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Multimedia Journalist

WLBT

Jackson, MS 03-18-2023
 
  • Paid
  • Full Time
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Multimedia Journalist - WLBT

About WLBT:

WLBT is Mississippi's flagship station and the dominant #1 local TV and digital media in Central Mississippi. We are an NBC affiliate that consistently produces award winning local news coverage. Jackson, MS is market #96 with a 24 county DMA. It is Mississippi's largest TV market and state capital, offering great museums, several local universities, and home to the largest medical facilities in the state, including the prestigious University of Mississippi Medical Center. With our great weather, Mississippi is about the outdoors. An extensive network of walking, running and cycling trails is available across the metro. And if you love a weekend getaway, Jackson is located within a short drive from beautiful Gulf Coast beaches, New Orleans, Memphis, Birmingham, Nashville, Dallas and Atlanta.

If you're a sports fan, we have you covered. The Mississippi Braves, the AA team of the Atlanta Braves, calls metro Jackson home. We host the PGA with the Sanderson Farms Championship. We have two SWAC schools in our DMA, Jackson State and Alcorn State. If you love SEC sports, we have four schools (Ole Miss, Mississippi State, Alabama and LSU) less than three hours away. And Saints, Pelicans and Grizzlies fans have an easy drive to NOLA and Memphis.

Learn more about WLBT - Jackson, MS - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G0lccLR6Nic&feature=youtu.be

Job Summary/Description:

WLBT is looking for a multimedia journalist to join our award-winning news team. This person should be a born storyteller who seeks out stories that matter to the community.

Duties/Responsibilities include but not limited to:
- Shooting, writing and editing daily content for newscasts and website
- Building local contacts and pitching story ideas
- Live reporting on news stories
- Participate in daily editorial meetings

Qualifications/Requirements:
- College degree in journalist/related field or equivalent work experience
- Strong writing skills
- Time management skills
- Familiarity with video cameras and editing software

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, and references

(Current employees that are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro employee portal)

WLBT-TV/Gray Television Group, Inc. is a drug-free company

Gray Television encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus prior by the first workday.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-rb6o6x-3-15-174-76-42 in your application.

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