Senior Mmj/ Anchor

Job Description

Senior Mmj/ Anchor - WWSB

SENIOR MMJ/ ANCHOR (Late Evening) - WWSB

About WWSB:

Live, work and play in a very unique media market that so many vacationers call a top destination. WWSB-TV is the ABC affiliate serving Sarasota & Manatee Counties on the Suncoast of Southwest Florida. Postcard worthy views are bountiful, and so are opportunities to enjoy the Florida lifestyle. Top beaches are minutes away; so are top attractions in Tampa Bay, Orlando and South Florida. You're a quick ride from some of the most popular theme parks and cruise ports. While visitors come and go, our station and our newsroom are committed to serving the thousands upon thousands of people who call the Suncoast home. You'll find a special emphasis on covering news with a hyperlocal focus, while embracing the best practices found in some of the region's top markets.

Job Summary/Description:
Own breaking news live shots in the early evening, and then develop your brand on the desk in the late evenings as ABC7's next Senior MMJ / Anchor. This is a great opportunity to produce lead stories, while spreading your wings as a newsroom leader. You'll become a face of the station, as we commit to hyperlocal coverage on Florida's Suncoast. You should be comfortable with MMJ Workflows, and thrive on the breaking news pivot. Our newsroom believes in a digital-first philosophy, and you'll be expected to break your story on the web, push it on social, and add emotion and context on television. Clean and confident delivery in the studio and live in the field is a must; so is leadership behind the scenes in the newsroom. This teammate should have a positive, can-do attitude, that inspires the team.

Duties/Responsibilities will include (but not be limited to):
- Develop and maintain contacts with local newsmakers and experts
- Pitch confirmed ideas in daily editorial meetings
- Shoot, Edit and File assigned news reports in television, digital and social formats
- Produce live enterprise and breaking stories using MMJ workflows
- Deliver content with clean, engaging, and thoughtful delivery
- Anchor Newscasts as assigned
- Write and post real-time updates on digital and social platforms
- Engage the audience through social channels and personal appearances
- Ability to partner with newsroom managers and teammates, and teamwork

Qualifications/Requirements:
* Excellent writing, storytelling, and editing skills
* Solid news judgment
* Must be able to report in a broad range of styles with good on-air presentation skills
* Work under pressure
* Familiarity with all distribution platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Internet etc.
* Bachelor's Degree in Broadcast Journalism or equivalent is required
* Motor Vehicle Records check are required

Interested applicants may 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)

WWSB-TV/Gray Television, Inc. is a drug-free company

Gray Television encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus prior by the first workday..

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rj77ee-18-227-140-134-42 in your application.