Anchor/Reporter - Telemundo Houston
job description
Job Description
Responsibilities
The Anchor manages local on-air and multiplatform delivery of newscasts and content, and for writing &
editing story ideas daily. They will collaborate closely with producers to ensure stories are accurately documented and presented on the daily linear newscasts and all platforms. Anchor handles delivering local &
national news in all platforms and generating ideas to increase ratings. This position reports to the VP of News.
- Will write &
edit story ideas daily that attract the multiplatform viewer’s interest
- Write stories, headlines, and news updates for television, online, and digital platforms
- Work directly with News Producer on story ideas and development
- Present a completed story with fair, accurate, and community-relevant content
- Generate ideas and report breaking news either in the studio or on location
- Coordinate, organize, and conduct interviews
- Develop ongoing “sweeps” style stories
- Present newscasts to the viewer in a professional manner;
including presenting breaking news to viewers both during live newscasts as well as outside regularly scheduled newscasts
- Involved in Social Media and streaming platforms.
- Make appearances before social and civic groups and at schools and colleges on behalf of the station
- Write and copy edit assigned scripts in newscasts