Anchor / MMJ

Job Description

Anchor / MMJ - WDBJ

About WDBJ:

WDBJ7, WZBJ and WDBJ7.com is a Gray owned dominant CBS affiliated media powerhouse in beautiful Roanoke, Virginia. Known as ''Your Hometown Station®'', WDBJ7 and WZBJ serve 26 counties across the Blue Ridge Mountain region and produces more than 55 hours of award-winning local news coverage, more than any of its competitors in the Roanoke/Lynchburg market.

Headquartered in a state of the art digital broadcast center in Roanoke, Virginia, the station also operates Virginia bureaus in Lynchburg, Blacksburg, Lexington and Danville. For more than 63 years, WDBJ7 has been the number one station of choice for viewers from Roanoke to Lynchburg and across the New River Valley.

Job Summary/Description:

The primary job duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Arrive to the editorial meeting on-time at the start of your shift with at least two story ideas that could be produced for that day's newscasts
• Must assist with overall content of news stories within newscasts. Expected to bring innovative story ideas to editorial meetings and contribute to overall goal and direction of the station. Willing to field report stories as directed.
• Must be willing to work flexible hours and possess the ability to work well with co-workers. Performs other duties as assigned to general assignment reporter.
• Develops, investigates, writes, reports and edits stories of interest
• When assigned a laptop write and post a Web story in the car on the way back to the station.
• Edit packages using Grass Valley system
• Follow clothing and appearance guidelines.
• Responsible for working with producers to ensure story accuracy and to determine the best presentation of reports.
• Capable of enterprising exclusive stories of interest and importance to local viewers and carry out overall goals of the station.
• Work evenings, weekends and holidays as needed
• Report ''live'' on the scene, especially during breaking news
• Make regular beat checks
• Conduct interviews in the field and on-set
• Develop and maintain sources of information and knowledge about assignments

Qualifications/Requirements:
• At least two years of television reporting , anchoring and shooting is preferred.
• Must possess a strong understanding of daily newscast content and work in conjunction with producers to develop a dynamic product.
• Strong initiative, attention to detail, and advanced ethical decision-making skills required.
• Must possess excellent interview and conversational writing skills
• Excellent live reporting skills and strong on-camera presentation skills required
• Basic computer knowledge including newsroom software (such as ENPS or I-News,) Microsoft applications, and Internet use
• Ability to shoot and edit video with digital cameras
• Able to produce and post content to our websites
• Intermediate knowledge of social media
• Must be able to work independently with limited supervision
• Work well in a team environment
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and well under pressure
• Strong initiative and attention to detail is required
• Demonstrate solid news judgment and journalistic ethics
• Maintain professional and ethical conduct at the station and in the community
• Ability to maintain a positive work atmosphere by behaving in a manner that will work well

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-d87okx-3-145-201-71-42 in your application.