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Telemundo Kansas City - KGKC

Sports Anchor & Reporter Job at Telemundo Kansas City - KGKC in Kansas City

Telemundo Kansas City - KGKC, Kansas City, MO, United States, 64101

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National Operations Director, Spanish-Language Media

With over 62 million Hispanics, the United States is the second largest Spanish-speaking country in the world! Telemundo is the Spanish-language home of the Super Bowl, Olympics, FIFA World Cup, and high-profile programming and news. We connect our advertising partners to the buying power of this audience, while serving and celebrating the vibrant Hispanic communities where we serve.

KGKC is seeking an experienced and passionate Sports Anchor to join Kansas City’s first Spanish-language newscast! The position is based in Kansas City, Missouri. The Sports Anchor reports, produces, shoots, writes, voices, edits and feeds news production content for all platforms in a manner that is clear, engaging and meaningful.

Responsibilities:

  • Produce and present daily sports stories for early and evening newscasts
  • Produce packaged reports and go live from sporting event venues when necessary
  • Provide news as directed from the news management team
  • Reviewing material for fairness, accuracy and balance
  • Edit or assist in editing videos for all multimedia platforms
  • Able to work after hours and weekends when needed
  • Post videos, pictures and stories to websites and social media outlets under the direction of the creative department
  • Engaging with local community events
  • Establish and maintain new contacts in the community

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree in journalism, communications, television broadcasting or related field
  • Newsroom Experience
  • Excellent verbal and writing skills in Spanish and English
  • The ideal candidate must be able to work effectively with others in a team environment
  • Ability to participate in community and public events as requested by the station
  • Must be able to work well under pressure to meet deadlines
  • High ethical and journalistic standards
  • Able to deal with stress and pressure of time sensitive newscast production
  • Must be willing to work long hours, varying shifts (including nights and weekends) and report to work in emergencies depending on news coverage when necessary
  • Must have unrestricted work authorization to work in the United States
  • Must have a valid driver's license

Seniority level

Mid-Senior level

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing

Industries

Radio and Television Broadcasting

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