Current Available Jobs for KWWL

KWWL, the NBC affiliate serving the 94th largest market is seeking a highly motivated Newscast Director for its award-winning, state of the art fast paced production and master control facility. This position is accountable for coordination and production of newscasts and cut ins within station guidelines in a manner that will attract the largest possible viewership. The position is also accountable for master control operations, including ingesting/timing out local content and monitoring automated playlists for three stations. We are looking for a multi-tasking candidate that supports our commitment to serving the communities of eastern Iowa.

Qualifications include, but are not limited to:

• High school and/or technical school graduate. College courses or equivalent experience desirable.
• Willingness to learn and grow in a fast-paced, team-oriented environment.
• Strong computer skills and the ability to learn new programs quickly and effectively.
• Ability to effectively communicate and make decisions in a fast-paced environment.
• Capable of analyzing and correcting technical problems.
• Experience with video production desirable.
• Familiarity with Ross Switchers, Ross Overdrive Automation, Ross XPression graphics system, Yamaha audio consoles, Harris/Imagine Master Control Automation a plus.
• Knowledge of FCC requirements for broadcast facilities, including transmission and tower light monitoring/logging and EAS notifications a plus.
• Familiarity with Adobe Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere, and Encore a plus.
• Experience with lighting and set design a plus.

Requirements:

• Ability to lift 50 lbs, climb tall ladders, move studio cameras, and set pieces.
• Must have valid state driver’s license and acceptable driving record.
• Vision, speech, and hearing abilities that facilitate a rapid response to changes during a newscast.
• Possess manual dexterity to quickly move between various positions.
• Must be capable of traversing snow-covered terrain to remove snow from satellite dishes.

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

KWWL is proud to be an Allen Media Broadcasting Station.  KWWL is an Equal Opportunity Employer 

Derek Wagenhofer, Midwest Region Technical Operations Manager 
dwagenhofer@kwwl.com
KWWL Television, Inc.
511 East Fifth Street Waterloo, IA 50703

KWWL Television, Inc. has an immediate opening for a Sales Coordinator to work in a fast-paced team environment. The successful candidate must be detail-oriented, possess strong computer skills, multi-tasking abilities, and excellent organization and communication skills.   

 As a Sales Coordinator, you will work with Sales Account Executives, Managers, clients, staff, Management, and vendors. Excellent interpersonal skills while working in a team environment is essential.  Responsibilities include administrative tasks such as weekly sales reports, updating sales software programs, administration of political advertising, entering sales contracts, providing backup to the other sales assistants, creating sales proposals and covering a multi-station switchboard.

 The successful candidate will have excellent command of Microsoft and Google applications, including Gmail, Google Drive, Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.  Attention to detail is required.  This is a high-performance team with opportunities for growth. 

Educational background and relevant work experience will be considered.  This is an hourly position with full benefits and an exciting working environment

KWWL is proud to be an Allen Media Broadcasting Station, a growing family-owned nationally known broadcast group with a reputation for being one of the best media companies in the country to work for. 

KWWL Television, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer   

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 who is passionate about shooting, writing and editing compelling material for multiple platforms. You will be joining a team of storytellers in our Waterloo, 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 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

KWWL, the NBC affiliate serving eastern Iowa, is looking for a Video
Editor/Photographer with a creative eye, technical expertise and a can-do attitude. The
successful candidate will be proficient in non-linear editing. You’ll also understand the
importance of visual composition, natural sound and quality lighting. The successful
candidate must be able to deliver great video on a daily basis in our very competitive
21-county market.
You must be able to work very early hours and/or very late hours under deadline
pressure.  Your primary job will be editing video for our newscasts. We use EDIUS, but
if you know Adobe Premiere, you’ll be able to pick it up quickly. You will also shoot
breaking news and other local news events. KWWL has Sony HD cameras, drones, a
satellite truck and several bonded cellular live backpacks to go live from almost
anywhere.
Our photojournalists are just that—journalists. If you want to write a well as shoot and
edit, do your own Facebook live reports or simply get more hands-on training in the
industry, we’re the place.  
The Waterloo-Cedar Rapids-Dubuque-Iowa City market is a great place to live with
numerous colleges and universities, good quality of life, ample recreation and close
proximity to Minneapolis, Chicago and Des Moines.
If you,d like to be part of our award-winning team, apply today!
www.kwwl.com and scroll down to careers

KWWL Television Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer