Sports Reporter – KMWE Telemundo Minnesota

Minneapolis, MN

With over 62 million Hispanics, the United States is the second largest Spanish-speaking country in the world! Telemundo is the Spanish-language home of the Super Bowl, Olympics, FIFA World Cup, and high-profile programming and news. We connect our advertising partners to the buying power of this audience, while serving and celebrating the vibrant Hispanic communities where we serve.

SagamoreHill Broadcasting and KMWE are seeking an experienced and passionate Sports Anchor to join Minnesota’s first Spanish-language newscast and deliver sports content across several Telemundo affiliate stations across the country. The position is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The Sports Anchor reports, produces, shoots, writes, voices, edits and feeds news production content for all platforms in a manner that is clear, engaging and meaningful.

Responsibilities:

Produce and present daily sports stories for early and evening newscasts
Produce packaged reports and go live from sporting event venues when necessary
Provide news as directed from the news management team
Reviewing material for fairness, accuracy and balance
Edit or assist in editing videos for all multimedia platforms
Able to work after hours and weekends when needed
Post videos, pictures and stories to websites and social media outlets under the direction of the News Director & Creative Services department
Engaging with local community events
Establish and maintain new contacts in the community

Qualifications:

Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, television broadcasting or related field
Newsroom Experience
Excellent verbal and writing skills in Spanish and English
Strong storytelling skills
The ideal candidate must be able to work effectively with others in a team environment
Ability to participate in community and public events as requested by the station
Must be able to work well under pressure to meet deadlines
High ethical and journalistic standards
Able to deal with stress and pressure of time sensitive newscast production
Must be willing to work long hours, varying shifts (including nights and weekends) and report to work on urgent sports-related news coverage when necessary
Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
Must have a valid driver's license

Pay: From $35,000.00 per year

Benefits:

401(k)
Dental insurance
Health insurance
Paid time off
Vision insurance

Language:

Spanish (Required)

Work Location: In person

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