Multimedia Journalist & Anchor — Multi-Platform Storytelling

NAB Leadership Foundation; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

NAB Leadership Foundation in Houston, TX seeks an enterprising MMJ/Anchor who can develop story ideas, report, write, shoot, edit, publish, and present content that informs and engages audiences across broadcast, streaming, digital, and social platforms.

This role combines on-air presentation skills with the ability to create compelling content that serves the communities we cover, collaborating with producers, reporters, and digital teams to deliver multi‑platform coverage.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism, Communications, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience.
• Fluency in English.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written, with the ability to ad lib when required.
• Minimum five years' experience in reporting, anchoring, multimedia journalism, or content creation for news and media platforms.
• Superior on-air presence and live presentation skills.
• Strong storytelling abilities across broadcast, streaming, digital, and social platforms.
• Demonstrated ability to develop original story ideas and create enterprise content.
• Experience shooting, writing, editing, and publishing content across multiple platforms.
• News judgment with a strong understanding of current events, issues, and community interests.

Responsibilities

• Creates original news, feature, lifestyle, consumer, and other content through enterprise reporting, research, interviews, and community engagement.
• Anchors live and recorded programming across broadcast and streaming platforms.
• Develops original story ideas and content that inform, engage, and grow audiences across multiple platforms.
• Produces original content for CW39+, including live streams, interviews, feature stories, special projects, and audience-focused programming.
• Shoots, writes, edits, publishes, and presents content independently as assigned.
• Creates content for digital and social platforms, including articles, videos, live streams, and audience engagement initiatives.
• Identifies trends, issues, people, and stories that matter to local audiences and develops compelling content around them.
• Collaborates with producers, reporters, photographers, and digital teams to create impactful multi-platform coverage.
• Writes and delivers content in a clear, conversational, authentic, and audience-focused manner.
• Conducts interviews with newsmakers, community leaders, subject matter experts, and members of the public.
• Responds to breaking news and other urgent newsroom situations as required.
• Participates in promotional activities, community events, and public appearances.
• Engages with viewers and users through social media and other digital platforms.
• Ensures that all content meets company standards for journalistic integrity, accuracy, and production quality.
• Performs special projects and other duties as assigned.

Skills

On-air presence

Live presentation

Storytelling across platforms

Multimedia journalistic

Interviewing skills

Social media engagement

Independent work with deadlines

Collaboration

Communication skills

Ad-lib communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism, Communications, or related field

Tools

Newsroom software

Editing software

Streaming platforms

Job description

NAB Leadership Foundation in Houston, TX seeks an enterprising MMJ/Anchor who can develop story ideas, report, write, shoot, edit, publish, and present content that informs and engages audiences across broadcast, streaming, digital, and social platforms.

This role combines on-air presentation skills with the ability to create compelling content that serves the communities we cover, collaborating with producers, reporters, and digital teams to deliver multi‑platform coverage.