Anchor & Multimedia Journalist

The News Department at TelevisaUnivision in Chicago is looking for an Anchor/MMJ to join our team! The successful candidate should be proud of the commitment to serving our local community. This role will anchor weekend newscast and work as MMJ during the week, gathering, shooting, and editing own material.

The Anchor/MMJ will research, enterprise, develop, write, shoot and edit stories on deadline for recorded or live newscasts. MMJ will be responsible for reporting, and at times anchoring, for Sunday 5pm/10pm newscast as well as any other assigned newscast as needed. MMJ contributes to special features and stories as well as participates in coordinating coverage of major stories, breaking news, and specials. You will be responsible for generating story ideas, as well as making and maintaining contacts with community leaders, government officials, and local authorities. You will present reports in a clear, concise, objective manner; as well as present enterprising stories and sweeps series ideas. You are a team player with solid news judgment and must be a “one-person band” to complete a story from beginning to end. You must be able to work independently with the camera, write, edit your own story, and interact with the viewers through all the Univision media platforms. You will report to VP of News.