Weekend Anchor/MSJ
Core
Weekend Evening Anchor for newscasts on Saturdays and Sundays, with weekday reporting and fill-in anchor duties.
Role type
Evening News Anchor / Reporter
Builds
Local news broadcasts, digital versions of broadcast stories, and mobile short stories.
Domain
Local News / Broadcast Journalism
Required skills
On-camera communication, spontaneous conversation, story writing and copy editing, breaking news response, staff training and mentoring, field reporting, video shooting and editing, digital content production
Preferred skills
Bachelor's degree in journalism or communication, 3-5 years of daily journalism experience with anchoring opportunities
Technologies
Linear television, web, mobile apps, streaming
Responsibilities
Anchor Saturday/Sunday weekend evenings; Write and copy edit stories under deadline; Lead coverage decisions and breaking news response; Train and mentor weekend staff; Identify and pitch story possibilities; Gather, shoot, write and edit news stories; Produce digital and mobile versions of stories
Seniority
Mid-level, hands-on IC