What are the responsibilities and job description for the Weekend Anchor/Reporter position at WISC-TV?
Madison, WI
News 3 Now is looking for a Weekend Anchor/Reporter to join our team of ambitious journalists. We’re looking for the next great storyteller with a proven ability to find, create and deliver important content as part of high-quality, high-energy newscasts. We’re looking for someone passionate about news who can find the most unique, relevant and meaningful stories to share with our viewers. Creativity and flexibility are a must.
News 3 Now produces more than 40 hours of television news a week, and we embrace coverage through our app, social, web site and streaming video channels resulting in a digital stronghold position in the market. The right candidate will innovate on TV as well as digital and social channels. We expect our coverage to meet consumers where they are and connect with them in convenient ways.
You could do all of this while working for a family-owned company in one of America’s most livable cities. Madison is consistently ranked as one of the best places to raise a family, one of the best college sports towns, and one of the best places to live, period.
Meet Madison.
What You’ll Do
News 3 Now is looking for a Weekend Anchor/Reporter to join our team of ambitious journalists. We’re looking for the next great storyteller with a proven ability to find, create and deliver important content as part of high-quality, high-energy newscasts. We’re looking for someone passionate about news who can find the most unique, relevant and meaningful stories to share with our viewers. Creativity and flexibility are a must.
News 3 Now produces more than 40 hours of television news a week, and we embrace coverage through our app, social, web site and streaming video channels resulting in a digital stronghold position in the market. The right candidate will innovate on TV as well as digital and social channels. We expect our coverage to meet consumers where they are and connect with them in convenient ways.
You could do all of this while working for a family-owned company in one of America’s most livable cities. Madison is consistently ranked as one of the best places to raise a family, one of the best college sports towns, and one of the best places to live, period.
Meet Madison.
What You’ll Do
- Produce and anchor weekend evening newscasts on Saturday and Sunday (build rundowns, write scripts, coordinate content with the team)
- Report and generate story content three days during the week
- Produce daily content across multiple platforms, including broadcast, digital, and social
- Enterprise stories: dig, research, write, and execute compelling storytelling
- Deliver dynamic live shots and breaking news coverage as needed
- Perform other duties as assigned by news management
- Self-starter who consistently generates original story ideas
- Strong enterprise reporting and creative, impactful storytelling
- Excellent communication skills—written and verbal
- Strong news judgment and knowledge of current events
- Active social media presence to build your brand and engage viewers
- On-air experience required
- Bachelor’s degree in journalism
- We’re a dynamic and progressive family-owned business that values our employees, our culture and our community
- Medical, dental, vision, prescription, life, and long-term disability insurance, EAP, flexible spending account, 401(k), paid time off (vacation, sick, personal, holidays)