News Operations Manager

Job Description

News Operations Manager

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 KSWO:
KSWO is a heritage ABC affiliate in the Wichita Falls/Lawton DMA, celebrating over 70 years of serving our community. KSWO is counted on to provide outstanding news, weather, and entertainment to our communities in 17 Oklahoma and Texas counties.
The top-rated station in southwest Oklahoma and north Texas leads the market in weather coverage with the First Alert Weather team, the largest group of meteorologists tracking storms in the southern plains. Lawton is ideally located halfway between Oklahoma City and the Dallas/ Fort Worth metroplex. Our region is known for the rugged beauty of the Wichita Mountains and the National Wildlife Refuge, a hiker's paradise. Affordable living, great outdoor adventures, and proximity to major cities and their attractions make the Lawton–Wichita Falls market an exciting opportunity for career growth.
Job Summary/Description:
We are seeking an experienced and dynamic News Operations Manager to join our team. The ideal candidate will oversee the technical and operational aspects of news production, ensuring smooth workflow and high-quality content delivery. This role is critical to maintaining our newsroom's efficiency, quality, and innovation while driving successful news coverage and original programming.
Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Manage logistics of daily news, breaking news, and planned event coverage
• Assist in the development, implementation, and training of new and existing systems
• Schedule, train, evaluate, and supervise video editors & technical staff
• Manage Bitcentral archives and content servers
• Manage digital platform delivery (ensure people in the field have the tools they need to contribute)
• Manage microwave, ENPS, coordination of news remotes, and news IT services
• Manage fleet maintenance
Qualifications/Requirements:
• In-depth knowledge of: ENPS, Bitcentral (Oasis and Edius), GSync, VIZ, and LiveU
• Competency in all digital platforms, including both social and traditional
• Ability to work with all types and act as a liaison between departments
• Ability to diagnose and resolve problems associated with all technology facets in the newsroom
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)
KSWO-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-eookz7-18-97-9-174-42 in your application.