WWMT has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Sports Multimedia Journalist/Anchor who is passionate about telling stories.
We're looking for someone who is creative and digitally driven about telling stories across every platform and embraces social media as a reporting tool. This person would also have anchor and reporting responsibilities on the weekend. If you're a self-starter who has a clear understanding of how to dig for a story, research it, write it with an edge, and use strong storytelling and production to make it impactful and memorable, we want to hear from you.
Skills and Experience:
- Enterprise sports stories that go beyond highlights and scores.
- Develop strong relationships with athletes, coaches, schools, and community leaders
- Shoot, write, edit, and present compelling sports stories for daily newscasts and special coverage.
- Create engaging digital content, including articles, videos, reels, and social-first storytelling.
- Cover live sporting events, breaking sports news, human interest stories
- Produce content for our website and all social media platforms with an audience-first mindset.
Qualifications:
- At least 2 years of multimedia news or sports reporting experience preferred.
- Strong writing, shooting, and non-linear editing skills.
- Ability to work independently while meeting daily deadlines.
- Outstanding news judgment and storytelling abilities.
- Strong on-camera presence and communication skills.
- Previous experience working in a team environment is a must
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
- Enterprise sports reporting beyond highlights and scores
- Develop strong relationships with athletes, coaches, schools, and community leaders
- Shoot, write, edit, and present compelling sports stories for daily newscasts and special coverage
- Create engaging digital content including articles, videos, reels, and social-first storytelling
- Cover live sporting events, breaking sports news, and human interest stories
- Produce content for website and all social media platforms with an audience-first mindset
- At least 2 years of multimedia news or sports reporting experience
- Strong writing, shooting, and non-linear editing skills
- Ability to work independently while meeting daily deadlines
- Outstanding news judgment and storytelling abilities
- Strong on-camera presence and communication skills
- Previous experience working in a team environment
- Comfort using social media as a reporting tool and a self-starter mentality
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.
