News Anchor (BroadcastDigital) Kgns

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.

Job Summary/Description:

KGNS is looking for an Evening News Anchor for our Telenoticias Spanish Newscast to round out our award-winning team of on-air journalists. This person will be a leader in the newsroom and the ideal candidate is a self-starter who will help contribute to our content on all platforms including on-air digital social and OTT. This is a high-profile role at a dominant legacy news station. The position requires poise journalistic integrity and the ability to hold and build an audience both on-air and digital.

KGNS the dominant station in Laredo TX is searching for a news anchor. Our evening anchors contribute daily to elevating our team and newscasts and are ambassadors of the station championing our community initiatives. This is a high-profile position demanding leadership and initiative. The person we hire must make a daily and noticeable impact on our product.

In addition to anchoring duties on evening news this position will include delivering news content for digital streaming and social media platforms. Were looking for a creative experienced storyteller to find and share high-quality reports.

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

* Anchor our market-leading Monday-Friday evening newscasts
* Exercise a strong news judgment research complicated stories and determine the content and quality of newscasts
* Act as a supervising producer during the late newscasts
* Read/copy edit news scripts before each show
* Be a digital-first journalist posting compelling content to social media and the stations digital platforms
* Be involved in the community emceeing events and making public appearances as requested by the station
* Be ready to report/field anchor when major breaking news happens
* Report and produce regular franchise stories

Qualifications/Requirements:

* 1 year of professional newsroom and on-air experience preferred
* Anchoring producing and reporting experience
* An engaging and comfortable on-air personality
* Ability to enterprise and produce compelling content from start to finish
* Ability to use exceptional news judgment to prioritize tasks and assignments
* Ability to communicate effectively with newsroom managers producers and co-workers
* Must be an excellent writer
* Knowledge of journalism ethics and legal issues; a College Degree is required
* Ability to meet daily news deadlines
* Strong organizational skills and possess the ability to multitask and work under pressure
* Knowledge of ENPS Edius Bitcentral Oasis or Arc CMS is a plus.

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)

KGNS-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.