Sports Director

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 WKYT:
WKYT-TV is home to the CBS and CW affiliates in beautiful Lexington, KY. The station sits amongst picturesque horse farms in the Thoroughbred Capital of the World. The Lexington DMA (#63) provides a competitive news environment, and WKYT has emerged as the news leader, producing over 9.5 hours of news per day. Our team of award-winning professionals thrives in a fast-paced, yet fun, environment. Lexington is home to a thriving downtown scene, phenomenal restaurants and breweries, and, of course, Keeneland Race Course, the most beautiful horse track you'll ever visit. For outdoor enthusiasts, Red River Gorge and the Appalachian Mountains are calling your name. And in the summers, Lake Cumberland is just a short drive south to get your boating fix. Lexington is home to the University of Kentucky, where basketball is a way of life! Once you see a game at historic Rupp Arena, your life will never be the same! At WKYT, we believe the Kentucky way of life is special, and it's our mission to stand up for those who hold it sacred.
Job Summary/Description:
WKYT - home to the #1 local news and digital media in Lexington, Kentucky - is looking for a dynamic, innovative, and experienced Sports Director to lead its sports coverage in a new direction. We're looking for a creative, outgoing sports journalist with a team-oriented, positive approach who knows how to lead a team and produce outstanding coverage with an emphasis on storytelling across multiple platforms. In addition to coverage on the #1 rated on-air newscasts, our streaming channel, WKYT+, is home to a new nightly streaming sports-talk program offering new ways to reach viewers.
As home to the University of Kentucky, Lexington is one of the best college sports markets in the country. In addition to other colleges, the area is home to robust high school athletics and a professional soccer club. This is also the ''Horse Capital of the World,'' where the world-famous Bluegrass region is home to the best equine farms and care facilities in the nation, Keeneland Race Course, and is the birthplace of Triple Crown-winning thoroughbred horses. If that's not enough, Lexington is one of the home markets for the Cincinnati Bengals and Reds
Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
The successful candidate will be responsible for (but not limited to) the following:
• Enterprise, produce, and turn stories daily.
• Serve as the primary sports talent.
• Coordinate and plan coverage, including special reports. Be forward-looking and plan ahead for events.
• Shoot, write, and edit sports stories and highlights with an emphasis on covering local sports.
• Produce sports segments and programming for on-air and on digital platforms.
• Be sports content-driven; this is your beat. Own it. Write and post sports stories on multiple social media and digital platforms.
• Report live from various sporting events.
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned
Qualifications/Requirements:
• Degree in sports journalism, broadcasting, communications, or related field.
• At least 10 years of professional newsroom experience required. Prior experience as a Sports Director is preferred.
• An engaging and comfortable on-air personality to include live shots.
• The ability and desire to enterprise and produce local sports stories and content.
• Excellent communicator with a focus on detailed planning.
• Team player with a positive attitude.
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)
WKYT-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free company

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-yjj6em-216-73-216-0-42 in your application.