News Anchor / MMJ / Wagt

Job Description

News Anchor / MMJ / Wagt

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 WRDW/WAGT:
WRDW-TV/WAGT-TV is home to the CBS and NBC affiliates in the beautiful southern city of Augusta, GA. The Augusta DMA (#108) has a competitive news environment and an award-winning news team producing over 40 hours of news per week. Augusta is home to a thriving downtown, restaurants to satisfy the foodie in you, and offers plenty of outdoor recreation with its rivers, lakes, and trails. Home of the world-famous Masters Golf Tournament, Augusta is also situated 3 hours from the mountains, 2 hours from the coast, giving daytrippers the best of both worlds. Our news team is a blend of seasoned journalists who have decided to make Augusta their permanent home, and also those who are just starting their journalism careers. If you are passionate about journalism, work hard, and take responsibility for your own growth, you will be embraced.
Job Summary/Description:
WRDW/WAGT is looking for an experienced TV news anchor and MMJ to join our weekday morning news team. This position requires anchoring daily as well as daily MMJ reporting. This is not a position for feature reporters, hosts, or anchors who are reluctant to report in the community.
Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Anchor morning and noon newscasts.
- Show up prepared to take an active role in the editorial process.
- Research, gather, write, edit, and develop content for multiple platforms.
- Represent the station in various community service activities, including hosting and speaking, at community and station events.
- Responsible for staying up to date on local events, news, and issues.
- Cultivating local community contacts and mining those contacts for exclusive content.
- Deliver unscripted breaking news clearly and concisely
Qualifications/Requirements:
- At least 2 years of experience in a TV newsroom as an anchor or MMJ/fill-in anchor.
- Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism or related field.
- Must be able to speak clearly and concisely.
- Must connect on camera with a sense of urgency.
- Proven track record of skilled reporting, anchoring, writing, videography, and editing.
- Knowledge of newsroom computers and logistics.
- Creative and editorial judgment, ethics, and libel law.
- Work well alone and with co-workers under tight deadlines.
- Valid driver's license, good driving record, proof of insurance.
- Able to lift 30 pounds.
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)
WRDW/WAGT-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-744k3k-216-73-217-10-42 in your application.