JOB TITLE: NY1 News Anchor / Video Journalist, Queens (FT)

JOB DESCRIPTION:
Responsible for the production and reporting of news and programming. Oversees aspects of news gathering, production and editing of stories. Interacts with anchors, reporters, news assistants and technical staff in the process of taking stories from conception to air. Writes, edits and presents stories on the air in a clear and concise fashion.

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:
Story Production
• General assignment reporting, anchoring and editing.
• Develop ideas for new stories.
• Interview guests.
• Prepare stories for airing.
• Present organized understandable, topical and attention-grabbing newscasts and programming.
• Review content of stories and checks for errors of fact, technical errors, creative content, miscues, editorial mistakes and all elements needed to deliver quality programming.
• Critiques shows to find ways to improve them. Writes up daily notes on problems and what could have been done differently.

Editorial
• Determines priority of stories in newscast.
• Writes and edits stories, teases, scripts, etc. for shows.
• Copy edits scripts and reviews the final edited version of taped stories.
• Shoots news and feature programming.
• Keeps informed on current issues by reading newspapers, wires, Today grid

Planning, Coordinating, Scheduling
• Schedules shoots, guest bookings.
• Insures that all necessary elements in packages and newscasts are delivered in a timely fashion.
• Evaluates resources needed for adequate coverage.
• Plans major coverage as to not interrupt daily news coverage.

Reporting
• Receives assignment or enterprises news leads and news tips to develop story idea.
• Gathers and verifies factual information regarding story through interview and research.
• Organizes material, determines emphasis, and writes story according to prescribed editorial style and format standards.
• When in the field, transmits information to writer for story writing.
• Writes package leads for delivery by anchors.
• Writes, edits news packages for air.
• Develops sources and contacts for story development.
Camera and Field Operations
• Shoots all video for use in news package.
• Edits video for broadcast.
Presentation Skills
• Appears on television when conducting filmed interviews or voice over narration.
• Gives live or on scene reports from site of event or mobile broadcast unit.
• Occasionally represents station at other events.
• Fill as Anchor when assigned

Supervision (non-management)
• Monitors the work of news assistants and writers.
• Sets quality standards
• Insures that quality work is produced
• Gives feedback and assistance to staff for improvement

Other duties as assigned.

EDUCATION
Bachelors Degree, preferably in Journalism/Communication /English or related field. General Liberal Arts is acceptable.

EXPERIENCE:
Previous on-air experience required. Minimum of 2 years experience in news or programming.

TO APPLY: please submit resume and cover letter to the Time Warner website at www.timewarner.jobs: Req detail 97684BR: NY 1 News Anchor / Video Journalist -Queens

ABOUT NY1: NY1 News is Time Warner’s 24-hour news channel in New York City. Available exclusively on Time Warner Cable, NY1 covers the city’s five boroughs with more than 40 full-time reporters.

NY1 signed on in the fall of 1992 from its newsroom on Manhattan’s West 42nd Street. As it approached its tenth anniversary, the station moved into a new state-of-the-art facility in the historic Chelsea Market building in January of 2002. With an integrated, all-digital production system and more than 600 hours of computer-based video storage, the facility represents one of the most advanced newsgathering operations in the world.

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