Sports Reporter

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**Newshub**

Newshub is the premiere news brand for Warner Bros. Discovery ANZ. We deliver world-class local and international news aimed primarily at a New Zealand audience across linear broadcast and digital platforms

**Your New Role**

Provide accurate, compelling and timely coverage of sports news stories and events across the company’s TV and digital assets.

You’ll supply engaging content to digital, social and TV news bulletins and programmes, driving Newshub’s coverage across all platforms to the highest standard.

**Responsibilities include**
- Deliver compelling news on all platforms with a focus on original and exclusive content for TV, digital & social.
- To provide fast, accurate and timely story information and content to a standard consistent with the Newshub brand
- To prepare reports in a variety of broadcast and online formats, as appropriate to the story and the audience using video, audio, graphics, stills and text as required
- Maintain a high standard of knowledge of a broad range of sports news events and issues.
- To actively contribute to the sports news diary with original stories.
- Develop and foster extensive contacts among newsmakers with the aim of finding exclusive stories, and having a wide selection of diverse talent in news stories.
- To be adept at using newsroom systems and tools as required to prepare stories
- To report live from the newsroom and from story locations with credibility and warmth
- To handle breaking news calmly and professionally
- To use social media effectively in a manner consistent with the Newshub brand
- To be familiar with defamation law, the Privacy Act, and all other relevant legislation
- To be familiar with the BSA Codes of Practice and the Journalist Code of Ethics. Operate within the requirements of the above rules and regulations at all times, and particularly ensure that stories are written and produced to a high journalistic standard, without containing any information which could be considered libellous
- Be prepared to attend any training or skill updating course required by the company, and to complete in-house training as and when required
- The Employee shall ensure they are familiar with Warner Bros. Discovery NZ's health and safety policies and procedures, and any modifications to those policies and procedures that may be introduced from time to time
- Carry out your work safely and without endangering or causing harm to yourself, fellow staff members, contractors, customers, visitors, or the general public

**Qualifications & Experience**
- ** Qualifications and Experience**
- A tertiary qualification, preferably in journalism or equivalent experience
- At least **two years journalism experience**:

- A strong **broadcast-quality voice**:

- The ability to use news editing technology
- Experience with newsroom systems and processes
- Legal right to permanent, full time work in New Zealand

**_ We're also looking for the following personal attributes:_**
- A team player who will both take direction and encourage and advise less experienced reporters
- A generous team member who appreciates individual and business successes
- Flexibility to work varied shifts and hours as required
- Ability to work to tight deadlines and perform effectively under pressure
- Close attention to detail
- Effective communicator both internally and externally
- A generator of original ideas
- Understanding of and engagement with digital platforms including social networks
- Continually seeks opportunities to improve programme content and delivery
- Maintains excellent collaborative and professional relationships with within the wider company

**_ Why Warner Bros. Discovery?_**

Aside from competitive salaries, great colleagues and an exciting work environment, we recognise that there’s more to work than just pay. Warner Bros. Discovery offers eligible staff a generous bonus scheme; free income protection, trauma and life insurances; three additional balance days per year; Birthday leave - that's right, you don't work on your birthday (or around the day of your birthday) and parental leave topped up to full salary for the first 18 weeks.

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