Anchor & Reporter

Fox Television Stations•Tampa, FL

1d•$95,000 - $135,000

About The Position

Fox TV Stations FOX Television Stations owns and operates 29 full power broadcast television stations in the U.S. These include stations located in 14 of the top 15 largest designated market areas, or DMAs, and duopolies in 11 DMAs, including the three largest DMAs (New York, Los Angeles and Chicago). Of these stations, 18 are affiliated with the FOX Network. In addition to distributing sports, entertainment and syndicated content, our television stations collectively produce approximately 1,200 hours of local news every week. These stations leverage viewer, distributor and advertiser demand for the FOX Network’s national content. JOB DESCRIPTION Job: WTVT Weekend Anchor & Reporter WTVT Tampa is looking for a versatile talent willing to do it all. We want someone with traditional television skills AND the ability to stream. The ideal candidate will have strong technical skills and a deep understanding of digital-first news production. Your primary role will involve live evening and weekend streaming, social video posts, and engaging real-time with viewers. You will host and produce content for evening and weekend hours on our Fox Local platform. This is a hands-on role for someone who thrives in a live environment and wants to build the future of local news. The position includes linear news anchoring and reporting as needed. Does This Sound Like You? You are digitally native, technically confident, and polished on camera. You understand streaming workflows and live video production. You have strong news judgment and can make smart editorial and technical decisions quickly. You enjoy collaborating across teams and experimenting with new formats. Ability to debate and willing to look at multiple points of view on a subject.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree, preferably in Journalism, Communications, Media Production, or a related field with a digital focus.
Experience producing digital video, live streams, or social-first news content.
Strong technical proficiency with live streaming workflows, including video switching, live publishing, clipping, and distribution.
Hands-on experience with video editing tools and production software, Adobe Creative Suite experience is a plus.
Excellent editorial judgment, writing skills, and attention to detail in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment.
Strong communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to work effectively across teams.
Flexibility to work weekends, holidays, and non-traditional hours as news demands.

Responsibilities

Produce and host a live, viewer-driven streaming show.
Operate streaming production tools, including live switching, encoding, clipping, publishing, and real-time troubleshooting.
Collaborate with newsroom, digital, social, and production teams to align coverage, workflows, and priorities across platforms.
Ensure all content meets journalistic standards, legal requirements, and FOX group guidelines for quality, accuracy, and consistency.
Anchor and/or report for newscasts as needed.
Pitch story ideas, develop sources, work with Producers and Assignment Planners to plan future content.
Position will be weekend and nightside.
Perform other duties as assigned.