News Anchor
Nexstar
Charleston, WV
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Full Time Job
News Anchor
WCSC
Charleston, SC
09-18-2023
- Paid
- Full Time
- Senior (5-10 years) Experience
Job Description
News Anchor - WCSCNEWS ANCHOR (EVENING) - WCSC
About WCSC:
Would you like to work for the #1 station in a city consistently named by T+L as one of the best cities in the world? WCSC in Charleston, South Carolina has been the dominant #1 station in the market since sign-on in 1953. The world-famous food scene, high-tech growth, and hot real estate makes Charleston one of the fastest-growing metro areas in the country. Manufacturing jobs at Boeing, Mercedes, and Volvo and the world-class medical community continue to make the Lowcountry a destination market. WCSC Live 5 is committed to serving the Lowcountry with breaking news, weather, and investigative journalism and is the most recognized and awarded news team in the market. Learn more about WCSC Live 5 at Live5News.com
Job Summary/Description:
WCSC is looking for a dynamic evening anchor. We are looking for a leader to anchor evening newscasts and help lead our evening team. We are looking for a journalist who is determined to help our station win on every platform every single day. Our next anchor will be a strong journalist who also will report on some of the biggest stories in the state. We are looking for an experienced anchor /reporter who is determined to find hard news lead stories. This is not a position for a prompter reader or feature reporter. We are looking for someone who already knows how to work a beat and develop sources. Investigative reporting experience is a strong plus. This anchor will be a big part of our investigative unit and will be expected to turn promotable special reports.
Essential responsibilities include, but are not limited, to:
- Anchoring newscasts as assigned
- Live reporting daily for multiple newscasts
- Shooting, writing, and editing hard new promotable stories
Qualifications/Requirements:
• ️ Ideal candidate should have at least 5 years experience as an anchor for a broadcast news station or news website. The successful applicant's background must include, at minimum, a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism or a related field. You must be a self-starter, with knowledge of and ability to operate state-of-the-art television news equipment as well as website publishing and social media. You MUST provide a link to your resume reel.
Interested applicants may 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 (include demo reel work)
(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)
WCSC-TV/Gray Television, Inc. is a drug-free company
Gray Television encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus prior to or by the first workday.
Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r14p80-18-224-30-6-42 in your application.
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WCSC
Gray Television supports local community interests by providing quality television broadcasting and exceptional service in each market we serve. Gray owns and/or operates television stations and leading digital properties in 93 television markets including the first or second highest rated television station in 85 markets. We are an unmatched broadcast pioneer that keeps getting bigger and better.
