Assignment Editor Digital Content Producer

Job Description

Assignment Editor Digital Content Producer

ASSIGNMENT EDITOR/DIGITAL CONTENT PRODUCER (P/T) - KMOV
About Gray Media:
Gray Media, or Gray, is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, formally known as Gray Television, Inc. The company is the nation's largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets serving 113 television markets that collectively reach approximately 36 percent of US television households. The portfolio includes 77 markets with the top-rated television station and 100 markets with the first and/or second-highest-rated television station, as well as the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 43 markets totaling nearly 1.5 million Hispanic TV Households. The company also owns Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Gray's additional media properties include video production companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and PowerNation Studios, and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios.
About KMOV:
KMOV is the most watched television/digital news operation in Missouri and Southern Illinois with nationally-recognized and award-winning news, weather, and investigative content found both on-air and online. KMOV's new multi-million dollar state-of-the-art broadcasting and digital facility is located in the suburbs of St. Louis. Ranked as the #1 city in the nation in 2022 for new college graduates, St. Louis is also recognized for its low cost of living, convenient transportation, and robust arts and entertainment scene. Home to the world-famous Arch, the St. Louis Cardinals baseball, Blues hockey, and CITYSTL soccer, St. Louis is quickly becoming THE place to be.
Job Summary/Description:
The Part-Time Assignment Editor / Digital Content Producer is at the hub of the newsroom. Your responsibilities will include assignment desk duties, such as dispatching crews and calling on potential stories, as well as planning. You will also write stories for digital platforms and post on our social media platforms. The successful candidate will be dynamic, aggressive, creative, and a great communicator to complement our talented team of journalists. The ideal candidate loves news, has strong news judgment, and can juggle multiple tasks simultaneously. This person must have a sense of urgency and the ability to make clear and confident decisions. This is a part-time position, and requires flexibility to work varying shifts including weekends, evenings, and holidays.
Duties/Responsibilities will include (but not be limited to) the following:
• Listen to police and fire scanners for potential breaking news
• Make calls to confirm and coordinate potential stories
• Dispatch news crews to story assignments
• Work alongside producers and news managers for daily coverage decisions
• Quick reaction to breaking news, which includes sending push alerts through the apps
• Produce dynamic written and video news content for digital platforms
• Create long-form content for digital platforms that engages viewers
• Record and edit station podcasts
Qualifications/Requirements:
• Sound news judgment
• Refined communication skills -- both verbal and written
• Experience with ENPS, Edius, and Adobe products is a plus
• Excellent time management
• Working understanding of social media platforms
• Basic and investigative news-gathering skills
• A bachelor's degree in journalism or a related field is preferred; equivalent experience is considered
If you feel you're qualified and want to work with a great group of people, go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on ''apply now'', upload your resume, cover letter, and references
(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)
KMOV-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free company

Gray Media encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus before the first workday.
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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-0221vj-216-73-216-13-42 in your application.