CMG WPXI TV is looking for a Weekend Anchor/Reporter This individual is responsible for anchoring newscasts, live anchoring in the field and reporting news stories for television on-air from the newsroom
Responsibilities:
- Anchor WPXI Newscasts including reading copy, ad-libbing between elements, introducing live and taped reports and features, and interviewing on-air guests
- Analyze and interpret information to improve the audience’s understanding
- Report on multiple stories each day, often in multiple newscasts, frequently working solo
- Cultivate and maintain news sources throughout the community
- Contact, interview and confirm news sources for television reports
- Use of enterprise skills to identify hard-news stories for delivery on television and the ability to consistently translate those news stories to social media
- Contribute ideas for enterprise stories and new angles on continuing stories
- Proven success in delivering breaking news stories to viewers and engaging audiences through the use of all facets of social media
- Adept at the use of social media to gather and break stories
- Participate in WPXI promotional, public relations and public affairs campaigns as approved by the WPXI News Director
- Write scripts and produce stories of program-length formats, as requested by newsroom managers
- Attend informational seminars and workshops that further advance professional journalist knowledge on issues and skills
- Provide coaching to other news personnel as requested by the WPXI News Director and Managing Editor
- Communicate final copy-editing concerns to the show executive in charge to be sure copy has the maximum clarity, continuity, correctness and sparkle
- Contribute to idea sessions in the development or improvement of news products
- Maintain a professional, working relationship with all WPXI News team members
- Be actively involved in selected community organizations that might directly impact the opportunities and problems within the Pittsburgh region
- Alert the WPXI News Director to any news coverage that may cause problems for WPXI legally, corporately, or in the community
- Attend all rehearsals, news management meetings or other department meetings as requested by the WPXI News Director
- Complete specific projects as requested by the News Director or Managing Editor
- Connect with local communities by meeting with local groups and representing WPXI at important events in and around Pittsburgh
- Be consistently up to date on current news stories, on a local, national, and international level
Qualifications:
- At least 5 yrs experience as an Anchor required
- Strong writing and editorial skills required
- Consistent demonstration of the following skills is required:
- Ability to narrate, ad-lib and add value to live breaking news and severe weather coverage
- The ability to engage in investigative reporting that adds depth to the newscast
- Thorough understanding of social media and demonstrated ability to move audience between all platforms
- Curiosity that drives an understanding of current events in Pittsburgh and beyond
- Demonstrate consistently high proficiency with the necessary technical, writing, and presentation skills for television broadcasts
- Be conversant with journalistic law and ethics and general FCC policies concerning broadcast
- Daily local, some regional and additional travel is required as part of the job
- Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
- Must be thoroughly professional in all aspects of journalism
- Must be well read on current affairs and have a wide range working knowledge and understanding of general interest subjects
According to Indeed estimated salary range is $50,000 to $57,000
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