Multimedia Journalist

Job Description

Multimedia Journalist

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 WSAW:
WSAW/WZAW are the CBS and FOX affiliates in north central Wisconsin. WSAW is Wausau's first TV station, debuting in 1954. Together, we produce more than 30 hours of news, weather, and sports each week for our newscasts. North central Wisconsin is known as the ''Crossroads of Commerce. Wausau is centrally located within 3 hours or less of Minneapolis, Green Bay, Milwaukee, and Madison. You can live and work where thousands of people come to vacation each year. Whether you're skiing down the slopes of Granite Peak, boating on Lake Du Bay, or enjoying Concerts on the Square in downtown Wausau, there's something for everyone
Job Summary/Description:
WSAW-TV, the CBS affiliate in Wausau, WI, is looking for a talented multimedia journalist (MMJ) who is ready to join our award-winning news team in August 2025.
Duties include:
- Setting up stories, shooting, and gathering information in the field as part of a team, and independently.
- This person will also be responsible for editing video for our on-air and digital platforms, including wsaw.com and social media.
- We're looking for someone with a creative eye, who connects well with people, and wants to tell great stories.

Responsibilities include:
- Editing video on a non-linear platform
- Enterprising timely, impactful local stories
- Shooting and gathering information in the field
- Operating TVU Live gear and Laptop editors, as well as live technology
- Collaborating with anchors, producers, and the assignment desk manager about stories
- Posting content and video to our digital platforms
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Be available to work all shifts
- Have a valid driver's license and clean driving record
- Be capable of working under pressure and meeting daily deadlines in a high-energy environment
- Have good communication skills
- Have solid news judgment
- Have the ability to multitask efficiently
- Be able to lift and carry up to 50 lbs.
- Familiarity with ENPS, Grass Valley Edius, Sony XDCAM cameras, Arc Publishing, and Social News Desk preferred.
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)
WSAW-TV/Gray Media, Inc. 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-022eq1-18-97-14-85-42 in your application.