Sports Anchor/Reporter Job at Sinclair Inc. in Lynchburg

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WSET ABC 13 in Lynchburg, Virginia has an exciting opportunity for a full-time Sports Anchor/Reporter. We’re not looking for someone who just shoots highlights and reads scores. We want a person who can also tell unique sports stories to recruit non-sports fans.

In this role, you will produce daily sports content on a variety of platforms and perform other duties as assigned by the news managers. We seek someone with a clear understanding of how to cover college and high school sports using strong storytelling and TV production techniques to make our stories impactful and memorable. Dynamic live television and storytelling skills are a must.

Important Details

• This is a one-person sports department.
• You will anchor sports five evenings per week. The schedule depends on local college and high school sports, typically including weekends and holidays.
• You will shoot, edit your own stories, and operate your own LiveU.
• You will coordinate, schedule, and communicate the weekly sports schedule and our seasonal high school sports shows: Football Friday and Full Court Press. You will schedule photographers to assist with high school highlights.
• Our coverage priorities are: High School Sports, College Sports (especially Liberty University, Virginia Tech and UVA), and NASCAR (the Martinsville Speedway is in our viewing area).

Skills and Experience

• A self‑starter who can generate story ideas daily.
• A person who can break stories before anyone else.
• Ability to demonstrate enterprise reporting and creativity in storytelling.
• Exemplary communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Ability to maintain an active social media presence to build your brand and solicit original story ideas.

Requirements and Qualifications

• Previous anchoring and reporting experience is required.
• Must have at least five years of on-air experience.
• Live shot experience is required.
• Previous experience working in a team environment is a must.

While applying online, please include a link to your online demo reel.

EEO AND INCLUSIVITY

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.

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