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Paramount Sports Director in Baltimore, Maryland
Sports Director will provide sports reports for news and sports programs, and online properties. The Anchor will participate in the selection of sports related stories for presentation to the viewers. You will be assigned to cover and report live stories. Ability to interview guests and contributors appropriate to the stories being presented. Anchor must remain up to date with current events, in sports and news. The Sports Anchor will also be available to make personal appearances to promote the station.
Basic Qualifications:
Work closely with other members of sports department.
Also work with news department on coverage of major sporting events.
Must be able to shoot, assemble and explain information on all stories assigned to you.
Video editing ability is required.
You must write with a clear and engaging style, using video and graphics to illustrate facts and ideas in the story.
You must maintain a broad understanding of all sports and ability to tell stories about athletes, teams, leagues, and issues, both local and national.
Additional Qualifications:
Must have at least six years of comparable television experience, with a minimum of 3 years as a Sports Anchor, working in a local market or network television news.
Must have in-depth presentation and oral communication skills.
Ability to collaborate optimally with a wide range of personnel.
Must be able to do live reporting in an engaging and effective manner.
Familiarity with the Baltimore/Maryland region very effective.
College degree required or equivalent experience.
Must be able to operate keyboard with accuracy and speed
Maintain a valid Maryland driver's license in order to aim to reporting locations.
CBS News and Stations, brings together the power of CBS News, 28 owned television stations in 17 major U.S. markets, the CBS News Streaming Network, CBS News Streaming local platforms, local websites and cbsnews.com, under one umbrella. CBS News and Stations is home to the nations #1 news program 60 MINUTES, the CBS News Streaming Network, the first 24/7 digital streaming news network, the award-winning broadcasts CBS MORNINGS, CBS SATURDAY MORNING, the CBS EVENING NEWS WITH NORAH ODONNELL, CBS SUNDAY MORNING, CBS WEEKEND EVENING NEWS, 48 HOURS and FACE THE NATION WITH MARGARET BRENNAN. CBS News and Stations provides news and information for the CBS Television Network, CBSNews.com, CBS News Radio and podcasts, Paramount +, all digital platforms, and the CBS News Streaming Network, the premier 24/7 anchored streaming news service that is available free to everyone with access to the internet. The CBS News Streaming Network is the destination for breaking news, live events, original reporting and storytelling, and programs from CBS News and Stations top anchors and correspondents working locally, nationally and around the globe. CBS News streaming services, across national and local, amassed more than 1.01 billion streams in 2021. Launched in November 2014 as CBSN, the CBS News Streaming Network is available on 30 digital platforms and apps, as well as CBSNews.com and Paramount+. The service is available live in 91 countries. CBS News and Stations is dedicated to providing the highest quality journalism under standards it pioneered and continues to set in todays digital age. CBS News earns more prestigious journalism awards than any other broadcast news division.
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Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet.
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