Full Time Job
News Anchor
WDAM
- Paid
- Full Time
- Senior (5-10 years) Experience
Job Description
News Anchor - WDAMNEWS ANCHOR (PRIMARY) - WDAM
About WDAM:
WDAM is the #1 station in the Hattiesburg-Laurel DMA. We are dominant on broadcast and digital and produce news on WDAM NBC and WDAM ABC. Hattiesburg-Laurel is market 167 and we reach viewers in eight counties (Covington, Forrest, Jasper, Jones, Lamar, Marion, Perry and Wayne). WDAM is less than two hours driving distance to New Orleans, Mobile and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. This is an excellent opportunity to work for a great station and company.
Job Summary/Description:
WDAM 7 – On Your Side - is looking for a primary news anchor and storyteller. The successful candidate will report weekly and co-anchor our 5:00 P.M., 6:00 P.M., and 6:30 P.M. newscasts Monday through Friday. They will also anchor the 10:00 P.M. newscast. Candidates must be energetic, driven, have solid news judgment, have strong reporting, and live skills. Candidates must be able to tell difficult stories and be creative – adapting to various news stories.
Primary job duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- A leader in the newsroom and excel at breaking news coverage from the studio and in the field.
- Candidate must also be aggressive and consistent with coverage online and with social media on all platforms.
- The candidate must turn special reports.
- He or she must be skilled to shoot & edit their own stories.
- Candidate must have at least 5 years of reporting/broadcast experience including anchoring.
- These skillsets must be demonstrated in past working experiences – contributing consistently on Facebook, twitter as well as Facebook LIVE and strong writing for the NEWS APP and website.
- Exceptional planning, developing story ideas and creative storytelling are a must.
- Candidates must be a self-starter, demonstrate urgency to their delivery as well as possess very strong writing skills.
- Candidate must be willing to work with young journalists.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications or related field.
- 5+ years experience of reporting and anchoring.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Proficient with video, camera equipment, Edius Editing, ENPS, Social Media.
- Self-motivated and highly organized.
Qualified, interested applicants may go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopening, you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on ''apply now'', upload your resume, cover letter and references
Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rjeowb-3-95-2-54-42 in your application.
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Gray Television supports local community interests by providing quality television broadcasting and exceptional service in each market we serve. Gray owns and/or operates television stations and leading digital properties in 93 television markets including the first or second highest rated television station in 85 markets. We are an unmatched broadcast pioneer that keeps getting bigger and better.