Weekend Anchor/MSJ

tegnainc; North Carolina; On-site; USD 70,000 - 90,000; Full time

Job summary

TEGNA Inc. seeks a Weekend Evening Anchor / Multi-Skilled Journalist to anchor weekend evening newscasts, develop enterprise stories, and deliver accurate, engaging journalism across broadcast and digital platforms.

You will lead weekend coverage, collaborate with producers, and contribute to streaming and social content while mentoring others in storytelling and newsroom ethics.

Qualifications

• Minimum 2-5 years of television news anchoring and/or reporting experience preferred.
• Strong live anchoring and reporting skills.
• Proven ability to enterprise and develop original stories.
• Excellent writing, storytelling, and communication skills.
• Ability to work independently as a Multi-Skilled Journalist.
• Strong editorial judgment and commitment to journalistic ethics.
• Ability to perform effectively in fast-paced, high-pressure breaking news situations.
• Experience creating content for broadcast, digital, streaming, and social platforms.
• Journalism, Communications, or related degree preferred.
• Proficiency with newsroom systems, editing software, and digital storytelling tools.

Responsibilities

• Anchor weekend evening newscasts with strong editorial judgment and an engaging on-air presence.
• Lead breaking news and severe weather coverage during weekend shifts.
• Collaborate with producers and newsroom leadership to shape weekend editorial coverage.
• Deliver accurate, conversational, and audience-focused storytelling.
• Contribute to streaming and digital coverage during major news events.
• Help mentor and elevate storytelling across weekend coverage.
• Develop, write, shoot, and edit original stories for broadcast, streaming, digital, and social platforms.
• Enterprise story ideas through community contacts, public records, and independent reporting.
• Deliver live reports during breaking news and major events.
• Write and publish daily content for 10TV.com, the 10TV app, and social media platforms.
• Build and maintain strong relationships and sources throughout central Ohio.
• Use modern storytelling tools and techniques to create compelling journalism.

Skills

Live anchoring

Reporting

Story enterprise

Writing

Storytelling

Communication

Multi-Skilled Journalist

Editorial judgment

Breaking news

Broadcast/digital content

Ethics

Education

Journalism/Communications degree preferred

Tools

Newsroom systems

Editing software

Digital storytelling tools

Job description

About TEGNA

TEGNA Inc. helps people thrive in their local communities by providing the trusted local news and services that matter most. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches more than 100 million people monthly across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. Together, we are building a sustainable future for local news.

Weekend Evening Anchor / Multi-Skilled Journalist

TEGNA helps people thrive in their local communities by providing the trusted local news and services that matter most. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA reaches more than 100 million people monthly across broadcast, streaming, mobile, and digital platforms.

Weekend Evening Anchor Responsibilities

• Anchor weekend evening newscasts with strong editorial judgment and an engaging on-air presence
• Help lead breaking news and severe weather coverage during weekend shifts
• Collaborate with producers and newsroom leadership to shape weekend editorial coverage
• Deliver accurate, conversational, and audience-focused storytelling
• Contribute to streaming and digital coverage during major news events
• Help mentor and elevate storytelling across weekend coverage

MSJ Responsibilities (Weekdays or as assigned)

• Develop, write, shoot, and edit original stories for broadcast, streaming, digital, and social platforms
• Enterprise story ideas through community contacts, public records, and independent reporting
• Deliver live reports during breaking news and major events
• Write and publish daily content for 10TV.com, the 10TV app, and social media platforms
• Build and maintain strong relationships and sources throughout central Ohio
• Use modern storytelling tools and techniques to create compelling, impactful journalism

General Responsibilities

• Uphold the highest journalistic and ethical standards
• Collaborate across platforms to serve audiences wherever they consume news
• Contribute innovative ideas that enhance storytelling and audience engagement
• Perform additional duties as assigned by newsroom leadership

Requirements

• Minimum 2-5 years of television news anchoring and/or reporting experience preferred
• Strong live anchoring and reporting skills
• Proven ability to enterprise and develop original stories
• Excellent writing, storytelling, and communication skills
• Ability to work independently as a Multi-Skilled Journalist
• Strong editorial judgment and commitment to journalistic ethics
• Ability to perform effectively in fast-paced, high-pressure breaking news situations
• Experience creating content for broadcast, digital, streaming, and social platforms
• Journalism, Communications, or related degree preferred
• Proficiency with newsroom systems, editing software, and digital storytelling tools

Pay Range

$70,000 - $90,000 USD

Benefits

TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage; fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance; disability and life insurance.

Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA's 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.

Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees and their eligible family members receive nine free virtual doctor's appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 free annual therapy sessions wi