Job Information
Nexstar Media Group News Anchor in Dayton, Ohio
A friendly, affordable midwestern city with so much to offer. Work, play, and enjoy life in the “Gem City.” Dayton is known as the birthplace of aviation, and features a mecca of restaurants, festivals, museums, sports teams, and entertainment. Forbes named Dayton one of the top 20 best cities to live in as a career professional. Trulia ranked Dayton the #2 least expensive city to live in out of the top 100 metropolitan areas in the country. Come join a growing team and affordable midwestern city.
WDTN TV-/WBDT-TV, the NBC and CW Affiliates in Dayton, Ohio is searching for a dynamic, engaging LEADER to join the 2 News Anchor team. We’re looking for someone who will bring high energy, a positive attitude, and personality to the anchor desk every day. The ideal candidate is a seasoned journalist and strong storyteller who pitches and turns high-impact, people-driven stories for all dayparts and platforms. He or she will use their experience to work alongside the management team to mentor and coach one another. 2 News is a leader in the community, and our anchor team regularly engages with viewers at community events year-round.
Duties & Responsibilities
Presents news stories and other content for all platforms
Ensures that all news content meets company standards for journalistic integrity and production quality
Writes and delivers news stories in a clear and concise manner
Assists in writing, copy editing, researching, and coordinating news programming and other content
Conducts interviews with news personnel and external entities
Responds to breaking news and other urgent newsrooms situations as required
Writes content for the website and other platforms
Posts engaging content and interacts with viewers/users on social media sites
Participates in promotional activities to include public appearances
Performs special projects and other duties as assigned
Requirements & Skills
Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism, or a related field
Minimum five years of experience in news anchoring preferred
Must possess the ability to interact well with all colleagues
Excellent communication skills, both oral and written with the ability to ad lib when required
Presents all news without bias or prejudice
Exceptional on-air presence
Excellent news judgment with an expansive knowledge of local and national current events, history, newsmakers, etc.
Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments, and multitask simultaneously with execution showcasing your high level of experiences
Exhibit coaching and leadership skills
Ability to effectively listen to fully understand problems and communicate with a team to shape a solution
Valid driver’s license with a good driving record
Flexibility to work any shift
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) is a leading diversified media company that produces and distributes engaging local and national news, sports and entertainment content across its television and digital platforms, including more than 310,000 hours of programming produced annually by its business units. Nexstar owns America’s largest local television broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner stations in 116 U.S. markets reaching 220 million people. Nexstar’s national television properties include The CW, America’s fifth major broadcast network, NewsNation, our national news network providing “News for All America,” popular entertainment multicast networks Antenna TV and Rewind TV, and a 31.3% ownership stake in TV Food Network. The Company’s portfolio of digital assets, including its local TV station websites, The Hill and NewsNationNow.com, are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and information property. For more information, please visit nexstar.tv.
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