Sports Anchor/Reporter

Posted 11 Days Ago
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Austin, TX, USA
In-Office
Junior
News + Entertainment
The Role
Anchor and report weekend sports coverage across broadcast and digital platforms. Shoot, write, photograph, edit, and position informative, entertaining stories for diverse audiences. Develop original storytelling approaches, build an audience through social media, operate Live-U, meet deadlines, and collaborate in a high-energy newsroom while adjusting schedules to content needs.
Summary Generated by Built In
CBS Austin, is looking for an experienced weekend sports anchor and reporter. Our city is home to the Texas Longhorns, Austin FC, and Circuit of the Americas. The ideal candidate is authentic, innovative, and will bring new ideas to how we cover sports.
Qualified candidates must share our vision of producing and reporting content on all platforms that stand out as being informative and entertaining for fans and non-fans alike. You must be someone who understands and embraces a ‘digital first’ reporting strategy and has a passion for telling impactful stories. The ideal candidate can work independently and as part of a team in a high energy, creative, and collaborative environment on deadline.
Strong writing, photography, and nonlinear editing skills are a must. This position requires shooting and editing stories. Demonstrated knowledge of how to position great content on air and on digital platforms is required. The Sports Anchor/Reporter must be willing to adjust schedule as needed based on the needs of the content center.
Requirements:
  • Strong shooting, writing & video editing ability
  • At least 2 years of professional on camera experience
  • Bachelor's degree in journalism or related subject preferred
  • Use social media to build a dedicated audience
  • A demonstrated ability to separate from the pack and find original approaches to storytelling
Skills:
  • Photography/Video editing in Premiere (for broadcast and digital)
  • Adobe Creative Cloud
  • Live-U operation
  • High-level organizational skills

Sinclair is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace. Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by virtue of an applicant's or employee's race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

About Us 

Sinclair, Inc. (Nasdaq: SBGI) is a diversified media company and a leading provider of local news and sports. The Company owns, operates and/or provides services to 177 television stations in 79 markets affiliated with all major broadcast networks; owns Tennis Channel, the premium destination for tennis enthusiasts; and multicast networks CHARGE, Comet, ROAR and The Nest. Sinclair's AMP Media produces a growing portfolio of digital content and original podcasts. Additional information about Sinclair can be found at www.sbgi.net.
 

About the Team

The life-blood of our organization is our people. We have a compelling story, a goal-oriented culture, and we take really good care of people. How good? Here is a glimpse: great benefits, open door policy, upward mobility and a strong desire to see you succeed. Ready to be part of a winning team? Let’s talk.

Skills Required

  • Strong shooting, writing, and video editing ability
  • At least 2 years of professional on-camera experience
  • Bachelor's degree in journalism or a related subject
  • Ability to use social media to build a dedicated audience
  • Demonstrated ability to develop original storytelling approaches
  • Photography and video editing experience using Adobe Premiere
  • Adobe Creative Cloud experience
  • Live-U operation experience
  • High-level organizational skills
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The Company
HQ: Hunt Valley, MD
5,001 Employees
Year Founded: 1986

What We Do

Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country. Sinclair owns and operates, programs or provides sales services to more television stations than anyone and has affiliations with all the major networks. In addition, Sinclair is the leading local news provider in the country, as well as a producer of sports content. Sinclair owns a multicast network, four radio stations and a cable network. Sinclair’s broadcast content is delivered via multiple-platforms, including over-the-air, multi-channel video program distributors, and digital platforms. Sinclair, either directly or through its venture subsidiaries, makes equity investments in strategic companies. Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. was founded in 1986, went public in 1995 and is traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the ticker symbol SBGI. Throughout our history, Sinclair Broadcast Group has been at the forefront of industry-changing events and technological advances. Our vision and first-to-market mentality drives our ‘next generation’ thinking; stimulating conversations, innovating through our expertise, and advocating for the development of technology and evolving business models. As a leading over-the-air broadcast television company, our primary business is to engage consumers on multiple platforms with relevant and compelling news, entertainment and sports content, and to provide advertisers and business efficient means and value to connect with our mass audiences. We recognize the vital role broadcast television plays in branding and local content delivery, and therefore strive to constantly be at the forefront of leading edge technology and structures to advance the industry.

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