Weekend Anchor/Reporter

Join NBC4 in Columbus, Ohio, as a Weekend Anchor/Reporter. This role involves presenting news stories across all platforms, ensuring journalistic integrity, and delivering content clearly and concisely. You will anchor weekend morning newscasts, act as a field reporter three days a week, conduct interviews, respond to breaking news, and participate in promotional activities. The position also requires writing for digital platforms and interacting with viewers on social media.

Must Have

• Present news stories and other content for all platforms
• Ensure all news content meets company standards for journalistic integrity and production quality
• Write and deliver news stories in a clear and concise manner
• Anchor weekend morning newscasts
• Act as a field reporter 3 days a week
• Conduct interviews with newsmakers
• Respond to breaking news and urgent newsroom situations
• Participate in promotional activities
• Write content for the website and other platforms
• Interact with viewers/users on social media sites
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in news reporting and anchoring
• Excellent communication skills
• Superior on-air presence
• Excellent news judgment
• Proficiency with computers, mobile phones, apps, and newsroom equipment
• Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize, and multitask
• Valid driver’s license with a good driving record
• Flexibility to work any shift, including nights, overnights, weekends, and holidays

Imagine your future in Columbus, Ohio! A friendly, affordable Midwestern city with so much to offer. Join our team at NBC4 where we put local first with strong ties to the community. Work, play, and enjoy life in the nation’s 14th largest city, home of the Ohio State Capitol and Ohio State University. Forbes ranks Columbus a top 10 city for young professionals and a place Manhattan Institute ranked among the best Midwest economies. USA Today calls Columbus a “food mecca” and an "ethnic food paradise".

The Weekend Anchor/Reporter serves as the primary presenter of news stories and other content for all platforms in a manner that is clear, engaging and meaningful to news consumers.

• 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.
• Anchors weekend morning newscasts and acts as a field reporter 3 days a week.
• Conducts interviews with newsmakers.
• Responds to breaking news and other urgent newsrooms situations as required.
• Participates in promotional activities including public appearances.
• Performs special projects and other duties as assigned.
• Edits video clips as assigned.
• Writes content for the website and other platforms.
• Interacts with viewers/users on social media sites.

Requirements & Skills:

• Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience.
• Fluency in English.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written with the ability to ad lib when required.
• Minimum 3 years’ experience in news reporting and anchoring.
• Superior on-air presence.
• Excellent news judgment with an expansive knowledge of local and national current events, history, newsmakers and issues.
• Experience guiding, motivating, and collaborating with others.
• Ability to identify the developmental needs of others and to coach, mentor or otherwise help others to improve their knowledge or skills.
• Proficiency with computers, mobile phones and apps and other newsroom and office equipment.
• Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
• 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, including nights, overnights, weekends and holidays.