News Anchor/Reporter

Job Description

News Anchor/Reporter - KBTX

NEWS ANCHOR/REPORTER (MORNING) - KBTX
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 nation's 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 43 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. Gray's 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 KBTX:
KBTX Media operates the CBS and CW affiliates in Bryan-College Station, Texas, serving an 18-county area known as the Brazos Valley. For over 65 years, KBTX has been the ratings leader and dominant choice for local news and entertainment. Our team produces six newscasts each weekday, three each weekend, a breaking news digital channel, and a daily lifestyle show, totaling more than 40 hours of programming each week. KBTX is routinely recognized among the best in the state by organizations including the Associated Press, RTDNA, and the Lone Star EMMY Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. In 2023, the station was honored to receive a National Edward R. Murrow Award, three regional Murrow Awards, a National Gracie Award, and the Texas Association of Broadcasters' Bonner McLane Public Service Award. KBTX is also a recent Texas AP Broadcasters/Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas Station of the Year and Texas Associated Press Broadcasters Station of the Year. KBTX has helped launch the careers of many well-known journalists, meteorologists, and network and production executives, and takes pride in helping talent grow quickly into the nation's largest television markets.
Job Summary/Description:
KBTX News 3 is looking for an experienced journalist with a proven track record of leadership and community involvement to anchor the Brazos Valley's dominant #1 morning newscast.
As the region's most trusted source for news, KBTX prides itself on leadership both through our product and in our community. Our anchors are leaders in the newsroom, lending a hand to other journalists while developing multiplatform content of their own. Their leadership extends outside of work, too, where they are expected to embrace the people and culture of the Brazos Valley, becoming involved in local organizations and nonprofits.
The ideal candidate thrives when working with a team, exhibits strong editorial judgment, and is willing to do what it takes to get the best story. Anchors are expected to contribute to the editorial process each day, regularly create compelling enterprise content, develop story ideas and sources, and work with producers to generate innovative newscasts that take intentional, creative risks.
Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Anchor and report in assigned daily newscasts on broadcast and digital platforms
• Pitch, enterprise, create, and syndicate local, creative content utilizing beat sources, community relationships, and story leads
• Champion impactful storytelling while generating content for KBTX newscasts, including regular enterprise reporting; working with or without a photojournalist to combine engaging video, meaningful sound, and relatable characters
• Build contacts and sources throughout the community and with stakeholders on assigned beats while establishing a notable presence outside of the newscasts, both online and in the community
• Mentor fellow journalists with a focus on creating strong, passionate storytellers
• Bolster station credibility and community investment through involvement in local organizations and appearances on behalf of the station
• Lead the production of enterprise special reports on a quarterly basis
Qualifications/Requirements:
• 4-6 years of anchor/reporting experience
• Degree in broadcast journalism or related field
• Strong, demonstrated news judgment
• Superior writing and copy-editing skills
• Proficiency in story creation and newscast production
• Working knowledge of AP ENPS, GrassValley EDIUS, and BitCentral systems
Candidates should also exhibit a good work ethic and strong people skills and maintain a professional attitude at all times. This position requires availability to work all shifts and may require holiday work.
If you feel you're qualified and want to work with a great group of people go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, 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 the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)
KBTX-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free company

Gray Media encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus before the first workday.
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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-36jvy9-3-23-128-248-42 in your application.