Weekend Sports AnchorReporter

The Victoria Television Group, a Morgan Murphy Media company, has an immediate opening for an innovative, audience-minded Weekend Sports Anchor/MSJ at KAVU-TV.

You'll work with the sports team to produce compelling content on KAVU-TV, CrossroadsToday.com, our app, and social media platforms owned and operated by The Victoria Television Group. You'll record and edit highlights for our nightly sportscasts and produce and anchor four weekend sportscasts. We take great pride in our coverage of local high school sports and area college athletics. You'll join a close-knit news team in the Crossroads close to Houston, Austin, San Antonio, and Corpus Christi.

What you'll do:

Create, develop, and manage content for KAVU-TV and Crossroads Today digital properties

Help coordinate newsroom and web projects. Ability to respond to breaking news.

Work with the sports director and news director to formulate a plan that maximizes the success of our newscasts and digital properties

Update the news staff daily on assignments; update news staff as stories and trends change throughout the day

Produce compelling, timely newscast content with an emphasis on promoting Crossroads Today and KAVU-TV brands

Drive audience growth strategy through sports
ews/marketing initiatives and publishing compelling content

Proactively seek out and publish content, generate story ideas, and promote Crossroads Today through social media platforms like Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram

What you'll bring:

Exceptional communication and organizational skills

Self-starter who works well with minimal supervision

Ability to manage multiple projects, adapt to flexible schedules and thrive in a fast-paced deadline driven environment.

Knowledge of HTML, WordPress, SEO, RSS, and FTP

Basic Adobe Photoshop skills

Preferred Qualifications:

Bachelor's degree in English, Journalism, Technical Writing, or a related field

Previous newsroom experience encouraged

Familiarity with Google Analytics, Chartbeat, CrowdTangle or similar

What The Victoria Television Group offers:

We're a dynamic and progressive family-owned business that values our employees, our culture, and our community

We are a team of talented and creative professionals.

Medical, dental, vision, prescription, life and long-term disability insurance, EAP, flexible spending account, 401(k), paid time off including vacation, sick, personal days, and holidays

We ask for your cooperation and assistance in our efforts to recruit, hire and promote qualified women and minorities. In this regard, if you know of individuals who might be interested in this position, we encourage you to refer them to us.

The Victoria Television Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer.