News Anchor

Job Description

A friendly, affordable midwestern city with so much to offer. Work, play, and enjoy life in the ''Gem City.'' Dayton is known as the birthplace of aviation, and features a mecca of restaurants, festivals, museums, sports teams, and entertainment. Forbes named Dayton one of the top 20 best cities to live in as a career professional. Trulia ranked Dayton the #2 least expensive city to live in out of the top 100 metropolitan areas in the country. Come join a growing team and affordable midwestern city.

WDTN TV-/WBDT-TV, the NBC and CW Affiliates in Dayton, Ohio is searching for a dynamic, engaging LEADER to join the 2 News Anchor team. We're looking for someone who will bring high energy, a positive attitude, and personality to the anchor desk every day. The ideal candidate is a seasoned journalist and strong storyteller who pitches and turns high-impact, people-driven stories for all dayparts and platforms. He or she will use their experience to work alongside the management team to mentor and coach one another. 2 News is a leader in the community, and our anchor team regularly engages with viewers at community events year-round.

Duties & Responsibilities
• Presents news stories and other content for all platforms
• Ensures that all news content meets company standards for journalistic integrity and production quality
• Writes and delivers news stories in a clear and concise manner
• Assists in writing, copy editing, researching, and coordinating news programming and other content
• Conducts interviews with news personnel and external entities
• Responds to breaking news and other urgent newsrooms situations as required
• Writes content for the website and other platforms
• Posts engaging content and interacts with viewers/users on social media sites
• Participates in promotional activities to include public appearances
• Performs special projects and other duties as assigned

Requirements & Skills
• Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism, or a related field
• Minimum five years of experience in news anchoring preferred
• Must possess the ability to interact well with all colleagues
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written with the ability to ad lib when required
• Presents all news without bias or prejudice
• Exceptional on-air presence
• Excellent news judgment with an expansive knowledge of local and national current events, history, newsmakers, etc.
• Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments, and multitask simultaneously with execution showcasing your high level of experiences
• Exhibit coaching and leadership skills
• Ability to effectively listen to fully understand problems and communicate with a team to shape a solution
• Valid driver's license with a good driving record
• Flexibility to work any shift

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rj3b41-3-148-117-255-42 in your application.