News Anchor

Job Description

News Anchor

NEWS ANCHOR (EVENING) - KFYR
About Gray Media:
Gray Media, or Gray, is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, formally known as Gray Television, Inc. The company is the nation's largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets serving 113 television markets that collectively reach approximately 36 percent of US television households. The portfolio includes 77 markets with the top-rated television station and 100 markets with the first and/or second-highest-rated television station, as well as the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 43 markets totaling nearly 1.5 million Hispanic TV Households. The company also owns Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Gray's additional media properties include video production companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and PowerNation Studios, and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios.
About KFYR:
KFYR TV/West Dakota FOX: A job at our station is a learning experience unlike any you'll find in a classroom. Daily hands-on involvement of senior staff guarantees a good product that not only serves our viewers but will take our team members to the next level. With over 36 hours of news on our channels each week, KFYR-TV and West Dakota FOX are truly Western North Dakota's news leaders. Our viewers have come to depend on our news team to be quick, fair, and accurate… from the first tweet and post, to the nightly wrap-up and anchor explainer, you'll get all the news. Take a look at what we have to offer here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5NlyhdFmbgI&list=PLqEoItFBZqWQtRY2pieY95iJx7XPmYopH&index=1
Job Summary/Description:
KFYR TV has a rare weekday evening anchor position open. Experience preferred. Salary range is very competitive, depending on experience. Strategically, you are a key member of the News Leadership team, charting the path for growth and change. This position requires some reporting as well. This is a long-term career opportunity for the right person, with a competitive compensation package including Gray's generous 401(k) match, increased PTO, free health insurance option, and a possible signing bonus.
Duties/Responsibilities will include (but not be limited to):
• Present stories calmly and clearly and in a live capacity
• Develop and produce relevant, enterprise, and breaking stories for multiple platforms
• Can go unscripted and be engaging
• Can help the producer with newscasts and the web team
• Works well with others
• Write broadcast & digital news stories that are professionally complete and compelling
• Appear at promotional functions
• Develop sources
• Operate news equipment in a safe, professional manner
• Support news promotion
• Contribute regularly to news coverage
• Perform duties as assigned
Qualifications/Requirements:
• Belief in the power of local journalism. Excellent editorial judgement to support our pillars of Breaking News, First Warn Weather, and Original Local Reporting.
• A winning mentality, with the ability to identify and ''own'' the day's big stories.
• Able to make quick decisions and handle breaking news calmly, and as a team leader.
• Must have multi-media skills and the ability to move stories through the process of TV, website, mobile apps, social media, and connected TV, and the experience to manage this process in the newsroom.
• A bachelor's degree, or higher, is preferred.
• The ability to produce a newscast is desired.
• Basic experience with cameras, ENPS, and editing on Grass Valley Edius is a plus.
• A journalist at heart who is willing to go live in the field on big stories
• Leadership skills
• Exceptional news judgment
• Professional knowledge of news operations
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 who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)
KFYR-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free company

Gray Media encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus before the first workday.
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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-022778-18-97-14-85-42 in your application.