Sports Anchor Reporter (WEnd) Kxii
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Job Location:
Sherman, TX - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
Yesterday
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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 nations 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. Grays additional media properties include video production companies Raycom Sports Tupelo Media Group and PowerNation Studios and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios.
About KXII:
Would you like to advance your career at an award-winning television station that leads the market in both news and programming What we do at KXII 12 matters perhaps more than it ever has before. With an endless choice of sources more people turn to KXII 12 for local news weather coverage and entertainment programming. We take pride in being the source most Texomans choose whether watching television reading online following through social media or consuming our content in any combination of these ways. Our employees contribute to that success on a daily basis. A dedicated group of experienced veterans and young professionals works hard morning noon and night to serve our community by giving our customers the best quality content possible. We are where our community turns when severe weather threatens and when huge stories break. Regardless of their position our employees take pride in that every day.
Job Summary/Description:
KXII 12 is seeking a sports anchor/reporter working directly under the sports director shooting editing and reporting on local sports during the week and anchoring sports in our weekend newscasts. You will learn the ropes from an award-winning team and your material will air in the markets top-rated newscasts.
Duties/Responsibilities will include (but not be limited to):
- Anchoring
- Reporting
- Producing
- Shooting
- Video editing
- Newswriting (both digital and broadcast)
- Finding and telling compelling local sports stories
- Writing and posting multimedia-rich digital news stories and video highlights
- Updating personal as well as occasionally the stations social media accounts on local sports items
Qualifications/Requirements:
- The right candidate will be comfortable and skilled in front of the camera whether it be doing live shots in the field or anchoring in studio a strong copy writer video editor and shooter a competent problem-solver a quick thinker a good communicator and most importantly - a master storyteller.
- Must work well under pressure and on a deadline.
- Knowledge of electronic news gathering shooting video & non-linear editing required. Knowledge of broadcast and digital news writing as well as social media best practices is required.
- Knowledge of sports (rules leagues etc.) required.
- Bachelors degree in journalism or related field preferred.
- PLEASE INCLUDE LINK TO DEMO REEL WITH APPLICATION FOR CONSIDERATION. Must have a valid drivers license and good driving record.
If you feel youre qualified and want to work with a great group of people go to you may type in the job title station call letters or click on apply now upload your resume cover letter and references
(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through theGray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)
KXII-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free company
Additional Info:
Gray Media provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age disability or addition to federal law requirements Gray Media complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.
Gray Media expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race color religion gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression national origin age genetic information disability or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Grays employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.
Key Skills
- Social media site
- Indesign
- Daily Newspaper
- Soccer
- Sport contents
- Sports coverage
- Students Athletes
- Communication
- Reporting
- sport Events
- Softball
About Company
Gray Television, Inc. (NYSE: GTN and GTN.A) owns and/or operates over 100 television stations across 56 television markets that collectively broadcast more than 200 program streams including 103 channels affiliated with the CBS Network, the NBC Network, the ABC Network and the FOX Net ... View more
