Kfsn Sports Anchor/reporter

Disney Disney · Media · Fresno, CA +1

Seeking a Sports Anchor/Reporter for KFSN-TV/ABC30 to cover local sports across television, digital, social, and streaming platforms. Responsibilities include planning, shooting, writing, editing stories, producing sportscasts, and collaborating with other anchors. Requires strong understanding of local sports, excellent media production skills, and ability to engage viewers across platforms.

What you'd actually do

  1. covering local sports from the anchor desk and out in the field
  2. plan, shoot, write, and edit their own stories and produce their own sportscasts
  3. collaborate closely with KFSN-TV/ABC30’s other sports anchor to break big sports stories and ensure all major events are covered
  4. Active engagement with social media for both news gathering and audience promotion
  5. represent KFSN-TV/ABC30 at community events, promotions, and speaking engagements

Skills

Required

  • Strong understanding of local sports
  • Excellent writing, shooting, editing, and producing skills
  • Proven ability to connect viewers across linear and digital channels
  • Active engagement with social media
  • Strong network-building skills
  • Proven record of developing great contacts and sources
  • Highly organized
  • Thrives under deadline pressure
  • Positive, receptive to feedback
  • Eager to collaborate
  • Ready to represent KFSN-TV/ABC30 at community events, promotions, and speaking engagements
  • Minimum of 3 years of experience
  • Ability to work a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, and holiday
  • Ability to work well under deadline pressure
  • Strong organizational/planning skills
  • College degree

Nice to have

  • Knowledge of Central California
  • Knowledge of Adobe Premiere
  • Knowledge of Dalet

What the JD emphasized

  • Minimum of 3 years of experience is required
  • Must be able to work a flexible schedule, including nights, weekends, and holiday
  • Ability to work well under deadline pressure