Weekend Anchor & MMJ: One-Person News Pro

Univision Communications, Inc; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 82,000 - 88,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

PTO

Tuition reimbursement

Health insurance

Job summary

Univision Communications, Inc. in Chicago seeks an Anchor/MMJ to join our team. The role anchors weekend newscasts and works as MMJ during the week, gathering, shooting, and editing own material.

The candidate will research, enterprise and write stories on deadline, report or anchor Sunday 5pm/10pm, and coordinate coverage of major stories. You’ll be a one-person band, able to work independently with camera, edit, and engage viewers across platforms.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree preferred in journalism or broadcasting.
• Experience as an anchor is preferred.
• Fluent in Spanish and English written and verbal.

Responsibilities

• Gather information, interview, shoot videos, produce, report and edit stories daily.
• Post videos and stories to websites and social platforms.
• Maintain familiarity with local, state, and national news.
• Establish and maintain news contacts in the community.
• Work independently in the field and in varying weather.
• Participate in editorial meetings and decisions as an anchor.
• Write and edit stories for newscasts.

Skills

Spanish-English bilingual

Anchor experience

Story research/write/edit

MMJ duties

News judgment

Education

Bachelor’s degree in journalism or related field

Tools

iNews

Adobe Premiere

Adobe Creative Cloud

Job description

Univision Communications, Inc. in Chicago seeks an Anchor/MMJ to join our team. The role anchors weekend newscasts and works as MMJ during the week, gathering, shooting, and editing own material.

The candidate will research, enterprise and write stories on deadline, report or anchor Sunday 5pm/10pm, and coordinate coverage of major stories. You’ll be a one-person band, able to work independently with camera, edit, and engage viewers across platforms.