Job Description

About Us

WNYT-TV News Channel 13 is the award-winning NBC affiliate for New York State's Capital Region. WNYT-TV is a longtime market leader, and is committed to excellence in all that it does. Whether it's news broadcasts with hyper-local coverage, important public service that deals powerfully with today's issues, or, now more than ever, top notch digital content, we reach our viewers and followers with important information in the way they want to receive it. When you work for Hubbard Broadcasting and WNYT, you will join a team of dedicated and passionate professionals, working hard every day to improve our product and our community.

Qualifications

• Bachelors in Communication, Speech or related field with 2 years' experience as a news anchor; or a combination of education and experience to meet the requirements of the position.
• Quick and effective decision making, live ad-libbing and maintaining performance under extreme pressure.
• Highly developed public speaking and interpersonal skills along with exceptional communication skills, both oral and written.
• Professional, consistent on-air appearance and ability to read Teleprompter.
• Advanced abilities in critical thinking.
• Broad knowledge of local, national and international affairs (e.g. political, economic, legislative and cultural).
• Comfortable yet professional presence on camera with the ability to improvise in a live on-camera setting.
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills.
• Available to work on a flexible schedule.
• Ability to work under stressful conditions and strict deadlines.
• Maintain appropriate and strict standards regarding wardrobe, hair, cosmetics and grooming.

EEO Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer, including disability/vets.

Diversity Statement

Hubbard Broadcasting has been committed to representing the communities we serve since our founding over 100 years ago. The same holds true today. We know the best way to accomplish this is by recruiting and retaining top talent from diverse cultures, life experiences, and world views. With dignity and respect, we value YOU and everything that makes YOU uniquely YOU.

Job Overview

This position is responsible for selecting stories for broadcast, researching, writing and gathering newscast content. This position is also responsible for presenting live on TV and radio unscripted and scripted news reports.

Job Responsibilities

• Anchors and produces the weekend morning newscasts.
• Maintain extensive community contacts and awareness of local, state and national current events.
• Collaborate with the news director to choose stories to broadcast considering audience preferences.
• Meet with the news director, reporters and other news anchors to be briefed on the day's news.
• Revise scripts and prepare to deliver them on-air.
• Organize the news to present the most interesting pieces first, ensure late-breaking news is added to newscasts.
• Introduce news correspondents reporting on scene and ask relevant questions.
• Interview guests and other members involved in particular stories engaging in commentary.
• Keep abreast of news developments by studying papers, attending events, and staying in contact with industry professionals.
• Write for station's website and maintain an active social media presence.
• Provide newsroom leadership and contribute to overall team effort.
• Comply with the moral code of the journalistic profession.
• Complete other duties as assigned.

Compensation and Benefits

When extending an offer, the company considers a variety of factors such as (but not limited to) the candidate's work experience, education/training & key skills as well as internal peer equity and other market and business considerations.

The annual base salary range for this position is $50,000 - $60,000 per year.

The above range represents the company’s good faith and reasonable estimate of the range of possible compensation at the time of posting.

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