Duopoly Reporter

Job Description

The WNBC/WNJU New York Duopoly is seeking a dynamic, Reporter to join our integrated newsroom. This role is designed to serve audiences across both WNBC and WNJU, delivering original journalism in English and Spanish across broadcast, streaming, digital, and social platforms.

The ideal candidate is an enterprising, multiplatform journalist with strong live reporting skills, excellent news judgment, and the ability to tell compelling stories for both English- and Spanish-language audiences. This reporter will play an important role in our duopoly approach to news coverage, working seamlessly across both stations to maximize original reporting, share content effectively, and serve the diverse communities of the New York Tri-State area.

The reporter must be equally comfortable covering breaking news, developing enterprise and community-driven stories, conducting live interviews, producing content for multiple platforms, and adapting storytelling for the audiences of WNBC and WNJU.

Responsibilities

• Report, write, and deliver original stories for both WNBC and WNJU across newscasts, streaming platforms, websites, social media, and emerging platforms.
• Report and present stories in both English and Spanish, adapting content appropriately for each station's audience rather than simply translating material.
• Cover breaking news and major events from the field through live shots, interviews, digital updates, and packaged reports.
• Develop distinctive enterprise and community-focused stories that are relevant to audiences throughout the New York Tri-State area.
• Pitch original story ideas and cultivate a broad and diverse network of sources across communities, beats, and geographic areas.
• Work collaboratively across the duopoly newsroom to identify opportunities to share and maximize reporting while reducing unnecessary duplication of coverage.
• Partner closely with producers, assignment editors, photographers, anchors, digital teams, and newsroom leadership across WNBC and WNJU.
• Create and adapt content specifically for broadcast, streaming, digital, and social platforms, recognizing the different storytelling needs of each.
• Demonstrate flexibility in reporting assignments and work across both stations based on daily editorial priorities and breaking news needs.
• Contribute to special projects, major event coverage, investigative or enterprise initiatives, and other duopoly-wide editorial efforts.
• Represent WNBC and WNJU at community events and public appearances as assigned.
• Maintain a strong working knowledge of local, national, and international news developments.
• Uphold NBCUniversal journalistic standards, ethics, and editorial guidelines.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Communications, Broadcasting, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Minimum of 3 years of reporting experience in a television news environment.
• Full proficiency in English and Spanish, including speaking, writing, translating, interviewing, and live reporting.
• Strong live reporting, interviewing, writing, and storytelling skills.
• Experience covering breaking news and developing stories under tight deadlines.
• Excellent writing, storytelling, and editorial judgment.
• Strong editorial judgment and ability to make sound decisions in fast-moving news situations.
• Ability to work independently in the field and collaborate effectively within a team environment.
• Experience creating content for broadcast, digital, streaming, and social media platforms.
• Valid driver's license with a good driving record.
• Willingness to work a flexible schedule, including early mornings, evenings, weekends, holidays, and extended hours during major news events.
• Must be willing to work throughout the New York metropolitan area and surrounding coverage regions.
• Must be willing to join SAG-AFTRA.

Desired Characteristics

• Strong knowledge of the New York Tri-State area and an understanding of the diverse communities served by WNBC and WNJU.
• Proven ability to generate original enterprise reporting and develop trusted sources.
• Experience working across English- and Spanish-language news operations or in a bilingual/multicultural newsroom.
• Strong understanding of how storytelling and editorial priorities may differ across audiences, platforms, and brands.
• Strong social media and audience-engagement skills.
• Ability to ad-lib confidently, accurately, and calmly during breaking news situations.
• Demonstrated ability to work effectively across multiple platforms and brands.
• Collaborative mindset and enthusiasm for working within an integrated duopoly newsroom.
• Passion for local journalism, community connection, and public-service reporting.
• Experience with investigative, consumer, political, or community-focused reporting is a plus.

Eligibility Requirements

• Interested candidates must submit a resume/CV and demo reel through NBCUniversal Careers.
• Must be willing to work in New York City.
• Must have unrestricted work authorization in the United States.

Required On-Site: This position is required to be performed full-time from an NBCUniversal-designated worksite.

Salary Range: $160,000-185,000

Additional Information

As part of our selection process, external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversal's policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, creed, gender, gender identity or expression, age, national origin or ancestry, citizenship, disability, sexual orientation, marital status, pregnancy, veteran status, membership in the uniformed services, genetic information, or any other basis protected by applicable law.

If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability, you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to [email protected].

Compensation: 160000 to 185000 (USD) (YEARLY)