Streaming Anchor (Evening) - Kytv/Kspr

Gray Media•Springfield, MO

About The Position

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 45 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 KYTV/KSPR: KY3 is part of a seven-station group in Springfield, MO. KY3 is one of the most dominant NBC affiliates in the country. KY3/KSPR covers 31 counties in beautiful southwest Missouri and northwest Arkansas. We are proud of our close connections with the communities we serve in the Ozarks. Job Summary/Description: KY3, the dominant number one station in Springfield, MO, is looking for an afternoon/evening streaming anchor. An ideal candidate must be great at ad-libbing, breaking news, and asking great questions during interviews. Must be willing to learn the technology required to run a streaming desk yourself. Will work a 12:30 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. shift, spending half your day planning or setting up interviews and the other half live streaming. Will work with the news director on plans for new streaming shows when hired.

Requirements

Must have a bachelor's degree in journalism/communication or equivalent background
Must be willing to train on the digital desk switcher and audio board, and use them daily
Must have prior on-air experience in a newsroom, we prefer at least 2 years anchoring and/or MMJ/reporting
Duties are performed mostly indoors in an office environment
Must be able to sit for extended periods of time
While performing the duties of this position, the employee is required to stand, walk, talk, hear, use hands and fingers, reach, grab, handle or feel, stoop, kneel, crouch, and crawl. Regularly sit, talk, and hear
Evenings/nights are required, overnights, weekends, and holidays may be required
Must hold a valid driver's license/ability to obtain a Missouri license and be insurable

Responsibilities

Prioritize, organize, and produce individual on-air hits newscasts following the station brand and goals
Must have the ability to develop content through cameras, traffic websites, national feeds, affiliates, and independent sources
Responsible for writing clearly, concisely, and conversationally
Must be able to clearly ad-lib during all on-air hits
Must be able to do several things at once – social media, website, on-air, produce your hit, and set up FB and streaming hits
Must maintain working knowledge of current events, community issues, and an extensive list of local contacts
Responsible for developing original story ideas for digital segments
Be able to accurately gather information for news stories under pressure
Able to accurately and calmly handle the decision-making process, research social media posts, and story ideas under heavy deadline pressure without compromising accuracy or credibility
Must possess excellent communication and organizational abilities, including working with the news director and executive producer to ensure story accuracy, and to determine the best presentation of reports
Must be able to shoot and edit yourself using our gear if necessary
Must be able to use ENPS (or train to) for scripting, including graphics and supers
Responsible for creating a unique approach to all digital elements for the newscast, including Facebook page, X, Instagram, and website
Make regular beat checks
Demonstrate good news judgment and journalistic integrity
Ability to maintain professional and ethical conduct at the station and in the community
Performs other incidental and related duties as assigned
Ability to work with limited supervision
Must have the desire to be at work during big breaking news, weather coverage, and special event coverage
Must be willing, during big breaking news events, to be out in the field live if needed