Weekend Anchor/MSJ

TEGNA, Inc.; Toledo (OH); On-site; USD 30,000 - 34,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical plan options

Dental & vision

Fertility support

Disability insurance

401(k) with match

Teladoc visits

Spring Health therapy

PTO

Paid holidays

Job summary

WTOL 11 in Toledo, part of TEGNA Inc., seeks a Weekend Anchor/Multi-Skilled Journalist to lead weekend newscasts and report during the week across TV, digital and streaming. The role involves shooting and editing, building sources, and shaping coverage for the local Northwest Ohio and Southeast Michigan communities.

You will anchor weekends with credibility and warmth, work with producers, develop enterprise stories, and contribute to digital and streaming platforms while meeting deadlines and

Qualifications

• Strong reporting, writing, interviewing and storytelling skills.
• Engaging on-air presence and natural communication beyond a script.
• Sound news judgment with commitment to accuracy, fairness and ethics.
• Ability to shoot and edit video independently and meet deadlines.
• Understanding of storytelling across broadcast, digital, social and streaming.
• Willingness to work weekends, evenings and holidays.

Responsibilities

• Anchor weekend newscasts with credibility and warmth.
• Collaborate with producers on news coverage, writing and presentation.
• Develop, pitch, shoot, write and edit original stories reflecting life across the region.
• Build trusted sources and community relationships for enterprise reporting.
• Deliver live reports and adapt as stories develop.
• Write and update digital stories, contribute to streaming and social platforms.
• Ensure accuracy, context and follow-up from breaking updates to next day.

Skills

Reporting

Writing

Interviewing

Storytelling

On-air presence

Communication beyond script

News judgment

Ethics in journalism

Shoot and edit

Deadline management

Broadcast storytelling

Digital storytelling

Social storytelling

Initiative

Adaptability

Weekend work

Evenings

Holidays

TV reporting experience

Anchoring experience

Tools

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Job description

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 than100 million people monthly across the web, mobile apps, streaming, and linear television. Together, we are building a sustainable future for local news.

WTOL 11 is looking for a Weekend Anchor/Multi-Skilled Journalist who brings curiosity, confidence and a commitment to local journalism to every story and every newscast. We want a journalist who asks thoughtful questions, develops sources and follows through. Someone who can lead breaking news coverage with clarity, connect naturally with viewers and deliver original reporting that makes a difference in our community. In this role, you will anchor our weekend newscasts and report during the week, helping shape coverage across television, digital and streaming. You should be as comfortable shooting and editing a compelling story as you are guiding viewers through a developing situation at the anchor desk.

What you’ll do

• Anchor weekend newscasts with credibility, warmth and strong editorial judgment.
• Work closely with producers to build relevant, engaging newscasts, contributing to story selection, writing and presentation.
• Develop, pitch, shoot, write and edit original stories that reflect life across northwest Ohio and southeast Michigan.
• Build trusted sources and community relationships that lead to enterprise reporting and accountability journalism.
• Deliver clear, compelling live reports and adapt confidently as stories develop.
• Write and update digital stories, contribute to streaming coverage and use social platforms to inform and engage audiences.
• Take ownership of accuracy, context and follow-up, from the first breaking update through the next day’s reporting.
• Be a collaborative newsroom leader who communicates well, welcomes coaching and helps teammates succeed.

What you’ll bring

• Strong reporting, writing, interviewing and storytelling skills.
• An engaging on-air presence and the ability to communicate naturally beyond a script.
• Sound news judgment and a commitment to accuracy, fairness and ethical journalism.
• The ability to independently shoot and edit video and manage deadlines.
• A clear understanding of how storytelling changes across broadcast, digital, social and streaming platforms.
• Initiative, adaptability and a willingness to work weekends, evenings and holidays as coverage requires.
• Professional television reporting experience; anchoring experience is a plus.

Why WTOL 11

Our newsroom is focused on meaningful local coverage, original reporting and reaching audiences wherever they watch and read. We value people who bring ideas, take initiative and care about both the journalism and the team behind it.

You’ll have the opportunity to help shape our weekend coverage, grow as an anchor and reporter, and do work that matters to the communities we serve.

Pay Range

$21.63 - $25 USD

Benefits

• comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families.
• two medical plan options for full and part-time employees through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
• access to dental and eye care coverage
• fertility, surrogacy and adoption assistance
• disability and life insurance
• 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.
• 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 with a licensed clinician through Spring Health.
• Paid Time Off (PTO) benefit as well as nine paid holidays per year.

* Some jobs are covered by a collective bargaining agreement and thus some or all of the benefits described herein may not apply. For example, some newsroom bargaining unit employees receive health and retirement benefits under plans administered by the union.

EEO statement

TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We areproud to be an equal opportunity employer, hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to our collaborative culture. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilitiesin accordance with applicable law. If you are in need of an accommodation in order to submit your application, please email [e-mail]