Weekend Anchor/MSJ

Tegna • Columbus, OH

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About The Position

WBNS-10TV, the TEGNA CBS affiliate in Columbus, Ohio, is seeking a creative, driven, and enterprising journalist to serve as a Weekend Evening Anchor and Multi-Skilled Journalist. The role anchors weekend evening newscasts and reports as an MSJ during the week or as newsroom needs dictate. The successful candidate will be a strong storyteller and newsroom leader who can connect with audiences across broadcast, streaming, digital, and social platforms while delivering meaningful journalism for central Ohio.

The position calls for an engaging communicator who can lead coverage with confidence, credibility, and urgency, particularly during breaking news and severe weather. The journalist will pursue original stories, develop sources, work independently in the field, and collaborate with producers, editors, and newsroom leadership to create compelling content and innovative newscasts. A valid driver’s license and the ability to operate a news-gathering vehicle are required.

Requirements

• Minimum 2–5 years of television news anchoring and/or reporting experience preferred.
• Strong live anchoring and reporting skills.
• Proven ability to enterprise and develop original stories.
• Excellent writing, storytelling, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently as a Multi-Skilled Journalist.
• Strong editorial judgment and commitment to journalistic ethics.
• Ability to perform effectively in fast-paced, high-pressure breaking news situations.
• Experience creating content for broadcast, digital, streaming, and social platforms.
• Valid driver’s license and ability to operate a news-gathering vehicle.
• Proficiency with newsroom systems, editing software, and digital storytelling tools.

Nice To Haves

• Journalism, Communications, or related degree preferred.
• Minimum 2–5 years of television news anchoring and/or reporting experience preferred.

Responsibilities

• Anchor weekend evening newscasts with strong editorial judgment and an engaging on-air presence.
• Help lead breaking news and severe weather coverage during weekend shifts.
• Collaborate with producers and newsroom leadership to shape weekend editorial coverage.
• Deliver accurate, conversational, and audience-focused storytelling.
• Contribute to streaming and digital coverage during major news events.
• Help mentor and elevate storytelling across weekend coverage.
• Develop, write, shoot, and edit original stories for broadcast, streaming, digital, and social platforms.
• Enterprise story ideas through community contacts, public records, and independent reporting.
• Deliver live reports during breaking news and major events.
• Write and publish daily content for 10TV.com, the 10TV app, and social media platforms.
• Build and maintain strong relationships and sources throughout central Ohio.
• Use modern storytelling tools and techniques to create compelling, impactful journalism.
• Uphold the highest journalistic and ethical standards.
• Collaborate across platforms to serve audiences wherever they consume news.
• Contribute innovative ideas that enhance storytelling and audience engagement.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by newsroom leadership.

Benefits

• Two medical plan options for full- and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas.
• Dental and eye care coverage.
• Fertility, surrogacy, and adoption assistance.
• Disability and life insurance.
• 401(k) plan with employee contributions and a 100% company match on contributions up to the first 4% of pay; matched contributions are 100% vested from day one.
• Nine free virtual doctor’s appointments annually for employees and eligible family members, regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans.
• Twelve free annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician through Spring Health for employees and eligible family members.
• Paid Time Off (PTO).
• Nine paid holidays per year.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed