Consumer & Investigative Reporter
CDS GlobalKansas City, Missouri, United States • Kansas City, Kansas, United States
Posted February 12, 2026
Full Time
About the Company
Hearst Television owns and/or operates 35 television and two radio stations serving 27 markets across 39 states, reaching more than 22 million U.S. television households.
Job Description
KMBC-TV, the ABC affiliate in Kansas City, is seeking a Consumer & Investigative Reporter to join our newsroom and collaborate closely with our award-winning investigative team.
Requirements
- Develop and report original consumer-focused enterprise and investigative stories for yourself and other members of the team, in partnership with the KMBC Investigative Unit.
- Generate story ideas that identify unfair practices, systemic failures, scams, fraud, pricing issues, and public accountability concerns.
- Report across platforms: on-air, digital, mobile, and social, delivering content where audiences are.
- Conduct informed interviews, build strong sources, and pursue stories that go beyond the surface.
- Gather and edit compelling video and sound, working with or without a photographer.
- Contribute real-time updates, explainers, and follow-ups across digital and social channels.
- Collaborate with producers, managers, and digital teams to maximize story impact.
- Manage multiple enterprise projects while meeting daily deadlines.
- General assignment reporting and occasional backup anchoring on Saturday and Sunday mornings.
