News Anchor / MMJ

Job Description

News Anchor / MMJ - WGEM

NEWS ANCHOR/MMJ (W/END) - WGEM

About WGEM:

Known for journalistic excellence, WGEM News has won National Edward R. Murrow Awards, multiple Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, Regional Emmy® Awards, and is the recipient of dozens of state broadcasters' association awards in Illinois, Iowa and Missouri each year.

WGEM is a passionate family of marketers driven only by our clients' success! At WGEM, we love to consult, create and collaborate in our own special way. A free flow of ideas, optimism, solutions and hard work make us who we are.

WGEM-TV is a dominant NBC affiliate, serving west central Illinois, northeast Missouri, and southeast Iowa. As the Tri-States' #1 source for news, information, and entertainment programming, we strive to inform and inspire. WGEM has an unwavering commitment to providing great journalism across multiple platforms. In addition to NBC, WGEM also broadcasts FOX, CW, ME-TV, and a local sports radio station.

Job Summary/Description:

WGEM is looking for a Weekend Anchor/Multimedia Journalist to join our Emmy award-winning news team. We are seeking qualified candidates who have a passion for story-telling and news gathering, with a strong understanding of how news is delivered on multiple platforms. You will produce and anchor the weekend late news as well as report from your assigned beat 3 nights a week.

Duties/Responsibilities will include (but not be limited to):
• Shooting, writing, and editing daily content for newscasts, web, and social media.
• Present information in a fair, unbiased manner, insuring the information is accurate and of interest to viewers.
• Produce and anchor Saturday and Sunday newscasts, post digital content and work closely with weekend reporters.
• Perform other duties necessary to assist the newsroom as assigned by management.

Qualifications/Requirements:
• Four year college degree with significant news gathering and writing experience required.
• Ability to work on an unsupervised basis while in the field covering news events.
• Ability to demonstrate personal characteristics such as professionalism, persuasiveness and aggressiveness which are necessary for effective news writing.
• Prior experience using news computer software programs.

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 that are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro employee portal)

WGEM-TV/Gray Television Group, Inc. is a drug-free company

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-g618qq-3-135-209-107-42 in your application.