Multimedia Journalist Reporter

Job Description

Multimedia Journalist Reporter

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 KWTX:
KWTX-TV News 10 is the dominant television station for the Waco-Temple-Killeen market in the Heart of Central Texas. The CBS, CW, Telemundo, and MeTV affiliate, KWTX, is the leader in every local newscast. Two storm-chasing vehicles, the Weather Edge and Weather Explorer, give our crews mobile weather labs to track severe weather. Community service is ingrained in the culture of KWTX. We take pride in being able to say that no other station does it better.
Job Summary/Description:
KWTX, the dominant CBS station in Central Texas, is seeking an experienced MMJ. The successful candidate generates their own story ideas and has a strong track record of enterprise reporting and covering live, breaking news as an MMJ. We're seeking a leader who can shoot, write, edit, and tell great stories. You will be equipped with all the necessary gear to work in the field and have full access to our two studios and newsrooms. This position will cover weekend reporting and three weekdays.
Duties/Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
- Generate engaging enterprise content from our Central Texas communities
- Report live in the field and in the studio as a multi-media journalist
- Plan, schedule, shoot, write, edit, and present news content on-air and on digital platforms
- Collaborate with the news team and news managers to determine daily themes and content
- Create social media and website posts
- Record and edit segments for broadcast
- Availability to work weekends and some holidays
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Ability to generate and tell unique enterprise stories relevant to our Central Texas audience
- Strong news judgment with competence to perform the job with little supervision
- Ability to present clear and concise on-air content in scripted and non-scripted events
- Planning skills that keep you always seeking the next big topic
- Creative thinker with a desire to present information in new formats and with engaging visuals
- Excellent writing, shooting, and editing skills
- Ability to transport ENG gear for on-location shoots and live shots
- Ability to multitask and be calm and decisive under pressure
- Valid driver's license and clean driving record
- Bachelor's degree in journalism or related field, or equivalent training and/or experience
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)
KWTX-TV/Gray Media Group, Inc. is a drug-free company

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-mkkjp2-216-73-216-161-42 in your application.