NBC Boston & NECN is looking for a Weekend Anchor/Reporter.
Job Responsibilities:
- Gathering information on newsworthy events and write produce and present fair accurate and unbiased news stories as assigned. Will need to be responsible for providing on-air news including both in studio and frequent field shoots.
- Create report and help produce news specials and packages based on either breaking news or on pre-planned stories that were promoted ahead of time.
- Assist producer in establishing sources finding and executing enterprise news investigations building and maintaining strong list of story ideas on a year-round basis both long-term deeper digging stories and quicker turns document acquisition and paper trails.
- Large community involvement making a reasonable amount of appearances tied into the viewer community
- Develop and maintain a network of news sources providing access to exclusive local news stories.
- Stay informed on newsworthy events locally and nationally
- Work cooperatively as a team member under tight daily deadlines.
Qualifications :
- 5 years of experience as a television anchor or reporter
- BS/BA in Journalism/Communications or equivalent background
- Flexibility with respect to scheduling and/or assigned work shifts
- Must be willing to work on the weekends
- Must be willing to work in Needham MA
Additional Job Requirements
- Interested candidate must submit a resume/CV through to be considered
- Willingness to travel and work overtime and on weekends with short notice (if applicable)
- Must be 18 years or greater
- Must be able to provide a reel/portfolio of work examples -- if available include a web address when you submit your resume (if applicable)
- Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
- Required on site: This position is required to be performed full-time from an NBCUniversal-designated worksite.
Desired Characteristics:
- Candidate should have the ability to read and understand a variety of materials ranging from daily newspapers to technical reports and legal papers.
- Candidate should have the ability to investigate information to establish facts and determine truth.
- Individual should have a basic understanding of desktop computers and the ability to learn Dalet/Windows system as well as new systems as they are implemented.
- Should have a developed ability to use the Internet to seek information.
- Should be well presented on-camera and be able to deliver copy ready from a Teleprompter.
- Ability to communicate both verbally and in writing with those people in the news department and other departments throughout the station.
- The ability to interact professionally and effectively with all internal NBC employees and external organizations is an essential function of this job.
- Ability to multi-task in a fast-paced and stressful environment and act as a team player.
- Demonstrated ability to make decisions while meeting deadlines and handling multiple projects.
- Demonstrated ability of good news judgment
- Ability to interact with all levels of station and corporate management.
Additional Information :
As part of our selection process external candidates may be required to attend an in-person interview with an NBCUniversal employee at one of our locations prior to a hiring decision. NBCUniversals policy is to provide equal employment opportunities to all applicants and employees without regard to race color religion creed gender gender identity or expression age national origin or ancestry citizenship disability sexual orientation marital status pregnancy veteran status membership in the uniformed services genetic information or any other basis protected by applicable law.
If you are a qualified individual with a disability or a disabled veteran and require support throughout the application and/or recruitment process as a result of your disability you have the right to request a reasonable accommodation. You can submit your request to
Remote Work :
No
Employment Type :
Full-time