Job Description

Hearst Television is seeking an inquisitive, innovative, and fact-focused White House Correspondent to join our Washington, DC News Bureau. In an ever-changing political landscape, this correspondent will be the point person for all reporting and communication between our team and the White House. Regular duties include attending White House press briefings, making connections with White House staffers and administration members, and being part of the White House press pool on occasion. You will cover the biggest news developments and report live from the White House and around DC every day for Hearst Television’s 35 stations. A successful candidate is a collaborative communicator who can separate the politics from the real impact on our communities, seek accountability, and deliver the most relevant facts and context in a transparent, process-driven manner. This correspondent is heavily engaged in our digital and social media content and will work at a fast pace to deliver stories on all platforms and under strict deadlines. You will report to the Bureau Chief.

Job Responsibilities:

Responsibilities include developing and maintaining relationships with White House administration officials and staffers to help break stories, gain information, and hold the powerful to account. Daily duties include attending White House briefings and press gaggles, enterprising stories, delivering live coverage for early evening newscasts and other dayparts across the country, and producing content and updates for stories on broadcast and on digital platforms.

This correspondent works in tandem with our team of Hearst Television correspondents to get beyond the national headlines.

Salary Statement:

The estimated salary range for this role is $118,000 - $122,000. The actual salary offered is dependent upon many factors, such as transferable skills, work experience, business needs, market demands and conditions, and other factors permitted by law. The salary range is subject to change and may be modified in the future.

Diversity Statement:

At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That's why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization as diverse and varied as the audience we reach, ensuring that the content we create is more compassionate, and more representative of the communities we serve.

Benefits:

Hearst's benefit programs are modern, flexible and designed to focus on you. As a Hearst employee, you and your spouse or partner or dependents would have access to the following benefits.

• Medical | Dental | Vision
• 401(k) matching
• Emotional Wellness Support
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Parental Leave
• LGBTQ+ Health Services
• Additional benefits to meet your and your family's needs