DESCRIPTION
WBNS-10TV, Central Ohio's news leader and CBS affiliate, is seeking a dynamic, engaging and enterprising anchor to join our team. The successful candidate is a multi-talented journalist, team player and newsroom leader with excellent interviewing and writing skills, and proven ability to skillfully ad-lib in any live situation. A central part of this role will be elevating the station's commitment to the community by cultivating key partnerships that serve the dynamic, inclusive and solutions-based 10TV brand. Our anchors are journalists who must be able to work with our producers to create an engaging newscast filled with fresh, unique and forward-thinking content. This is a chance to make a difference in a great, fast-growing city.
Responsibilities:
• Anchor newscasts and report on important local stories affecting the community.
• Generate unique, compelling and innovative story/show ideas and content.
• Skillfully and calmly handle live, breaking news situations and changing events.
• Ability to communicate stories in conversational manner.
• Excellent use of social media for news gathering/disseminating and community engagement.
• Develop and implement overall outreach strategy with objectives and action plans that align with station's broader vision and help establish key community connections.
• Produce short- and long-form community content/specials for multiple platforms.
• Creatively build and leverage external partnerships to achieve stationwide goals and increase community impact.
• Represent WBNS-10TV at community events.
• Produce community-based events and partner with key stakeholders to build activations that support audience growth.
• Perform other tasks as required by management.
• Take leadership role in newscast production with strong news judgement.
JOB EXPERIENCE
5-7 years
REQUIREMENTS
Requirements:
• Journalism or Mass Communication degree preferred with five years of experience as an anchor/reporter in medium and large markets.
• Strong on-camera delivery with the ability to ad-lib.
• Excellent, creative presentation and writing skills.
• Must be able to report in a broad range of styles with good on-air/live presentation skills.
• Organizational skills and the ability to work under constant time pressure deadlines.
• Strong social media presence.
• Shooting and editing skills a major plus.
• Prior experience as a people leader with strong leadership qualities and ability to motivate and engage team members on multiple projects.
• Passion for being involved in the community and ability to build new connections.
• Innovative mindset that generates creative solutions on projects.
Work Environment: Office
Physical Demands: Sedentary work
Travel: Rarely: less than 10%
Work Environment Set: Office: normally performed in a typical interior/office environment
Physical Demands Set: Sedentary work: Involves sitting most of the time; walking, lifting, bending, standing, etc.
About TEGNA
TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) is an innovative media company that serves the greater good of our communities. Across platforms, TEGNA tells empowering stories, conducts impactful investigations and delivers innovative marketing solutions. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA is the largest owner of top 4 network affiliates in the top 25 markets among independent station groups, reaching approximately 39 percent of all television households nationwide. TEGNA also owns leading multicast networks True Crime Network and Quest. TEGNA Marketing Solutions (TMS) offers innovative solutions to help businesses reach consumers across television, digital and over-the-top (OTT) platforms, including Premion, TEGNA’s OTT advertising service. For more information, visit http://www.TEGNA.com.
EEO statement:
TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are a drug free, EEO employer committed to a diverse workforce. We encourage and consider all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity, family responsibilities, disability, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, veteran status or genetic information. TEGNA complies with all applicable laws related to accommodations.