Multimedia Journalist

Job Description

Multimedia Journalist

MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST (ASSO) - KMVT
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 KMVT:
KMVT - Your Hometown Station. No other station in Idaho can make that claim. The KMVT brand mission is not a slogan. It's not the final sentence in promos. It is the way we approach preparing, producing, and presenting our news product. It is who we are and how we treat the news. It's our web presence, our live and local news and weather coverage, and our enterprise reporting for all hometowns in Southern Idaho. KMVT (CBS) is the dominant television station in the market and the only full-service News station in Southern Idaho. We also operate KSVT (FOX) and NMVT (CW) television stations in the market.
Job Summary/Description:
KMVT, the Gray-owned CBS affiliate in Twin Falls, Idaho, is looking for a Multi-Media Journalist. The successful candidate is a team player in the newsroom. The candidate must be comfortable with enterprising stories as an MMJ reporter. This candidate must be connected and comfortable with all platforms of broadcast journalism: TV, social, mobile, and online.
Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Generating unique, compelling, and innovative story ideas and content.
• Excellent, creative presentation and writing skills are a must.
• Excellent use of social media for news gathering and community engagement.
• Motivated and aggressive about enterprising stories.
• Contribute to multiple platforms on a daily basis, including writing for the websites, posting on social media.
• Develop contacts and relationships in the community
Qualifications/Requirements:
• Experience in college-level broadcast journalism training.
• A college degree in broadcast journalism or equivalent experience.
• Video examples of on-air work.
• Ability to lift and carry equipment, including tripod, camera, and lights.
• Ability to work independently.
• Must have a valid driver's license and good driving record.
• Be willing to work weekends, nights, or any given shift.
• Must be able to find enterprise news stories.
• Must be able to work under deadlines.
• Candidates should also exhibit a good work ethic, strong people skills, the ability to be a team player, and must maintain a professional attitude at all times.
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)
KMVT-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free company

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-mkkyk6-216-73-216-82-42 in your application.