Jobs in Communication Studies

Job Title: Game Day Production Staff Company: Modesto Nuts Modesto California has harbored affiliated baseball since 1946, partnering with 11 different organizations including the New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Oakland Athletics & Colorado Rockies. In 2016, the Nuts signed a new partnership with the Seattle Mariners. They are now their High-A Affiliate in the California League. The Modesto franchise has played in the historic John Thurman Field since 1955 updating the stadium in 1997 & 2008. Additional accolades include winning California League Organization of the year in back to back seasons in 2010 & 2011 as well as 5 consecutive attendance records from 2007-2011. Job Description The Modesto Nuts are looking to add motivated individuals to their team that possess grit. Individuals that understand the value of hard work and possess a selfless attitude, set goals for themselves and enjoy being challenged, hustle even when they aren’t asked to, seek out sel...

Job Title: Breaking News Reporter Company: The Modesto Bee - McClatchy Job Description & Responsibilities The Modesto Bee is looking for an energetic, versatile journalist who thrives on fast-paced breaking news and can quickly and accurately report live stories using video, social and other digital tools. As a breaking reporter, you will cover daily stories that are relevant to our Stanislaus County readers, including in the areas of crime, safety, transportation and weather events. You’ll also tackle trending stories, and developing strong follow-ups that enlighten and engage readers, hold officials accountable and identify patterns and trends. The best enterprise often comes from the breaking beat and the successful breaking reporter knows this. We’re looking for a self-paced reporter who can spot and report stories without waiting for the assignment and who can cultivate reliable sources. The importance of headlines, SEO and lead images and video cannot be underestimat...

Job Title: Newsroom Assistant Company: McClatchy (Modesto Bee) Job Description & Responsibilities The newsroom assistant will work mainly sports, assisting us in taking local box scores and maybe going out to cover high school football games. There are no guaranteed hours involved.The assistant will handle phone calls, do some daily inputting of information and possibly cover a high school football game on Friday nights. They also could help on news side with letters to the editor and/or Around the Region. Basic inputting of information. There could be weeks where there are no hours. To apply (or for more information):  https://jobs.jobvite.com/mcclatchy/job/oKHwafwR?__jvst=Job+Board&__jvsd=Indeed *Attribution: All information and wording comes from the organization's job website.

Job Title: Real-Time News Reporter  Company: McClatchy  Job Description & Responsibilities McClatchy is looking for ambitious, creative, real-time news reporters to deliver quick-turn stories about compelling news, sports and political happenings and other cultural phenomena from across the nation. Our real-time reporters use social media, Google Trends and other tools to identify, report on and sometimes aggregate stories that are going to drive social and cultural conversations. Responding to big breaking news events is sometimes part of the job, but the primary role is to grow our audience by recognizing what’s trending or about to trend in a McClatchy region or across the country. These reporters will work as part of McClatchy’s nationwide Real-Time Team, which includes editors and reporters based in McClatchy properties across the country. The reporter based in Sacramento will focus on trending stories in Southern California, including Disneyland ...

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