Position Overview
WDIV is seeking a dynamic and experienced News Anchor / Reporter to join our team. This is a unique opportunity for a journalist who thrives on breaking news, loves engaging with their team and consumers, and consistently arrives prepared to help our communities navigate their lives. If you have a passion for storytelling, a knack for connecting with the community, and a commitment to journalistic integrity, we want you to be part of our team. Your ability to connect authentically with the community, combined with a dedication to innovative, empathetic, and engaging storytelling, will help us serve our audience in meaningful ways.
Responsibilities
- Deliver accurate, urgent, and compelling newscasts, reacting quickly to breaking news both on-air and across digital platforms.
- Engage viewers with compelling storytelling across all platforms, prioritizing clarity, engagement, and innovation.
- Report live in scheduled newscasts, during unscheduled cut-ins, online, and on social media.
- Act as a “guide” in stories, demonstrating a strong connection to the community through active and engaging reporting.
- Consistently attend editorial meetings and contribute multi-platform content and coverage ideas.
- Enterprise big stories, hold people accountable, and summarize complex information while remaining calm under pressure.
- Collaborate with news management, producers, and other team members to ensure a cohesive and comprehensive news coverage strategy.
- Foster community connections, leveraging those relationships to cover important stories.
- Serve as a mentor within the newsroom, guiding producers and reporters to improve content and presentation.
- Participate actively in the community and interact with the audience on multiple platforms.
- Other duties as assigned.
Key Qualifications
A proven track record in handling breaking news coverage with a dynamic on-air presence and conversational presentation style.Ability to work well in a fast-paced, high-pressure, deadline-driven environment.Strong organizational, time-management, and problem-solving skills.Demonstrated ability to enterprise thoughtful and impactful stories for broadcast and digital platforms.Self-motivated individual who can work well with a team of high-energy journalists.Preferred Qualifications
Previous successful anchoring and reporting experience in a news environment.Proficiency in computer software / newsroom computer systems.Ability to shoot and edit video as needed.Experience acting as a newsroom leader, with engagement in digital and social media platforms.College degree in Journalism / Communications.Location
550 W Lafayette Blvd
Detroit, MI 48226
Interested candidates, please submit your resume, cover letter, and employment application detailing your relevant experience to Jen Wallace, News Director at (email removed).
Click HERE to download and complete employment application.
No Phone Calls Please.
WDIV is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In addition to complying with the requirements of federal law, WDIV will comply with applicable state and local laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a pre-employment drug screening, investigative background check, employment / education verifications and reference checks.
Employment Type : Full Time
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