Lifestyle AND Entertainment Producer

Job Description

Lifestyle AND Entertainment Producer

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 45 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 WDTV:
WDTV (CBS), WVFX (FOX), EVFX (CW), AND EDTV (MeTV) combine to provide local news and weather to North Central West Virginia. We are the largest TV source for local news and entertainment for our 12-county area. WDTV features a recently upgraded news studio and a team dedicated to local news. We pride ourselves on breaking news and weather alerts and digging deep into the issues affecting our communities. We're dedicated to informing the public utilizing television, social media, and the area's only live-streaming newscast. WDTV produces six daily newscasts, M-F, and four newscasts each weekend. The work family of WDTV is made up of dedicated, professional, and passionate people who are the backbone of our daily mission.
Job Summary/Description:
WDTV is looking for a full-time lifestyle & entertainment producer. The ideal candidate will be able to work with our hosts to make our First at 4 lifestyle & entertainment talk show unique & memorable by preparing & organizing the available content. We want someone who can thrive in a fast-paced work environment. This person must be an excellent writer, possess strong leadership & organizational skills, and be able to perform well under pressure. The ideal candidate must be a team player.
Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Must be able to manage the show's broadcast, coordinate with the production team & oversee the rundown of the show.
- Work with the host to decide on what stories to produce for the show.
- Appear on-air during some of the show's segments, such as Baloney or Believe It, and Word on the Street
- Contribute story ideas & content on a daily basis.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- To be successful in this position, you must have a high level of production knowledge & experience.
- Extreme attention to detail & solid entertainment knowledge are a must.
- They must understand the importance of writing crisp teasers to promote upcoming segments & stories, as well as create electronic graphics in a professional and timely manner.
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)
WDTV-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free company

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-xk7nnz-216-73-216-222-42 in your application.