Sports Anchor / MMJ

Job Description

Sports Anchor / MMJ

SPORTS ANCHOR/MMJ (W/END) - WMTV
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 WMTV:
At WMTV, we work hard and take pride in getting it right! Our team was recently honored four years in a row as ''News Operation of the Year'' by the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association-- for coverage airing in 2022, 2021, 2020, and 2019. We've also received numerous Emmys and Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, including the coveted ''Overall Excellence'' honor in 2022 and 2024.
Our sports department is similarly recognized for outstanding storytelling--- for Best Sportscast and Best Sports Reporting by the WBA. The team's other top sports honors include a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award and a regional Emmy.
Madison is consistently named one of the best places to live in America. We are conveniently located just 1.5 hours from Milwaukee, 2.5 hours from Chicago, and 5 hours from Minneapolis/St. Paul.
Click here to watch our video and to learn more about the Madison market & working at WMTV: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7KugIlmEWI
Job Summary/Description:
WMTV, the NBC affiliate in Madison, Wis., has an immediate opening on our award-winning news team. Join the #1 rated and best team in the market as our next Weekend Sports Anchor and MMJ.
Our next team member will contribute daily to elevating our sports coverage and having hits outside of the traditional ''sports segments.'' Our Weekend Sports Anchor/MMJ is a high-profile position that requires a passion for the job, creativity, and leadership.
The person we hire must be a natural and dynamic storyteller who knows how to build relationships and find the story behind the press releases, play-by-plays, and game highlights.
Viewers can find those stats online before the newscast starts. Our mission is to find and deliver high-impact, compelling, and engaging sports content on every platform. You must be as excited about digital as you are about working in the field and being on-air.
You will also be an ambassador, championing our community outreach initiatives. We are consistently recognized for serving our communities through initiatives like the WMTV Diaper Drive, our Share Your Holidays campaign benefiting Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin, and Take Your Brat To Work Day-the original, drive-through fundraising event.
Applicants must have the desire to win, show initiative, and have the ability to reflect on their work and apply feedback.
The ideal candidate will also possess versatility, speed, and accuracy when it comes to gathering and verifying facts, shooting and editing video, and writing. You must be organized and have exceptional reporting skills and live delivery, news judgement, and ethics.
WMTV is a multi-platform organization, and qualified candidates will excel in traditional television storytelling, as well as digital innovation.
We do it all here. We cover local, prep sports, the Wisconsin Badgers, Milwaukee Bucks and Brewers, and the Green Bay Packers. It's a great time to be covering sports in the state of Wisconsin and a great time to work at WMTV.
Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Understand our DMA, key target audiences, and where they live.
• Develop sources within the community to gain unique, ''Only On'' insight and reports on important and impactful sports stories that appeal to educated sports fans and even non-sports fans.
• Pitch original story ideas daily and turn packages regularly.
• Strong research skills, ability to employ critical thinking skills to dig and go ''beyond the press release'' and game highlights.
• Work with a sense of immediacy independently and as a team. We expect you to confirm incoming news & sports tips and to share that information immediately as new information is learned.
• Be first and best with the story. Write and post copy daily to all broadcast and digital platforms. You will produce sports content for wmtv15news.com, social media, our news app, and television newscasts.
• Produce and front weekly content, including breaking sports news on CTV, from our digital streaming desk.
• Ensure story selection and placement in your rundown fits journalistic/editorial standards, as well as WMTV's brand pillars.
• Execute a daily digital plan tailored to your assignment and long-term projects. This includes posting to social media throughout your shift, identifying opportunities for live streaming, getting live and user-generated content to our newsroom's News Now Desk & digital streaming desk.
• Produce engaging and error-free work. Pay attention to the details!
• Support the news team on big story days, including Elections.
Qualifications/Requirements:
• We prefer a college degree in journalism or a related field, and at least one or more year of newsroom or digital producing experience.
• A strong candidate will have an established and responsible presence on digital platforms, including social media.
• Understanding of and adherence to AP Style (on digital platforms) and broadcast writing for television.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal), proven news judgment, ethics, and integrity.
• Strong work ethic, organizational, and leadership skills. Must be able to work quickly, make deadlines, multi-task, and show composure, especially during breaking news & sports.
• Working knowledge of CMS and Digital platforms, including ARC and Social News Desk. Photoshop and Canva experience is a plus.
• Ability to work long hours/overtime, weekends, and overnights as needed for breaking news & sports, for specialized coverage, and to cover a coworker's time off request.
• Must have a good driving record, be able to carry 35+ pounds of gear, and be experienced in shooting and editing unique content.
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)
WMTV-TV/Gray Media 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-864myq-18-97-14-80-42 in your application.