Investigative Journalist
Core
Investigative journalist uncovering documents, filing FOIAs, and holding people accountable across multiple media platforms.
Role type
Senior investigative multimedia journalist
Builds
Daily news assignments, enterprise content, vertical videos, social posts, and stories for WOODTV.com, WOODTV+, and WOOD-TV newscasts
Domain
Local news media / Investigative journalism
Required skills
Investigative reporting, FOIA filing, document discovery, multiplatform content creation, video shooting and editing, source establishment, hard news reporting
Preferred skills
Community and government source maintenance, flexible scheduling, high-pressure decision making
Technologies
WOOD platforms, social media tools, video editing software
Responsibilities
Report on daily news assignments and contribute to daily enterprise content; Uncover documents that support investigative journalism; Establish and maintain sources in the community, government, and law enforcement; Shoot and edit stories, social posts, and digital content when necessary
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC