Reporter/Weekend Anchor - KIRO TV

Position Overview

KIRO TV Seattle is looking for a dynamic, curious, and engaged Weekend Reporter/Anchor who is interested in breaking stories, making strong ties in the community, and representing the station at public events.  The ideal candidate will have a strong track record of being a station leader, good newsroom citizen, and enterprising reporter bringing unique content and wanting to be the lead when big news breaks.  We are looking for someone who is well-versed in promoting good journalism on social platforms, and celebrating the stories that make your community great.   

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

Anchoring/Reporting

• Assist in writing, pre-production and broadcast preparation; making certain stories clear/accurate and represent the station’s benchmark goals.  Helping to copy-edit scripts to avoid on-air errors as the last line of defense. 
• Deliver news copy on camera in a credible and professional manner, as regularly scheduled or needed as defined by management 
• Reporting live on-location in the field or in studio as assigned, visually showcasing a story with active liveshots and standups
• Responsible for daily pitching of enterprise ideas, researching stories, and setting up and conducting interviews and stories to be part of multi-platform content creation 
• Work to help execute the station’s strategies as laid out by leadership 
• Other duties as assigned 

Digital Platforms

• Communicate with digital staff on story updates and provide “process scripts."
• Contribute daily to all station digital platforms and initiatives, including social media
• Represent the station in a professional manner on all digital platforms including social media

Essential Duties and Responsibilities (continued)

Contribute to editorial content/planning

• Attend and participate in editorial meetings, as scheduled 
• Contribute to story ideas in line with station’s target audience 
• Attend scheduled meetings with General Manager, News Director, or other departmental managers/employees or company consultants relating to job duties 

Public appearances/community affairs

• Professionally represent station at promotions and community affair events 
• Participate in planning of said events 
• Actively represent station through participation with outside charitable causes 

Minimum Qualifications

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions
• Must be thoroughly professional in all aspects of journalism
• Must be well read on current affairs and have a wide range of working knowledge and understanding of general interest subjects
• Must be able to follow all station policies 
• Must have a valid driver's license and clean driving record

Preferred Qualifications

• A minimum of 3 years of reporting preferred
• Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year College or university in Journalism or Communications preferred