Local News Traffic Anchor Reporter
Required skills
- storyteller
- excellent on-air presence
- engagement skills
- captivate our viewers
- journalist
- grow this position
- dynamic graphics
- news gather
- live traffic reports
- morning show
Nice to have
- traffic systems
Role summary
WYFF 4, an NBC affiliate in Greenville, SC, is seeking a Traffic/Breaking News Anchor Reporter. The ideal candidate is a skilled storyteller with excellent on-air presence and engagement abilities, capable of captivating audiences on social media. Responsibilities include preparing morning reports with dynamic graphics, gathering news for traffic updates, delivering live traffic reports for morning and evening shows, researching current traffic conditions, and communicating this information promptly to producers and anchors. The role also involves ensuring accurate use of graphics and video, extending traffic communication to digital platforms, producing transportation-related stories in the field, and anchoring breaking news updates as directed. Qualifications include professional or college experience as a journalist in a commercial television station, familiarity with traffic systems (preferred), ability to ad-lib in breaking news, clear speech, basic computer and social media knowledge, and a quick learning ability regarding street names and directions. Creativity and teamwork are essential.
WYFF 4, the NBC affiliate in Greenville, SC, is now hiring a Traffic/Breaking News Anchor. We need a good storyteller who has excellent on-air presence and engagement skills. We want someone who can captivate our viewers on social media and a journalist who will grow this position.
Responsibilities
- Prepare morning report with dynamic graphics
- News gather for traffic reports
- Provide concise live traffic reports for morning show and, as needed, evening shows
- Research and report up-to-the-minute traffic conditions
- Communicate important traffic information to the show producers and show anchors promptly
- Make sure that corresponding graphics, video and live shots are used accurately
- Communicate morning traffic information to viewers through digital platforms including our station website, mobile app, and social media pages
- Produce transportation related stories and present traffic information i the field
- Produce and Anchor breaking news updates through the morning newscast, at the direction of news management
Qualifications
- Professional or college experience as a journalist and storyteller in a commercial television station
- Experience using traffic systems preferred
- Suited to ad-lib in breaking news situations
- Clear speech, basic knowledge of how to use a computer and basic knowledge of social media
- Familiar with street and highway names and directions; quick to learn
- Must be creative and work well with others
- Related military experience will be considered
- Values in Action
- At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That’s why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization that fosters collaboration and open communication, ensuring that the content we create is authentic, accurate, and connected to the communities we serve.
Benefits
- Hearst's benefit programs are modern, flexible and designed to focus on you. As a Hearst employee, you and your spouse or partner or dependents would have access to the following benefits.
- Medical | Dental | Vision
- 401(k) matching
- Emotional Wellness Support
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- LGBTQ+ Health Services
- Additional benefits to meet your and your family's needs
