What are the responsibilities and job description for the WEEKDAY EVENING CO-ANCHOR - KSNB position at Gray Media?
About Gray Media:
Gray Media, or Gray, is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, formally known as Gray Television, Inc. The company is the nation's largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets serving 113 television markets that collectively reach approximately 36 percent of US television households. The portfolio includes 77 markets with the top-rated television station and 100 markets with the first and/or second-highest-rated television station, as well as the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 43 markets totaling nearly 1.5 million Hispanic TV Households. The company also owns Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Gray's additional media properties include video production companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and PowerNation Studios, and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios.
About KSNB:
KSNB-TV serves the Central Nebraska area in the Lincoln-Hastings-Kearney market. We are an NBC affiliate with full-service newscasts on weekdays and weekends. "Local 4" is a growing brand in the market on broadcast and digital platforms.
Our hyper-local focus on Grand Island-Hastings-Kearney is unmatched and positions us as an innovative leader in Central Nebraska! KSNB is based in Hastings, a rural community rooted in hometown values and civic pride. As a member of the community, you will enjoy a stable economy, and meet local artists, shopkeepers, and storytellers, while strolling through downtown shops and visiting quaint restaurants and bars. Take advantage of beautiful parks and explore historic housing districts. Become a part of a community that cares. For big city amenities, it’s a convenient 90-mile drive to Lincoln or just 2 hours to Omaha.
Job Summary/Description:
KSNB is looking for our next primary co-anchor and newsroom leader at Local4. In this position, you will be the main driver of our weekday evening newscasts from our studio and newsroom in Hastings, NE. You will help lead a team of quality journalists to define the content and presentation of our local newscasts.
Duties/Responsibilities include (but are not limited, to):
(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)
KSNB-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free company
Additional Info:
Gray Media provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Gray Media complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Gray Media expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Gray’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.
Gray Media encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus before the first workday.
Gray Media, or Gray, is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, formally known as Gray Television, Inc. The company is the nation's largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets serving 113 television markets that collectively reach approximately 36 percent of US television households. The portfolio includes 77 markets with the top-rated television station and 100 markets with the first and/or second-highest-rated television station, as well as the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 43 markets totaling nearly 1.5 million Hispanic TV Households. The company also owns Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Gray's additional media properties include video production companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and PowerNation Studios, and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios.
About KSNB:
KSNB-TV serves the Central Nebraska area in the Lincoln-Hastings-Kearney market. We are an NBC affiliate with full-service newscasts on weekdays and weekends. "Local 4" is a growing brand in the market on broadcast and digital platforms.
Our hyper-local focus on Grand Island-Hastings-Kearney is unmatched and positions us as an innovative leader in Central Nebraska! KSNB is based in Hastings, a rural community rooted in hometown values and civic pride. As a member of the community, you will enjoy a stable economy, and meet local artists, shopkeepers, and storytellers, while strolling through downtown shops and visiting quaint restaurants and bars. Take advantage of beautiful parks and explore historic housing districts. Become a part of a community that cares. For big city amenities, it’s a convenient 90-mile drive to Lincoln or just 2 hours to Omaha.
Job Summary/Description:
KSNB is looking for our next primary co-anchor and newsroom leader at Local4. In this position, you will be the main driver of our weekday evening newscasts from our studio and newsroom in Hastings, NE. You will help lead a team of quality journalists to define the content and presentation of our local newscasts.
Duties/Responsibilities include (but are not limited, to):
- You will be part of our leadership team at Local4.
- The role includes co-anchor on our weekday evening newscasts based in our Hastings, NE, newsroom.
- Your primary duties will be working with your co-anchor and producers to select and showcase content, and to anchor our highest-rated newscasts.
- Our anchors are true newsroom leaders, so we’re looking for someone who prioritizes fostering a positive, healthy, and collaborative culture with their co-workers.
- The person we’re looking for is a calm and clear communicator capable of reporting in-studio and living in the field.
- We also want a professional who leads by example, representing Local4 in the community and modeling a professional approach both internally and externally.
- 2 years of professional newsroom and on-air experience preferred
- Anchoring and reporting experience
- An engaging and comfortable on-air personality
- Ability to use exceptional news judgment to determine coverage priorities
- Ability to communicate effectively with newsroom managers, producers, and co-workers
- Excellent writer
- Knowledge of journalism ethics and legal issues
- Strong organizational skills and the ability to multi-task and work under pressure
(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)
KSNB-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free company
Additional Info:
Gray Media provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements, Gray Media complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment, including recruiting, hiring, placement, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, transfer, leaves of absence, compensation, and training.
Gray Media expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, age, genetic information, disability, or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Gray’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.
Gray Media encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus before the first workday.
