KXII News 12 is seeking a news co-anchor for the Texoma market’s dominant, top-rated evening newscasts.

Responsibilities

The ideal candidate is a newsroom leader with a passion for storytelling who will deliver the news in an engaging, energetic way every night.

The successful candidate will be responsible for (but not limited to):

• Anchor and produce weeknight 4PM, 5PM, 6PM,and 10PM newscasts and fill in on other newscasts as needed

• Copy edit scripts to ensure accuracy, fairness, and deliverability

• Help with approval of reporter package scripts

• Serve as mentor and teacher to young reporters and producers

• Collaborating with other senior staff on key editorial decisions

• Maintain/develop community relationships and promote/attend KXII-sponsored events

• Engage viewers through social media to generate stories, break and promote our work

Qualifications

• Experience anchoring and reporting in television news

• Ability to communicate professionally and effectively on-air and with co-workers

• Ability to write for broadcast, digital, and social media

• Proven leadership skills working with staff at all levels

• Strong ethical news judgment and priority-setting

• Possess great live reporting skills for field anchoring breaking news and severe weather

• Ability to collaborate with producers on how best to story tell using the set, video, graphics, and technology

• Prior anchoring and on-air reporting experience required

• Investigative reporting experience preferred

• Must include a link to demo reel for consideration

• Must have a college degree in related field, a valid driver's license, and a good driving record.

• Knowledge and demonstration of editorial judgment, journalistic ethics, and legal issues

• Must possess strong writing and information-gathering skills, be a quick thinker ready for anything, and have strong ad-lib abilities

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