Main Evening Anchor

About the role

WWL WUPL-TV, a TEGNA CBS/MNTV affiliate in New Orleans, seeks a creative, innovative, and enterprising Evening Anchor to serve the needs of the audience and community. The ideal candidate will excel at both accountability reporting and breaking news, and will be comfortable asking tough but fair questions.

Responsibilities

• Use editorial judgment to help determine content of the newscasts.
• Work with producer and team to create unique, fast-paced innovative newscasts.
• Use social media to determine content of newscasts and highlight big social stories.
• Write and post daily on all digital platforms including social media.
• Develop story ideas, write, shoot and edit news stories for on-air broadcasting.
• Develop original content through social listening and independent sources.
• Perform other tasks as required by supervisor or executive producer.

Requirements

• Minimum 5-7 years news anchor/reporting experience
• Develop story ideas, write, shoot and edit news stories for television, mobile and social platforms.
• Write in an exciting, captivating, and authentic manner.
• Use the latest editing and photography tools to tell great stories.
• Develop original content through social listening and independent sources.
• Deliver on-air news events in an engaging, exciting, and accurate manner.
• Interview news subjects and research for facts and credibility.
• Write and post daily on all digital platforms including social media.
• Enterprise news stories.
• Write for the web, including attaching images and streaming video.
• Use creative production techniques such as graphics and new forms of media (viewer pictures, webcam interviews, etc.) to enhance stories.

Benefits

TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental, and financial health of our employees and their families. These include:

• Two medical plan options through Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas, as well as access to dental and eye care coverage.
• Fertility, surrogacy, and adoption assistance.
• Disability and life insurance.
• A 401(k) program offering full, part-time, and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute up to 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis, with a 100% match from the company.
• Free virtual doctor’s appointments and therapy sessions through Teladoc and Spring Health, respectively.
• Nine paid holidays per year.

EEO Statement

TEGNA Inc. is committed to fostering a diverse and inclusive workplace. We are dedicated to hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to enrich our collaborative culture. We value and consider applications from all qualified candidates without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion, national origin, sex, gender, age, marital status, personal appearance, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, enrollment in college or vocational school, political affiliation, military or veteran status, citizenship status, genetic information, or any other basis protected by federal, state, or local law. TEGNA will reasonably accommodate qualified individuals with disabilities in accordance with applicable law.