News Anchor

Job Description

News Anchor

NEWS ANCHOR (EVENING) - WCSC
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 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 make 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 will also 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 in promotable special reports.
Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Anchoring newscasts as assigned
- Live reporting as needed for multiple newscasts
- Shooting, writing, and editing hard, new promotable stories
Qualifications/Requirements:
- The candidate should have at least 5 years of 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.
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)
WCSC-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-36jn8q-18-97-14-88-42 in your application.