Weekend Evening News Anchor — Lead Live Coverage

TEGNA, Inc.

Colorado

On-site

USD 100,000 - 115,000

Full time

14 days+

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Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits (BCBS)

Dental & vision

Fertility & adoption aid

Disability & life insurance

401(k) with match

Teladoc

Therapy sessions

PTO & holidays

Job summary

TEGNA Inc. in the United States seeks a Weekend Evening Anchor for 9NEWS. The role involves anchoring Saturdays and Sundays, live reporting three evenings weekly, and gathering, shooting, writing, and editing stories under tight deadlines.

You will work with a on-air team to deliver accurate, engaging local news across platforms, with opportunities to fill in on other newscasts as needed. Competitive pay ranges with strong newsroom support.

Qualifications

Superior on-camera communication skills.
Ability to engage in spontaneous conversation with on-air team.
Three to five years of experience in daily electronic journalism.
Thorough understanding of journalism practices and ethics.
Curiosity.

Responsibilities

Anchor Saturday/Sunday weekend evenings. Other newscasts as assigned.
Write and copy edit stories under deadline.
Work closely with the on-air and off-air team to produce a market leading newscast.
On reporting days, identify and pitch multiple story possibilities.
On reporting days, gather, shoot, write and edit news stories under deadline.
In some instances, work directly with photojournalists to produce stories.
Report live from the scene of various news stories.
Produce a digital version of each broadcast story.
Produce mobile short stories in real time as stories are breaking and developing