News Anchor

The Role

Responsibilities

• Research local community, state, national and international current events
• Meet with the news director, reporters and other news anchors to be briefed on the day’s news
• Collaborate with the news director to choose stories to broadcast considering audience preferences
• Organize the news to present the most interesting pieces first
• Revise scripts and prepare to deliver them on-air
• Ensure late-breaking news is added to newscasts
• Engage in commentary
• Interview guests and other members involved in particular stories
• Introduce news correspondents reporting on scene and ask them relevant questions
• Comply with the moral code of the journalistic profession
• Keep abreast of news developments by studying papers, attending events, etc.
• Stay in contact with industry professionals
  

Requirements

• Proven work experience as a news anchor
• Understanding of the newscast process
• Broad knowledge of local, national and international affairs (e.g. political, economic, legislative and cultural)
• Comfortable yet professional presence on camera
• Ability to improvise in a live on-camera setting
• Excellent verbal skills
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Available to work on a flexible schedule
• Ability to work under stressful conditions and strict deadlines
• Active social media presence
• BSc degree in journalism, communications or relevant field
• Proven work experience as a news anchor
• Understanding of the newscast process
• Broad knowledge of local, national and international affairs (e.g. political, economic, legislative and cultural)
• Comfortable yet professional presence on camera
• Ability to improvise in a live on-camera setting
• Excellent verbal skills
• Effective communication and interpersonal skills
• Available to work on a flexible schedule
• Ability to work under stressful conditions and strict deadlines
• Active social media presence
• BSc degree in journalism, communications or relevant field