KXII News 12 is seeking a news co-anchor for the Texoma market’s dominant, top-rated evening newscasts.
Responsibilities
The ideal candidate is a newsroom leader with a passion for storytelling who will deliver the news in an engaging, energetic way every night.
The successful candidate will be responsible for (but not limited to):
• Anchor and produce weeknight 4PM, 5PM, 6PM,and 10PM newscasts and fill in on other newscasts as needed
• Copy edit scripts to ensure accuracy, fairness, and deliverability
• Help with approval of reporter package scripts
• Serve as mentor and teacher to young reporters and producers
• Collaborating with other senior staff on key editorial decisions
• Maintain/develop community relationships and promote/attend KXII-sponsored events
• Engage viewers through social media to generate stories, break and promote our work
Qualifications
• Experience anchoring and reporting in television news
• Ability to communicate professionally and effectively on-air and with co-workers
• Ability to write for broadcast, digital, and social media
• Proven leadership skills working with staff at all levels
• Strong ethical news judgment and priority-setting
• Possess great live reporting skills for field anchoring breaking news and severe weather
• Ability to collaborate with producers on how best to story tell using the set, video, graphics, and technology
• Prior anchoring and on-air reporting experience required
• Investigative reporting experience preferred
• Must include a link to demo reel for consideration
• Must have a college degree in related field, a valid driver's license, and a good driving record.
• Knowledge and demonstration of editorial judgment, journalistic ethics, and legal issues
• Must possess strong writing and information-gathering skills, be a quick thinker ready for anything, and have strong ad-lib abilities
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Employment type
Full-time
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