunity :

• Provide coverage of issues facing Indigenous communities locally, nationally and worldwide;
• Cover daily news events, pitch original story ideas for APTN National News and Current Affairs;
• Develops stories for multi-platform use including evaluating leads / tips, interviewing sources as assigned or necessary;
• Completes rough and final edits, outputs the final product; Coordinates and feeds edited and raw material;
• Use HD technology and remote transmission equipment to feed quality stories to the desk in Winnipeg;
• Works closely with Broadcast Technologists on technical, maintenance and repair issues, and may perform preventive and minor equipment maintenance;
• Allow your creativity and professionalism to shine by showcasing original story ideas that will be viewed on multiple platforms;
• May represent APTN on-air and / or in public forums;
• Excel and thrive working independently while you get to shoot, write and edit your own stories with APTN equipment.

Your accomplishments and experience include :

• A degree / diploma in journalism or related field with proven experience related to journalism;
• Hands on experience with news line-up script software, broadcast HD cameras and AVID editing;
• A sensitivity and understanding of culture and issues relevant to Indigenous communities;
• Strong computer skills and knowledge of broadcast technology;
• A valid driver’s license, clear driver’s abstract, since you’ll periodically travel to obtain exciting stories;
• Good quality internet access and cell service is a requirement as you will be working from your home bureau;
• A strong spirit of collaboration, dependability, positivity, journalistic integrity and a love what you do attitude.
Il y a 23 jours