Job Description
MMJ Reporter
MMJ/ REPORTER - WAFF (SAND MOUNTAIN BUREAU)
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 WAFF:
WAFF is the dominant station in the Tennessee Valley, both on-air and online. We cover breaking news and weather, all with a heart for the community.
Job Summary/Description:
WAFF needs an enterprising reporter who loves telling stories. We want reporters who want to turn into lead stories. The ideal candidate must cultivate sources. MMJ will have a specific coverage area.
Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- MMJ must be able to shoot, write, and edit enterprise stories.
- Able to work any shift as needed.
- Must be able to turn a digital story into daily stories.
- Engaged with social media.
- Solid knowledge of legal and ethical issues impacting journalism.
- Must react quickly to breaking news.
- Must be willing to live in the assigned coverage area.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in journalism or related field.
- Social media proficiency.
- Excellent time management skills.
- Strong writing skills (broadcast & print)
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)
WAFF-TV/Gray Media, Inc. 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-yjp9q0-18-97-14-90-42 in your application.