News Anchor; Evening; Weau

Today, we are a growing multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. We are the nation's largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets serving 117 full-power television markets that collectively reach approximately 37% of US television households. The portfolio includes 80 markets with the top-rated television station and 100 markets with the first and/or second highest-rated television station in average all-day ratings across 116 of such markets that were measured by Nielsen in 2025.

We also own the largest Telemundo Affiliate group, with 46 markets, and Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies and the most advanced digital products and services. Our additional media properties include video production companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and Power Nation Studios, and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios.

WEAU News is the dominant news organization serving western Wisconsin. We are committed to earning and keeping the public's trust through accurate, transparent, and unbiased journalism. We deliver essential local news across every platform our audience uses - digital, mobile, streaming, and broadcast - and we take that responsibility seriously.

WEAU News is hiring an evening anchor to help lead a digital-first newsroom serving Eau Claire, La Crosse, and western Wisconsin. Our goal is to be the premier multi-platform news organization in the state, putting streaming, on-demand video, mobile alerts, and social media at the center of how our audience connects with us. The most valuable trait for this role is ownership.

When news breaks, we expect our anchors to ensure WEAU owns the story with speed, accuracy, and strong news judgment across all platforms. This is a high-visibility role that demands excellence, adaptability, and unwavering editorial integrity.

Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Write for Different Platforms:
  Write clear, accurate, and engaging copy adapted specifically for each platform, seamlessly shifting styles between broadcast scripts, in-depth web articles, quick-strike push alerts, and social media.
• Digital-First Storytelling:
  Commit to immediate digital delivery, including creating platform-native vertical videos, mobile-optimized clips, and real-time text updates during active news events.
• Audience-Focused Engagement:
  Publish stories, video clips, and breaking developments to the station website, app, and social channels with compelling, attention-getting framing that avoids clickbait and maintains our high standards of trust.
• Search Engine Optimization (SEO):
  Apply strong SEO best practices, including keyword optimization, clear headline writing, and metadata tagging to maximize the reach and searchability of our local reporting.
• Collaboration:
  
  Work closely with digital producers and editors to ensure accuracy, speed, and editorial integrity online.

• Anchor afternoon and evening newscasts, breaking news cut-ins, and streaming segments with consistent quality.
• Conduct compelling, live interviews with news makers, experts, and community leaders across both broadcast and digital platforms.
• Pivot seamlessly during breaking news, delivering timely updates for streaming, mobile alerts, and social media feeds.
• Maintain a professional, credible, and engaging on-air presence tailored to each distribution platform.

• Collaborate with producers on story selection, rundown stacking, and digital-first coverage plans.
• Pitch and develop unique local stories that…