Digital Content News Anchor​/Producer - Wect

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News

Requisition Number
: DIGIT
015160

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• Posted :
  January 29, 2026
• Full-Time

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Wilmington, NC 28412, USA

About Gray Media:

Gray Media, or Gray, is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, formally known as Gray Television, Inc. The company is the nation's largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets serving 113 television markets that collectively reach approximately 36 percent of US television households. The portfolio includes 77 markets with the top-rated television station and 100 markets with the first and/or second-highest-rated television station, as well as the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 45 markets totaling nearly 1.5 million Hispanic TV Households.

The company also owns Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Gray's additional media properties include video production companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and Power Nation Studios, and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios.

About WECT:

WECT has been informing and entertaining viewers in southeastern North Carolina for 72 years. Live where others vacation! We’re in the rapidly growing Wilmington market, serving New Hanover, Brunswick, Columbus, Pender, and Bladen Counties that make up the beautiful coastal Cape Fear Region. WECT is the dominant broadcast station in the market with the most accessible local news on our broadcast, digital, and streaming platforms.

Job Summary /

Description:

Are you obsessed with digital storytelling? Do you thrive when you’re not just breaking news, but breaking barriers on streaming and social platforms? WECT is looking for a Digital Content News Anchor/Producer who’s ready to own the screen on our digital platforms. This role blends digital reporting, producing, on-camera anchoring, and on-air Live Alerts/Breaking News updates for WECT’s Carolina in the Morning newscasts.

Duties/Responsibilities will include (but not be limited to) the following:

• Command the digital screen:
  Be the confident, dynamic on-camera face for WECT’s live streaming newscasts, on-demand segments, and other digital programming. You're not just reading the news; you're delivering it with impact across all our platforms.
• Produce digital-first content:
  Conceptualize, write, and produce compelling digital newscasts and segments that are-made for streaming and social audiences, not just adapted from broadcast. Think fast, create faster.
• Be the digital lead for breaking news coverage — front press conferences streamed by the station, perform interviews with reporters and field crews, and guide live digital coverage.
• Write accurate, concise, AP-style stories for WECT digital, covering a wide range of topics.
• Produce and edit video and photo content for digital platforms; create packages, social clips, and photo galleries to enhance coverage.
• Publish stories and multimedia using the station’s Content Management System; be willing to learn and follow SEO best practices to maximize web traffic and discovery.
• Manage and monitor WECT social media accounts (Facebook, X/Twitter, Instagram, You Tube, and more); post updates, engage with viewers, and respond to messages when appropriate.
• Use digital and social analytics to inform story selection, presentation, and distribution strategies.
• Contact public officials, law enforcement, PIOs, and community members to gather and verify information for stories.
• Collaborate closely with reporters, producers, anchors, photographers, editors, and meteorologists across the newsroom.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• A digital-first mindset:
  You naturally think in Tik Toks, Facebook & Instagram reels, streaming headlines, not just traditional newscasts.
• On-camera confidence:
  You’re comfortable and charismatic in front of a lens, making immediate connections with digital audiences.
• Proven content creation chops:
  Whether it’s writing a snappy script or producing a quick-hit segment, you get it done in an entertaining, informative, and accurate delivery designed for…