NEWS PRODUCER/ANCHOR (MORNING) - WTAP

FOX Carolina News • Parkersburg, WV

6d • Onsite

About The Position

WTAP is looking for a News Producer/Anchor for their Monday-Friday morning newscasts. The role involves anchoring the 5:30 am 90-minute newscast and then producing and anchoring the Noon newscast. The ideal candidate is a team player and newsroom leader, comfortable with television, social, and digital media platforms. This position requires strong ethics, integrity, excellent writing skills, critical thinking, and a solid understanding of current events.

Requirements

• Journalism or Mass Communication degree preferred.
• Strong on-camera delivery with the ability to ad-lib.
• Excellent writing, packaging, and live skills.
• Must be able to report in a broad range of styles with good on-air presentation skills.
• Strong social media presence.
• Writing and copy editing skills.

Responsibilities

• Producer and anchor weekday newscasts.
• Generating unique, compelling, and innovative story/show ideas and content.
• Excellent, creative presentation and writing skills are a must.
• Excellent use of social media for news gathering and community engagement.
• Performs other duties as assigned by Management.
• Make community appearances on behalf of the station.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree