abc27 is seeking a Weekend Anchor & Producer / Weekday Reporter to join our team. The primary role of this position is to present weekend news stories and other content for all platforms in a clear, engaging, and meaningful way for news consumers. During weekdays, the Weekend Anchor/Reporter will report, collect, analyze, and present facts about newsworthy events through interviews, investigations, or observations for all platforms.
About Us:
WHTM-TV is a commercial television station licensed to the Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York market, owned by Nexstar Media Inc. It is an ABC-affiliated station that provides six hours of local news, weather, sports, and information programming each weekday. The station is located near major metropolitan areas such as Washington DC, New York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Baltimore. The Harrisburg-Lancaster-York-Lebanon region is home to rolling farmlands, wooded state parks, and vibrant cities, making it an ideal place to live and work. WHTM also offers free airtime and support to many local charities and organizations and is known as "abc27, Your Local News Source!"
Essential Duties:
Report news stories for broadcast, describing the background and details of events.
Arrange interviews with people who can provide information about stories.
Review copy and correct errors in content, grammar, and punctuation, following prescribed editorial style and formatting guidelines.
Review and evaluate notes taken about event aspects to isolate pertinent facts and details.
Determine a story's emphasis, length, and format, and organize material accordingly.
Research and analyze background information related to news stories to provide complete and accurate information.
Gather information about events through research, interviews, experience, or attendance at political, news, sports, artistic, social, or other functions.
Pitch stories to news managers and news producers relevant to the local community.
Receive assignments and evaluate leads and tips to develop story ideas.
Discuss issues with producers and/or news managers to establish priorities or positions.
Check reference materials such as books, news files, or public records to obtain relevant facts.
Revise work to meet editorial approval or fit time requirements.
Shoot and edit news events and reports.
Produce and present reports for all platforms.
Ensure that all content meets company standards for journalistic integrity and production quality.
Write stories for the web and other Digital platforms.
Interact with viewers/users on social media sites.
Perform special projects and other duties as assigned.
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.
Minimum of two years' experience in news reporting.
Superior on-air presence.
Proficiency with computers, telephones, copiers, scanners, fax machines, and other office equipment.
Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments, and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
Valid driver's license with a good driving record.
Flexibility to work any shift.
Apr 22, 2024
Full time
abc27 is seeking a Weekend Anchor & Producer / Weekday Reporter to join our team. The primary role of this position is to present weekend news stories and other content for all platforms in a clear, engaging, and meaningful way for news consumers. During weekdays, the Weekend Anchor/Reporter will report, collect, analyze, and present facts about newsworthy events through interviews, investigations, or observations for all platforms.
About Us:
WHTM-TV is a commercial television station licensed to the Harrisburg-Lancaster-Lebanon-York market, owned by Nexstar Media Inc. It is an ABC-affiliated station that provides six hours of local news, weather, sports, and information programming each weekday. The station is located near major metropolitan areas such as Washington DC, New York City, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and Baltimore. The Harrisburg-Lancaster-York-Lebanon region is home to rolling farmlands, wooded state parks, and vibrant cities, making it an ideal place to live and work. WHTM also offers free airtime and support to many local charities and organizations and is known as "abc27, Your Local News Source!"
Essential Duties:
Report news stories for broadcast, describing the background and details of events.
Arrange interviews with people who can provide information about stories.
Review copy and correct errors in content, grammar, and punctuation, following prescribed editorial style and formatting guidelines.
Review and evaluate notes taken about event aspects to isolate pertinent facts and details.
Determine a story's emphasis, length, and format, and organize material accordingly.
Research and analyze background information related to news stories to provide complete and accurate information.
Gather information about events through research, interviews, experience, or attendance at political, news, sports, artistic, social, or other functions.
Pitch stories to news managers and news producers relevant to the local community.
Receive assignments and evaluate leads and tips to develop story ideas.
Discuss issues with producers and/or news managers to establish priorities or positions.
Check reference materials such as books, news files, or public records to obtain relevant facts.
Revise work to meet editorial approval or fit time requirements.
Shoot and edit news events and reports.
Produce and present reports for all platforms.
Ensure that all content meets company standards for journalistic integrity and production quality.
Write stories for the web and other Digital platforms.
Interact with viewers/users on social media sites.
Perform special projects and other duties as assigned.
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.
Minimum of two years' experience in news reporting.
Superior on-air presence.
Proficiency with computers, telephones, copiers, scanners, fax machines, and other office equipment.
Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments, and handle multiple tasks simultaneously.
Valid driver's license with a good driving record.
Flexibility to work any shift.
Are you someone who lives and breathes current events, always hungry for the next big story? If so, you'll be right at home in this Monday-Friday Morning Digital Producer/Anchor position, where every day is a new adventure. We’re looking for a passionate journalist to engage with our morning audience. You'll spearhead the creation, reporting, and continuous updating of content across all our digital platforms – from our website and app to our social media channels and even our streaming Digital Alert Center. But that's not all – when breaking news hits, you'll orchestrate the action, sending out timely push alerts and setting up live streams that you'll anchor on our state-of-the-art OTT platforms.
It's your chance to shine, delivering crucial updates to our viewers in real-time.
Qualified individuals will be: able to work well in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment; self-motivated; flexible; extremely organized; very detail-oriented; tenacious yet tactful; a strong problem solver; able to work well under pressure in order to meet project deadlines, and will have a positive attitude. Create unique and arresting content that makes WOWT stand out on social media. Write and publish clear, error-free content to WOWT’s website, app, and social media. Write, push, and publish breaking news, weather, and traffic incidents with urgency and accuracy. Understand and prioritize search engine optimization when writing and posting articles. Anchor live events on digital/streaming platforms, use social media to engage viewers. Seek out innovative new ways to share information on digital platforms.
We prefer a candidate with a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communications or related field. Prefer at least two years’ experience. Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills are a must. Strong initiative and attention to detail and solid news judgement. Understanding of current events and sports. Knnowledge and experience using emerging technologies, content and digital communication methods to develop new programs and strategies. Ability and willingness to work hard in a fast-paced, multi-tasking, team-oriented environment and reprioritize quickly and efficiently to rapidly changing needs and situations.
Good communication skills and strong people skills are necessary. Work assignments could at times include evening, weekends and holidays. Regular and reasonable work attendance is required. Consistent tardiness will not be tolerated.
Job Description is subject to change, and does include the right of management to add duties "as assigned.
Apr 10, 2024
Full time
Are you someone who lives and breathes current events, always hungry for the next big story? If so, you'll be right at home in this Monday-Friday Morning Digital Producer/Anchor position, where every day is a new adventure. We’re looking for a passionate journalist to engage with our morning audience. You'll spearhead the creation, reporting, and continuous updating of content across all our digital platforms – from our website and app to our social media channels and even our streaming Digital Alert Center. But that's not all – when breaking news hits, you'll orchestrate the action, sending out timely push alerts and setting up live streams that you'll anchor on our state-of-the-art OTT platforms.
It's your chance to shine, delivering crucial updates to our viewers in real-time.
Qualified individuals will be: able to work well in a fast-paced, rapidly changing environment; self-motivated; flexible; extremely organized; very detail-oriented; tenacious yet tactful; a strong problem solver; able to work well under pressure in order to meet project deadlines, and will have a positive attitude. Create unique and arresting content that makes WOWT stand out on social media. Write and publish clear, error-free content to WOWT’s website, app, and social media. Write, push, and publish breaking news, weather, and traffic incidents with urgency and accuracy. Understand and prioritize search engine optimization when writing and posting articles. Anchor live events on digital/streaming platforms, use social media to engage viewers. Seek out innovative new ways to share information on digital platforms.
We prefer a candidate with a Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communications or related field. Prefer at least two years’ experience. Excellent writing, editing, and proofreading skills are a must. Strong initiative and attention to detail and solid news judgement. Understanding of current events and sports. Knnowledge and experience using emerging technologies, content and digital communication methods to develop new programs and strategies. Ability and willingness to work hard in a fast-paced, multi-tasking, team-oriented environment and reprioritize quickly and efficiently to rapidly changing needs and situations.
Good communication skills and strong people skills are necessary. Work assignments could at times include evening, weekends and holidays. Regular and reasonable work attendance is required. Consistent tardiness will not be tolerated.
Job Description is subject to change, and does include the right of management to add duties "as assigned.
WHTM-TV/abc27 is looking for a dynamic Anchor/Reporter to join our award-winning newsroom. This person will co-anchor our weekend shows and report 3 days a week. Co-producing our weekend newscasts is also part of the job.
A sense of community is the biggest reason our DMA is great. The quality of life is wonderful. Our area is steeped in history and offers world-class outdoor recreation, all at an affordable cost of living. As a bonus, we are still an easy drive to major metropolitan areas, including Pittsburgh, Washington DC, and Philadelphia.
Essential Duties:
Reports news stories for broadcast, describing the background and details of events
Arranges interviews with people who can provide information about stories
Reviews copy and correct errors in content, grammar, and punctuation, following prescribed editorial style and formatting guidelines
Determines a story’s emphasis, length, and format, and organizes material accordingly
Gathers information about events through research, interviews, experience, or attendance at political, news, sports, artistic, social, or other functions
Pitches stories to news managers and news producers which are relevant to the local community
Receives assignments and evaluates leads and tips to develop story ideas
Shoots and edits news events and news reports
Produces and presents reports for all platforms
Ensures that all content meets company standards for journalistic integrity and production quality
Performs special projects and other duties as assigned
Experience:
Candidates must be a strong communicator and highly motivated
Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience
Minimum two years experience in news reporting
Performs special projects and other duties as assigned
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
Superior on-air presence
Proficiency with computers, cell phones, and other newsroom technology
Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
Valid driver’s license with a good driving record
Flexibility to work any shift
Responsibilities
Co-produces 6 & 11 news on weekends
Reports 3 days per week
Write stories for the web and other digital platforms
Interact with viewers/users on social media sites
Excellent news judgment and editorial skills are required
Aug 08, 2022
Full time
WHTM-TV/abc27 is looking for a dynamic Anchor/Reporter to join our award-winning newsroom. This person will co-anchor our weekend shows and report 3 days a week. Co-producing our weekend newscasts is also part of the job.
A sense of community is the biggest reason our DMA is great. The quality of life is wonderful. Our area is steeped in history and offers world-class outdoor recreation, all at an affordable cost of living. As a bonus, we are still an easy drive to major metropolitan areas, including Pittsburgh, Washington DC, and Philadelphia.
Essential Duties:
Reports news stories for broadcast, describing the background and details of events
Arranges interviews with people who can provide information about stories
Reviews copy and correct errors in content, grammar, and punctuation, following prescribed editorial style and formatting guidelines
Determines a story’s emphasis, length, and format, and organizes material accordingly
Gathers information about events through research, interviews, experience, or attendance at political, news, sports, artistic, social, or other functions
Pitches stories to news managers and news producers which are relevant to the local community
Receives assignments and evaluates leads and tips to develop story ideas
Shoots and edits news events and news reports
Produces and presents reports for all platforms
Ensures that all content meets company standards for journalistic integrity and production quality
Performs special projects and other duties as assigned
Experience:
Candidates must be a strong communicator and highly motivated
Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience
Minimum two years experience in news reporting
Performs special projects and other duties as assigned
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
Superior on-air presence
Proficiency with computers, cell phones, and other newsroom technology
Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
Valid driver’s license with a good driving record
Flexibility to work any shift
Responsibilities
Co-produces 6 & 11 news on weekends
Reports 3 days per week
Write stories for the web and other digital platforms
Interact with viewers/users on social media sites
Excellent news judgment and editorial skills are required