Cox Media Group seeks a weekend anchor/reporter

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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