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Job Location:
Fayetteville, GA - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
About TEGNA
TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) helps people thrive in their local communities by providing the trusted local news and services that matter most. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets TEGNA reaches more than100 million people monthly across the web mobile apps streaming and linear television. Together we are building a sustainable future for local news.
KFSM-TV Fayetteville (5NEWS) the CBS TEGNA affiliate is looking for an experienced Sports Anchor / Multi-Skilled Journalist to drive our coverage of high-stakes high-interest sports across Northwest Arkansas and the River Valley.
This position offers the opportunity to cover a wide range of athletics from Friday night high school action to major Division I collegiate programs competing on the national stage.
We are looking for a journalist who can anchor with authority report with creativity and connect with sports fans across all platforms. This role produces content for linear newscasts streaming and mobile. If youre a storyteller who sees sports as more than highlights and understands the power of compelling contextual reporting we want to hear from you.
Current drivers license and ability to operate news gathering vehicle to and from various locations is required.
Responsibilities:
- Anchor sports segments across multiple newscasts with an authoritative energetic and engaging delivery.
- Perform compelling live shots from games press conferences watch parties practices and breaking sports news situations.
- Provide clear concise context around key moments developments and controversies.
- Enterprise sports stories that go beyond the scoreboard features profiles explainers and deeper coverage of issues shaping local athletics.
- Develop and maintain strong relationships with coaches players athletic departments and community sports leaders.
- Create platform-specific content for 5NEWS as part of our growing streaming strategy.
- Produce mobile-first sports updates and explainers
- Break sports news on digital first and engage audiences with timely posts threads and updates.
Requirements:
- Bachelors degree in journalism communications or a related field preferred.
- 13 years of on-air sports reporting or anchoring experience preferred.
- Demonstrated ability to shoot write and edit high-quality sports stories under tight deadlines.
- Excellent news and sports judgment strong communication skills and sound ethical decision-making.
- Ability to thrive during live breaking news situations (coaching changes major announcements postseason runs).
- Proven ability to create compelling digital and social content.
- Must be organized deadline-driven and comfortable juggling multiple assignments daily.
- Familiarity with vMix EDIUS and Axis graphics is a plus.
- Knowledge of Northwest Arkansas/River Valley sports culture is a plus.
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 part-time 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 part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax 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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