Weekend Anchor​/Producer

Description

• Anchor weekend newscasts. Producer up to three days per week, hybrid with Multimedia Journalist duties.
• Maintain extensive community contacts and awareness of local, state and national current events.
• Collaborate with the news director to choose stories to broadcast considering audience preferences.
• Meet with the news director, reporters and other news anchors to be briefed on the day's news.
• Revise scripts and prepare to deliver them on-air.
• Organize the news to present the most interesting pieces first, ensure late-breaking news is added to newscasts.
• Engage in community events and activities, including station initiatives.
• Provide newsroom leadership and contribute to overall team effort.
• Comply with the moral code of the journalistic profession.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

• Bachelors in Communication, Speech or related field as a television news anchor; or a combination of education and experience to meet the requirements of the position.
• Quick and effective decision making, live ad-libbing and maintaining performance under extreme pressure.
• Highly developed public speaking and interpersonal skills along with exceptional communication skills, both oral and written.
• Professional, consistent on-air appearance and ability to read Teleprompter.
• Advanced abilities in critical thinking Broad knowledge of local, national and international affairs (e.g. political, economic, legislative and cultural).
• Comfortable yet professional presence on camera with the ability to improvise in a live on-camera setting.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Available to work on a flexible schedule.
• Ability to work under stressful conditions and strict deadlines.
• Maintain professional standards regarding wardrobe, hair, cosmetics and grooming as required for position.