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KWWL-TV, Allen Media Broadcasting’s NBC Affiliate in Waterloo, Iowa is hiring a Digital Advertising Coordinator. As a Digital Advertising Coordinator, you will provide full-funnel support to the KWWL Sales Department, reporting directly to the Digital Sales Manager, with additional accountability to the General Sales Manager. This position assists the Sales Department through the entire sales process, both internally focused and client facing. The ideal candidate is very detail focused, service oriented, coachable, and works well with a team.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Entering and monitoring all digital orders
• Assist in the development of sales proposals, advertising packages and client presentations
• Create supportive marketing materials for the Sales Department
• Effectively communicate with internal team, external clients and digital vendors
• Keep progress on active campaign performance
• Work cooperatively with managers, co-workers and clients to deliver a high-level of service
• Keep Digital Sales Manager informed of any critical fulfillment/workflow issues
• Baseline knowledge of all digital sales and marketing: SEO, SEM, Social Marketing, Audience Targeting, Display, Streaming Video
• Interact with co-workers, clients, and the public in a professional manner, both on the phone and in person
• Assist account managers on sales calls in person and virtually

REQUIRED SKILLS:

Proficient in MS Office Suite (including Excel, Word, and Power point)

• Proficient with Google Workspace (including Docs, Slides, Sheets, Forms, gmail and shared drives)

JOB SUMMARY:  Deliver newscasts and/or report news and feature stories, blogs and other material originated by the reporter, or assigned by the editor, and read them accurately, clearly and concisely and in an engaging manner.   

Principal Duties & Responsibilities:

• Build network of informational sources that will enable the Company to stay ahead of its competitors. 

• Develop ideas for news, feature and enterprise pieces, as well as investigative stories. 

• Collect and analyze facts about newsworthy events by interview, investigation, or observation. 

• Gather accurate and interesting information for newscast presentations.

• Organize material and write articles based on the details and information obtained.

• Present clear, creative and accurate live shots. 

• Produce accurate, complete and compelling news copy on deadline.

• Use various social platforms to give updates as well as news stories to the public. 

Specialized Knowledge/Skills/Abilities:

• Excellent reading, writing, spelling, grammar and organizational skills. 

• Promotes teamwork and maintains attitude of cooperation with all station personnel. 

• Adept at ad-lib presentations, without aid of scripts and/or teleprompters.

• Possess exceptional research skills.

• Solid delivery, camera presence and clear enunciation.

Education/Experience: 

Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism or related field preferred, with minimum of (2) two years’ experience as news reporter. 

Work Environment/Mental/Physical Requirements: 

High stress environment with deadline pressures. Travel will be required on a regular basis. Position requires the transport of equipment weighing up to 60 lbs.  Position often requires work in extreme outdoor temperatures.

NOTE:  This job description contains the basic requirements for the position and is NOT intended to be a complete list of responsibilities; other duties may be assigned.

KWWL is an equal opportunity employer 

KWWL Television is seeking a motivated multimedia journalist for our Dubuque location who is passionate about shooting, writing and editing compelling material for multiple platforms. You will be joining a team of storytellers in our Dubuque, Iowa newsroom creating both on-air and online content. Candidates should be self-starters who can multitask well under pressure while meeting tight daily deadlines.

A college degree is required. Previous experience in a television newsroom environment is preferred. Candidates must be able to shoot video and edit in a non-linear format. Live reporting from news scenes is also a big part of this job. Fill in anchoring is also a possibility.

To apply, please visit www.kimt.com or send cover letter and resume to: lburger@kwwl.com.

Any offer of employment is contingent upon successfully passing a pre-employment background screening.

Chosen candidate must also have a driver’s license and a clean driving record.

EOE/Minorities/Females/Vet/Disability

KWWL, the NBC affiliate serving Eastern Iowa is seeking an experienced Anchor/Reporter for our Morning Newscasts. 

If you’re passionate about news, love story telling and have some TV reporting and anchoring experience, let’s talk!

Qualified candidates must have a degree in Journalism, Broadcasting, Communications or related field.  Qualified candidates must have excellent writing and on-camera skills.  You’ll have a producer with you on our highly competitive Weekday Morning Newscasts.

We’re looking for a serious, creative journalist who is as comfortable in a live ad-lib situation as they are reading a prompter.  You’ll anchor Morning Newscasts, report after (VO/SOT’s or HFR) and represent the Station at community events.

The Waterloo-Cedar Rapids-Dubuque-Iowa City market is a great place to live with numerous colleges and universities, good quality of life, low-cost of living, ample recreation and close to Minneapolis, Chicago and Des Moines.

Want to join our award-winning team?  Apply online KWWL Careers - Allen Media Broadcasting

KWWL Television, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer