Anchor/Reporter

Anchor / Reporter

Local 3 News (WRCB-TV) in Chattanooga, Tennessee, is seeking a hands-on Anchor / Reporter to lead on the desk, report in the field, build trusted community relationships and create journalism for broadcast, digital, social and streaming audiences. This is an opportunity for a journalist who wants to be more than a newscast reader: a trusted storyteller, visible voice for the Tennessee Valley, newsroom teammate and creator of meaningful local journalism across platforms.

What You’ll Do

• Anchor weekday newscasts.
• Report, shoot, write, edit and present enterprise stories that matter to communities across the Tennessee Valley.
• Respond quickly and effectively to breaking news, major weather, live events and developing stories.
• Partner with producers and newsroom colleagues to build accurate, conversational, visually strong and engaging newscasts and coverage.
• Write, edit and copy-edit broadcast scripts with attention to clarity, fairness, accuracy, urgency and viewer value.
• Generate distinctive story ideas through active community engagement, source development and strong news judgment.
• Build and maintain relationships with viewers, community leaders, public officials, advocates and other sources who can help identify important stories.
• Create original content for Local3News.com, social platforms, and streaming products.
• Help develop digital-first and streaming-friendly storytelling, including explainers, live updates, interviews, recurring franchises, vertical video and audience-engagement opportunities.
• Contribute creative ideas and sound editorial judgment in daily planning, editorial meetings and breaking-news decisions.
• Share anchoring, reporting, writing, live-shot and storytelling expertise with reporters, producers and interns.
• Represent Local 3 professionally in the community, at station events and on social media.
• Help identify new ways to build audience trust, strengthen community connection and expand Local 3’s reach across platforms.

What We Need

• A journalist first - motivated by local storytelling, public service, accountability, and community connection.
• Strong, natural on-camera delivery and the ability to ad-lib clearly, calmly and credibly during breaking news and live coverage.
• Excellent broadcast writing, copy-editing, producing and conversational storytelling skills.
• Demonstrated reporting, enterprise, live-shot and news-gathering abilities.
• The ability to shoot, write and edit complete stories independently when needed.
• Strong editorial judgment, sound ethics and a clear commitment to accuracy, fairness and transparency.
• A digital and social-media mindset, including an understanding of how to gather news, engage audiences, develop sources and tailor storytelling to different platforms.
• Interest in producing streaming and on-demand content that extends Local 3 journalism beyond traditional newscasts.
• A collaborative, low-ego approach, with the confidence to lead constructively and coach less-experienced journalists.
• Curiosity, adaptability and a willingness to learn new newsgathering and storytelling techniques.
• The ability to work under deadline pressure and contribute during severe weather and breaking-news coverage.
• Flexibility to lead coverage of breaking news outside the regular weekday schedule and work holidays, and fill-in weekends as newsroom needs require.
• Experience with Edius or similar newsroom, scripting, and non-linear editing systems is preferred.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in journalism, mass communication, broadcast journalism or a related field.
• At least five years of professional newsroom experience preferred.
• Experience anchoring, reporting and producing content for broadcast, digital and social audiences.
• A demonstrated record of enterprise reporting, source development and community involvement.
• Experience creating or hosting digital, social, streaming, podcast, live-event or other audience-facing content is a plus.

How to Apply

Please submit a résumé, cover letter, links to recent anchoring and reporting work, and examples of digital, social-media or streaming content you have created to:

• Elise Collins, Talent Acquisition Specialist —

  ecollins@sarkestarzian.com

• Perry Pace, News Director, Local 3 News —

  ppace@local3news.com

Local 3 is an equal-opportunity employer.