WGRZ-TV Channel 2 On Your Side, the TEGNA owned NBC affiliate station in Buffalo, NY has a terrific opportunity for an experienced Anchor and Multi-Skilled Journalist to join our team and grow. The ideal candidate is an enterprising journalist and a strong visual storyteller committed to local news. We seek an individual who will embrace our station’s mission to Inform, Advocate, and Celebrate the more than one and a half million people who proudly call Western New York home.
We are known as the station that asks tough questions, and the successful candidate must be deeply committed to upholding our brand as well as love covering breaking news. We’ve got a lot of that.
Our ideal candidate will be a newsroom leader who appreciates the daily collaborative team effort and helps guide our daily coverage with strong writing and news judgment.
Responsibilities:
- Anchor, report, shoot, and edit as assigned.
- Work with producers to create compelling content for all platforms.
- Generate unique, compelling, and innovative story/show ideas and content.
- Excellent, creative presentation and writing skills a must.
- Excellent use of social media for news gathering and community engagement
- Find enterprise stories and tell them in a way that brings topics and characters to life.
- Contribute to multiple platforms daily, including writing for the website and posting on social media.
- Collaborate with a team to produce the most creative, compelling stories.
- Develop contacts and relationships in the community.
Requirements:
- BA/BS in Journalism or Mass Communication degree preferred with two years of experience preferred or equivalent years of experience.
- Strong on-camera delivery with the ability to ad-lib.
- Embraces team approach to accomplish tasks successfully.
- Excellent writing, packaging, and live skills
- Ability to shoot and edit.
- Knowledge of ENPS and Edius (editing) a plus.
- Demonstrated ability to work under deadlines.
- Specialized reporting experience (investigative) a plus.
- Demonstrated ability to make sound editorial decisions and help form coverage plans during breaking news.
- Develop news sources for general assignment and special areas of interest
- Produce news stories that are unique and captivating
- Work as part of a large, inclusive team that supports each other
Benefits:
TEGNA offers comprehensive benefits designed to safeguard the physical, mental and financial health of our employees and their families. TEGNA offers two medical plan options for full and part-time employees 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.
Our 401(k) program offers full, part-time and temporary employees the opportunity to contribute 1% - 80% of their pay on a pre-tax basis to TEGNA’s 401(k). Contributions made up to the first 4% of pay are eligible for a 100% match from the company and are 100% vested from day one.
Regardless of participation in TEGNA medical plans, ALL employees receive nine free virtual doctor’s appointments with a physician through Teladoc, and 12 annual therapy sessions with a licensed clinician for themselves and each of their family members through Spring Health.
TEGNA’s Paid Time Off (PTO) program begins with 15 days of PTO for full-time employees, and nine paid holidays.
About TEGNA
TEGNA Inc. (NYSE: TGNA) is an innovative media company that serves the greater good of our communities. Across platforms, TEGNA tells empowering stories, conducts impactful investigations and delivers innovative marketing solutions. With 64 television stations in 51 U.S. markets, TEGNA is the largest owner of top 4 network affiliates in the top 25 markets among independent station groups, reaching approximately 39 percent of all television households nationwide. TEGNA also owns leading multicast networks True Crime Network and Quest. TEGNA Marketing Solutions (TMS) offers innovative solutions to help businesses reach consumers across television, digital and over-the-top (OTT) platforms, including Premion, TEGNA’s OTT advertising service. For more information, visit www.TEGNA.com.
EEO statement:
TEGNA Inc. is a proud equal opportunity employer. We are proud to be an equal opportunity employer, hiring and developing individuals from diverse backgrounds and experiences to add to 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. If you are in need of an accommodation in order to submit your application, please email askhr@tegna.com
