Boston 25 News is looking for a dynamic, curious, and engaged Anchor/Reporter who is interested in breaking stories, making strong ties in the community, and representing the station at public events.  The ideal candidate will have a strong track record of being a station leader, good newsroom citizen, and enterprising reporter bringing unique content and wanting to be the lead when big news breaks.  We are looking for someone who is well-versed in promoting good journalism on social platforms, and celebrating the stories that make your community great.  

WHAT YOU WILL DO:

Anchoring/Reporting

• Assist in writing, pre-production and broadcast preparation; making certain stories are clear/accurate and represent the station’s benchmark goals.  Helping to copy-edit scripts to avoid on-air errors as last line of defense. 
• Deliver news copy on camera in a credible and professional manner, as regularly scheduled or needed as defined by management 
• Reporting live on-location in the field or in studio as assigned, visually showcasing a story with active liveshots and standups. 
• Responsible for daily pitching of enterprise ideas, researching stories, and setting up and conducting interviews and stories to be part of multi-platform content creation 
• Work to help execute the station’s strategies as laid out by leadership 
• Other duties as assigned 

Digital Platforms

• Communicate with digital staff on story updates and provide “process scripts.” 
• Contribute daily to all station digital platforms and initiatives, including social media. 
• Represent the station in a professional manner on all digital platforms including social media. 

Contribute to editorial content/planning

• Attend and participate in editorial meetings, as scheduled 
• Contribute to story ideas in line with station’s target audience 
• Attend scheduled meetings with General Manager, News Director, or other departmental managers/employees or company consultants relating to job duties 

Public appearances/community affairs

• Professionally represent station at promotions and community affair events 
• Participate in planning of said events 
• Actively represent station through participation with outside charitable causes