News Anchor - TV

Job Description

NEWS ANCHOR (EVENING) - WIS-TV

About WIS:

WIS is the #1 local media organization in the capital city market of Columbia, South Carolina. As the top-rated broadcast television station serving South Carolina's Midlands since 1953, WIS offers the opportunity to join an award-winning culture built upon decades of market leadership.

WIS is currently recognized as the South Carolina Broadcasters Association's Station of the Year, and has won the award a record 17 times. WIS has earned the Edward R. Murrow Award for Journalism Excellence, the National Association of Broadcasters' Service to America Award, the George Foster Peabody Award, and has more than 70 Emmy nominations in the last 5 years. Among the many notable former journalists who helped set our standard, NBC Today Show co-host Craig Melvin began his career with WIS as an intern, photographer, reporter, then anchor.

WIS produces more than 60 hours of live, local broadcast programming per week, as well as original content for multiple digital platforms. The station offers a unique variety of multiplatform advertising solutions, sponsored content, and professional creative services for businesses of any size.

Columbia, South Carolina is a vibrant and growing capital city with a diverse population. It is home to the US Army's largest installation for Basic Combat Training, Fort Jackson, along with the University of South Carolina and multiple other colleges and universities. WIS is located downtown, just two blocks from the South Carolina Statehouse.
Our community combines affordable quality of living with a variety of entertainment and activities to accommodate your lifestyle, whether it's our 50,000-acre Lake Murray, our Columbia Fireflies minor league baseball team, the Riverbanks Zoo & Gardens, nearby Congaree National Park, or so much more.

Job Summary/Description:

WIS is looking for an Evening News Anchor to round out our award-winning team of on-air journalists. This person will be a leader in the newsroom and the ideal candidate is a self-starter who will help contribute to our content on all platforms, including on-air, digital, social and OTT. This is a high-profile role at a dominant, legacy news station. The position requires poise, journalistic integrity, and the ability to hold and build an audience both on-air and digital.

Duties/Responsibilities include, but not limited to:
- Anchor early evening/evening newscasts, along with breaking news and special coverage
- Help write and edit news stories and teases
- Enterprise and create content for all news platforms
- Cover news live in the field when needed
- Participate in station visits and initiatives

Qualifications/Requirements:
- 5+ years of experience as News Anchor
- Superb communication skills
- Ability to connect with a sophisticated & engaged audience
- Commitment to excellence and ability to excel on a news team focused on winning
- Strong news judgment
- Clear understanding of journalistic ethics

Interested applicants can go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on ''apply now'', upload your cover letter, resume, and references.

(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)

WIS-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 the first workday.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rbyp8x-3-17-141-193-42 in your application.