Digital Producer / On Air Anchor

WOWO News/Talk WOWO 1190AM / 107.5FM has immediate job openings in TWO different areas: Digital Producer and On-Air Anchor

The Digital Producer is responsible for:

• Aggregating important local and regional news for WOWO.com and social platforms.
  Curating community-driven content
  Bringing a web-first perspective on breaking news
  Reporting on local news and producing and editing web stories and digital elements
  Using social media to not only share and gather digital content, but also to engage with the audience and build trust in the community
  Interacting with the Fort Wayne community both online and in person
  Brainstorming and reporting on locally enterprised stories for the web and radio
  Setting and meeting reasonable goals for building web traffic and social media audiences

The On-Air Anchor is responsible for:

• Anchoring live newscasts
• Reporting live breaking news reports
• Writing, gathering, recording and editing reports for on-air and online
• Monitoring sources for breaking news on-air and online

Ideal candidates will have at least two years of experience working in a daily newsroom environment and will be able to work well with others. They should also have an understanding of social media and writing for the web. Excellent communication and writing skills are imperative. These are creative positions, but do require the ability to stay organized and focused while working under pressure.

If you’re interested in joining our team, please send a cover letter and resume, as well as a link to your digital portfolio/demo, to Kayla Blakeslee at kblakeslee@wowo.com. Federated Media is an equal opportunity employer.