News Anchor Job at The Chronicle of Higher Education in Houston

Overview
Produces and anchors live, local news segments, including anchoring live "extended coverage" of breaking news as well as locally produced shows. The role requires a thorough understanding of theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline, or a basic knowledge of more than one professional discipline. It is a security‑sensitive position, requiring routine background checks to maintain the integrity of university infrastructure.

Responsibilities

Provide aesthetic and creative direction of the production process for live public media programs.

Conceive, research, develop and execute ideas and concepts into program content.

Provide on‑air hosting and verbal delivery consistent with the highest professional broadcast standards of National Public Radio (NPR).

Act as the local voice of news programming.

Operate station broadcast and production equipment in a professional manner consistent with NPR standards.

Advance the station’s public image at community outreach events.

Participate in station fund‑raising campaigns and special events.

Conduct live and recorded interviews during on‑air shifts, generating story ideas and compiling spot news and feature news reports.

Perform other job‑related duties as assigned.

Qualifications

Education: Thorough understanding of both theoretical and practical aspects of an analytical, technical or professional discipline, or basic knowledge of more than one professional discipline.

Minimum of five (5) years of directly job‑related experience.

Technical certification or licensing directly related to the job, as specified in a job description addendum.

Security sensitive position requiring a criminal history check.

Additional Information
The position is security sensitive and will require a criminal history check.

Houston Public Media seeks an Anchor/Reporter with strong live news broadcasting experience, editorial judgment, the ability to work under tight deadlines, field reporting skills, and social media proficiency. The role involves both studio anchoring and on‑location coverage as needed.

The University of Houston‑System is an equal‑opportunity institution. Everyone is encouraged to apply.

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The Chronicle of Higher Education and The Chronicle of Philanthropy serve our readers with insights and news to help them to succeed in a rapidly changing world. Every day, our staff members bring experience, expertise, and a commitment to quality to this important work. We seek to employ talented people whose contributions will carry forward our mission.

Along with a collegial and collaborative work environment, we offer competitive salaries and outstanding benefits; including five weeks of vacation per year, a generous retirement plan, and comprehensive health benefits.

We encourage candidates to review our posted jobs below and submit a résumé for positions of interest. Every résumé that is submitted for an open position will be carefully reviewed. Candidates whose backgrounds most closely match the requirements of the job will be contacted directly.

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