The Role
The Anchor/MMJ will report and present news on weekends, engage viewers, handle live breaking news, and collaborate with producers and reporters.
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Anchor/MMJ (weekends)
WINK News, the trusted news leader in Southwest Florida, is looking for a dynamic and engaging Anchor/MMJ to join our weekend newscast. This is a rare opportunity to be part of a team that sets the day's news agenda for a passionate and growing audience.
What We’re Looking For:
Key Responsibilities:
Full-time new hires: Eligible to participate in all Company benefit plans, including:
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WINK News, the trusted news leader in Southwest Florida, is looking for a dynamic and engaging Anchor/MMJ to join our weekend newscast. This is a rare opportunity to be part of a team that sets the day's news agenda for a passionate and growing audience.
What We’re Looking For:
- A strong, authoritative, and personable anchor who thrives in a fast-paced live environment.
- The ability to speak with confidence and clarity on breaking news, developing stories, and live interviews.
- Agile and adaptable, able to pivot seamlessly between serious breaking news and engaging morning-show elements.
- A strong writer and storyteller who collaborates with producers, reporters, and the digital team to create compelling content across all platforms.
- A team player who accentuates and enhances the strengths of our two primary morning anchors, bringing additional depth and energy to the newscast.
- Candidate must have a proven track record of strong storytelling skills, source-building, enterprise reporting, digging and handling breaking news
- Excellent time management skills are a must
- Ability to perform live shots
- Has the ability to function as an MMJ
- Work cooperatively with videographer if assigned
Key Responsibilities:
- Engage with viewers in an authentic and relatable way, both on-air and across digital platforms.
- Provide live breaking news coverage, including severe weather and major events.
- Represent WINK News at community events and maintain a strong connection with the Southwest Florida audience.
- The MMJ will work with assignment editors, producers and news leadership to report on breaking news, enterprise stories and highly promotable news content specific to the region assigned
- Reports news stories for broadcast, describing the background and details of events
- Arranges interviews with people who can provide information about stories
- Reviews copy and corrects errors in content, grammar, and punctuation, following prescribed editorial style and formatting guidelines
- Researches and analyzes background information related to news stories to be able to provide complete and accurate information
- Pitches stories to news managers and news producers which are relevant to the local community
- Revises work to meet editorial approval or to fit time requirements
- Shoots and edits news events and news reports
- Ensures that all content meets company standards for journalistic integrity and production quality
- Writes stories for the web and other digital platforms
- Interacts with viewers/users on social media sites
- Performs special projects and other duties as assigned
- Willingness to work nonconventional hours including early mornings, evenings and weekends
- Must be able carry and setup ENG equipment often weighing 50lbs
- Superior on-air presence
- Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
- Ability to shoot broadcast-quality video, edit and feed content back to the station
- Minimum 2 years of on-air reporting and/or anchoring experience in a newsroom preferred.
- Strong ad-libbing skills and the ability to deliver news with authority and warmth.
- Willingness to learn and effectively use interactive display technology during broadcasts.
- Ability to sit or work at a computer for extended periods.
- Clear verbal and written communication in person, by phone, and via video.
- Operate standard office and recording equipment.
- Travel, including local driving to field locations or meetings.
- Navigate indoor and outdoor environments as needed for reporting.
- Able to lift up to 50 pounds.
- Visual and auditory ability to conduct interviews and review content.
Full-time new hires: Eligible to participate in all Company benefit plans, including:
- Health, Dental, Vision Insurance, and HSA
- 1st of the month after 30 days of employment
- Subject to plan terms
- Eligibility for company-paid benefits such as life insurance & EAP and employee-paid benefits such as short-term disability
- PTO – Earned on Accrual Basis
- Company-Paid Holidays
- 401(k)
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Skills Required
- Minimum 2 years of on-air reporting and/or anchoring experience in a newsroom preferred.
- Strong ad-libbing skills and the ability to deliver news with authority and warmth.
- Ability to shoot broadcast-quality video, edit and feed content back to the station.
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The Company
What We Do
Fort Myers Broadcasting Company is a privately-held media company founded in 1939. It operates television broadcasting stations and online news channels, providing news, entertainment, and programming across various platforms.
