NEWS ANCHOR​/MMJ; W​/END; WIS-TV

Gray Media, or Gray, is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. The company is the nation's largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets serving 113 television markets that collectively reach approximately 36 percent of US television households. The portfolio includes 77 markets with the top-rated television station and 100 markets with the first and/or second-highest-rated television station, as well as the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 45 markets totaling nearly 1.5 million Hispanic TV Households.

The company also owns Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Gray's 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.

WIS is the #1 local media organization in the capital city market of Columbia, South Carolina. As the top-rated broadcast television station serving South Carolina's Midlands since 1953, WIS offers the opportunity to join an award-winning culture built upon decades of market leadership.

WIS has been recognized as the South Carolina Broadcasters Association's Station of the Year a record 17 times. WIS has earned the Edward R. Murrow Award for Journalism Excellence, the National Association of Broadcasters' Service to America Award, the George Foster Peabody Award, and has more than 70 Emmy nominations in the last 5 years. Among the many notable former journalists who helped set our standard is NBC Today Show co-host Craig Melvin, who began his career with WIS as an intern, photographer, reporter, and then anchor.

WIS produces more than 60 hours of live, local broadcast programming per week, as well as original content for multiple digital platforms. The station offers a unique variety of multiplatform advertising solutions, sponsored content, and professional creative services for businesses of any size.

Columbia, South Carolina, is a vibrant and growing capital city with a diverse population. It is home to the U.S. Army's largest installation for Basic Combat Training, Fort Jackson, along with the University of South Carolina and multiple other colleges and universities. WIS is located downtown, just two blocks from the South Carolina Statehouse.

Our community combines affordable quality of living with a variety of entertainment and activities to accommodate your lifestyle, whether it's our 50,000-acre Lake Murray, our Columbia Fireflies minor league baseball team, the Riverbanks Zoo & Gardens, nearby Congaree National Park, or a short drive to beaches and mountains.

WIS is looking for a News Anchor/MMJ to join our talented team (W/END). If you’re a journalist looking for a position that includes an anchor role, this might be the opportunity you have been waiting for! We are seeking an energetic and enthusiastic journalist to produce and anchor our weekend morning newscasts. This candidate should have solid editorial judgment and excel in breaking news situations.

Our anchors excel at telling stories and working with reporters and producers to craft excellent stories and newscasts.

• Anchor and produce weekend newscasts
• Strong journalistic ethics, news judgment, and decision-making in crafting and presenting a show
• Communicate well with staff
• Develop sources and present and turn story ideas that resonate with our audience
• Shoot, write, and edit compelling coverage for all platforms
• Ability to meet deadlines and prioritize assignments.