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Sports Director

KPLC

Lake Charles, LA 05-02-2025
 
  • Paid
  • Full Time
  • Mid (2-5 years) Experience
Job Description
Sports Director

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 KPLC:
KPLC is located in beautiful Lake Charles, Louisiana. Situated along Lake Charles and the Calcasieu River, Lake Charles is known for its industry, booming economy, and culture. Lake Charles is the fifth-largest city in Louisiana. KPLC began broadcasting in the summer of 1954 and is consistently one of the nation's most innovative and most
watched television stations, ranking among the top 5 Nielsen-rated stations nationally throughout the year.
Job Summary/Description:
KPLC-TV seeks an experienced journalist for a Sports Director role.
Duties/Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
- Responsibilities include but are not limited to supervising a team of sports reporters, shaping sports coverage on air and across online platforms, and developing/communicating plans with the newsroom.
- Strong organization and planning skills are key to the job.
- A candidate must be able to create enterprise stories in multiple formats, work within broadcast deadlines, and craft content for daily newscast and special reports.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Qualifications include being a self-starter with sharp news delivery skills.
- A bachelor's degree in journalism or a related field is preferred.
- Two years of professional experience in sports reporting or news reporting is a requirement. MVR is also required.
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)
KPLC-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-pk8e9e-18-97-14-81-42 in your application.

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Gray Television supports local community interests by providing quality television broadcasting and exceptional service in each market we serve. Gray owns and/or operates television stations and leading digital properties in 93 television markets including the first or second highest rated television station in 85 markets. We are an unmatched broadcast pioneer that keeps getting bigger and better.