Job Posting for Spanish Language Reporter at KRGV-TV

KRGV-TV5 in Weslaco, Texas has the following vacancy:

KRGV-TV, the ABC affiliate in the beautiful Rio Grande Valley of South Texas, is currently seeking: Spanish Language Reporter.

KRGV Channel 5 News and KRGV 5.2 Noticias RGV is looking for a dynamic Spanish Language News Reporter for our flagship newscasts Monday – Friday on Noticias RGV.

KRGV, located in the McAllen- Harlingen- Brownsville, Texas market, is the 11th largest Hispanic market in the U.S. and part of the largest news operation in any language in South Texas.

We are looking for an experienced Spanish-speaking reporter, but will consider recent college graduates.

Located in the southern portion of Texas along the Gulf of Mexico, the Rio Grande Valley is among the safest, least expensive places to live in the U.S. with 93% of Hispanic descent.

We are looking for someone who has the ability to develop contacts and online sources to get a story that is community oriented with great storytelling. We are looking for a reporter with a strong passion for news and generating significant enterprise local and hyper local news stories.

You should also have a passion for breaking news and using creative stand-ups and live shots as part of telling your story and a desire to win, by winning the big story and beating the competition.

As part of our commitment to quality journalism, KRGV provides on-air talent the opportunity to meet one on one up to 3x per year with a talent coach from our consulting company Magid. This is a unique and exclusive opportunity to get one-on one coaching with a veteran news coach on top of the daily feedback from news managers.

This position is Full-Time.

SKILLS

100% Proficiency in Spanish writing and speaking required
Will work daily closely in a team environment with a news photographer to produce great stories
Produce digital content daily that relates to each TV story.
Frequently post daily on social media platforms including Facebook and Instagram
Develop sources to find unique, non-traditional and exclusive story ideas

Pitch your own story ideas.
Perform other tasks as required by newsroom management, including occasional MMJ reporting

JOB REQUIREMENTS

1–2 years’ experience as a television reporter, preferably with a Spanish language news station

BA/BS in Journalism, Communications or related field

Knowledge of ENPS and Edius editing program a plus.

Ability to work under pressure with tight deadlines

KRGV (ABC) is located in the warm and beautiful Rio Grande Valley of South Texas. (Harlingen – Weslaco – Brownsville – McAllen, Texas DMA #85) Privately owned by the Manship family since 1964, KRGV offers its employees excellent benefits and use of state-of-the-art technologies. Channel 5 News is a hard news brand that drives market leading ratings in a fast growing area with significant breaking news.

Noticias RGV “La Voz del Valle” is the only Spanish News station that brings news coverage you can trust from the most experienced news team in the Valley.

KRGV-TV does not discriminate in its employment and personnel practices because of a person’s race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other legally protected status. The Federal Communications Commission specifically prohibits discriminatory employment practices.

Informing you and your organization of the above employment opportunity is an affirmative action on our part to actively seek qualified minorities and women for our staff vacancies. Through your assistance, we want to ensure that our employment opportunities are made known to members of minority groups and to women.

KRGV-TV is a drug-free and smoke-free workplace.

If you are qualified for the above vacancy send resume to Elizabeth Gaona, Director of Human Resources, KRGV-TV, P.O. Box 5, Weslaco, Texas 78599 or email to egaona@krgv.com.

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