Sports Director

Job Description

Sports Director - 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 #97 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:

We are looking for someone to lead the best sports coverage in the state of Mississippi. WLBT in Jackson, MS is located at the crossroads of the Deep South. Our coverage spans from high schools to the Saints with the SEC and the SWAC in between. We are looking for a Sports Director to lead and guide our coverage on the most dominant digital platforms in the state and from a brand new, sharp looking news set. This person will above all understand that sports stories are people stories.

Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Anchor sports segments in evening newscasts.
- Plan and lead our sports coverage.
- Responsible for sports editorial content across all platforms.
- Mentor upcoming Sports MMJs

Qualifications/Requirements:
- 2 years experience as Sports Director or Sports MMJ in television newsroom.
- Exceptional on camera presence and delivery.
- Talented writer
- Proven leader and teacher

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

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-dyee03-18-220-160-216-42 in your application.