Weekend Evening AnchorMSJ
Weekend Evening AnchorMSJ
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About TEGNA
TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) serves local communities across the U.S. through trustworthy journalism engaging content and tools that help people navigate their daily lives. Through customized marketing solutions we help businesses grow and thrive. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets TEGNA reaches approximately 100 million people every month across the web mobile apps streaming and linear television. For more information .
WMAZ in Macon GA is looking for an engaging and innovative journalist to join our team as a Weekend Evening Anchor and MultiSkilled Journalist. We are seeking a dynamic personality passionate storyteller and team player who knows how to connect with the community on all platforms.
Our ideal candidate understands this role is much more than reading a prompter. It is about authenticity relating with the audience and guiding our communities with context around the news.
We want a digitally savvy team member who can reach our audience on all platforms.
In this role youll be responsible for solo anchoring our weekend evening newscasts.
You will be expected to take a leadership role in the broadcasts assisting with the shows and writing. You will also report at least three days a week as a general assignment MultiSkilled Journalist. Your reporting will require establishing sources breaking news and pitching unique enterprise ideas.
Fillin anchoring on other shows and during station special coverage is also part of your responsibilities. You will be expected to establish and maintain social media accounts and grow them with guidance from our digital team.
Responsibilities:
Anchor weekend newscasts
Take a leadership role in the broadcasts by planning participating in content creation and helping organize available news crews
Contribute content and stories at least three days a week as a MultiSkilled Journalist
Establish sources utilize social listening skills cover breaking news and pitch unique enterprise ideas
Write and post daily on all digital platforms including WMAZbranded social media accounts
Fillin on the anchor desk for other shows and during special coverage
Participate in community partnerships and events
Requirements:
Minimum one year of reporting experience preferred and demonstrated anchor experience
Ability to calmly handle breaking news situations from the anchor desk and live from the field
Knowledge of nonlinear editing systems and ability to and edit your own packages
Organizational skills and the ability to work under constant time pressure deadlines
Ability to work different shifts including mornings nights and weekends
BA/BS in journalism or a communicationsrelated field preferred
A portfolio with examples of strong breaking general and feature news anchoring and reporting
Benefits:
TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and parttime employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.
Our 401(k) program offers full parttime and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1 80 of their pay on a pretax basis to TEGNAs 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4 of pay are eligible for a 100 match from the company and are 100 vested from day one.
Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctors appointments with a physician through Teladoc and 12 free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.
TEGNA offers a generous Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.
* Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.
EEO statement:
TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We areproud to be an equal opportunity employer hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race color religion national origin sex gender age marital status personal appearance sexual orientation gender identity or expression family responsibilities disability medical condition enrollment in college or vocational school political affiliation military or veteran status citizenship status genetic information or any other basis protected by federal state or local law. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilitiesin accordance with applicable law. If you are in need of an accommodation in order to submit your application please email
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Recruiters or Hiring Managers will never request payments ask for financial account information or sensitive information such as social security numbers.
Employment Type
Full Time
