Job Description:
• Produce high-quality multimedia stories through photography, videography, and clear, engaging text that informs, entertains, and inspires our audience.
• Shoot, edit, and publish vertical videos designed for platforms such as Instagram Reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Facebook Stories, with a focus on driving audience growth and engagement.
• Manage quick-turn production of photo galleries and video content, ensuring timely, accurate delivery across digital and social channels.
• Collaborate with newsroom colleagues on story development, visual strategy, and innovative approaches to audience engagement.
• Analyze audience data and trends to inform content choices and maximize reach on rgj.com and social platforms.
• Mentor and support fellow journalists in basic photo and video editing, best practices for mobile journalism, and new media techniques.
Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, visual media, or equivalent professional experience and education.
• At least two years’ experience in professional photography and videography, with a strong portfolio of vertical and social-first content.
• Expertise in photo and video editing software (such as Photoshop, Adobe Premiere, After Effects, and mobile editing apps).
• Demonstrated ability to shoot, edit, and publish with smartphones and advanced camera systems. The RGJ has a full array of new Sony digital cameras and equipment.
• Proven success growing audiences and engagement on platforms like Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, X and Facebook.
• Ability to excel in a fast-paced, deadline-driven newsroom and adapt to changing priorities and technologies.
• Flexibility to work nights, weekends, and breaking news assignments as needed.
• Strong grasp of journalism law, best practices in media ethics, and a commitment to accurate, impactful storytelling.
• Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation and insurance as required by Nevada law.
Benefits: