Weekend Anchor Reporter Job at AAJA25 in Needham

Boston’s News Leader, WCVB, the Hearst owned ABC affiliate in Boston (Needham), MA is looking for a Weekend Anchor / Reporter who excels at storytelling and brings theenergy oflive reportingto our anchor desk.We are seeking a versatile self-starterwho is fast, efficient, works well under tight deadlines, and jumps at the chance to field-anchor. Top candidates will have credibility, poise, and personality as well as the ability to develop key sources and break bigstories. Our anchors lead by example, creating energetic digital and linear content, pitching story ideas, mentoringproducers andreporters, and taking an active role in writing and editing scripts that really speak to the viewer.

Job Responsibilities

• Deliverscriptedandbreaking news content withprofessionalism,personality,andpurpose
• Collaborate with newscast and digital producersto create impactful stories that translate into metrics success on all platforms
• Work with assignment editors to plan,gather, andedit day-ofnewsorspecialprojects
• Develop meaningful sources both locally and nationally
• Work with photojournalists to turn a good story idea into a highly produced piece, loaded with compellingvideoandsound
• Coordinate with news managers and producers to develop stories that go beyond surfacedetails,accentuate unique enterprise angles, andhaveexclusive content
• Contribute photos,video,andcopy to digital platformsthroughout the day
• Demonstrateexceptional time-managementskills bymeetingall deadlines under extraordinary pressure
• Display unwaveringjournalisticintegrityandethicalstandards
• Appearonbehalfofthestationatpublicevents

Requirements

Diversity Statement

At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all cultures, backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That's why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization as diverse and varied as the audience we reach, ensuring that the content we create is more compassionate, and more representative of the communities we serve.

Benefits

Hearst's benefit programs are modern, flexible and designed to focus on you. As a Hearst employee, you and your spouse or partner or dependents would have access to the following benefits.

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