Evening News Anchor

Job Description

About WITN:

WITN News has been Your Breaking News and Weather Authority for Eastern North Carolina for 65 years. We produce 38.5 hours of news per week and deliver content on a 24/7 basis on our digital platforms. We're in the rapidly growing Greenville/New Bern/Washington DMA (100), with bureaus in New Bern and Jacksonville. We serve Beaufort, Bertie, Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Hyde, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Onslow, Pamlico, Pitt, Tyrell, and Washington counties. WITN is the dominant station in the market. Not sure if you'd want to make this your home? We think you'd love it. Check it out: https://youtu.be/wK5GgfdvlFA

Job Summary/Description:

Eastern Carolina's #1 news station, WITN News, is seeking a dynamic journalist to be a leader and a dynamic evening anchor. 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 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. We're looking for someone who already knows how to work a beat and develop sources. Investigative reporting experience is a strong plus. Community involvement is a key part of this high-profile position. Personal appearances at community functions are part of the gig, and it goes without saying that this person will have a strong social media presence.

Essential responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Anchor live events from our streaming desk
• Conduct live interviews
• Present news stories in a fair, unbiased manner, ensuring the information is accurate and of interest to viewers
• Use editorial judgment to help determine content of the newscasts
• Work with producers and team to create unique, fast-paced newscasts
• Write for the web and post daily on digital platforms including social media
• Develop story ideas to assist news gathering efforts
• Develop contacts and sources in the community
• Mentor young field reporters, check/approve stories/scripts
• Shoot, write, edit hard news, promotable stories

Qualifications/Requirements:
• Dynamic storytelling skills
• Polished delivery
• Ability to connect with viewers
• Good writing and video editing skills
• Good communication skills
• Solid news judgment
• A consistent track record of meeting deadlines
• Bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism or a related field
• Self-starter skills
• Knowledge of and ability to operate state-of-the-art television news equipment as well as content management systems and social media
• You MUST provide a link to your resume reel
• Pre-employment drug screen, MVR check will be run
• Familiarity with ENPS, Edius, TVU, Arc a plus

If you feel you're qualified and want to work with a great group of people go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopening, you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on ''apply now''

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d29o0y-3-137-220-120-42 in your application.