Multimedia Journalist / Reporter

Job Description

Multimedia Journalist / Reporter

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 WSFA:
For nearly 70 years, WSFA 12 News has been the dominant television and digital media station in Montgomery, Alabama. WSFA 12 News serves a 15-county DMA and is central and south Alabama's most trusted source for news, weather, and sports information on-air and online.
Job Summary/Description:
SFA 12 News is looking for an experienced Multimedia Journalist/Reporter to join our award-winning team in Montgomery. The candidate will be responsible for covering local news stories for our newscasts, website, and news app. Candidate must be a team player, able to juggle multiple deadlines, and have experience covering breaking news. We are looking for someone who can shoot, write, and edit for TV and all digital platforms. This position will include working weekends and some limited anchoring.
Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Shooting, writing, and editing daily content for newscasts and the website
- Knowledge of ENPS is a plus
- Ability to write news content for television and different digital versions
- Ability to handle breaking news and live reporting
- Generating story ideas and building local contacts
- Performing other duties as assigned by management
Qualifications/Requirements:
- At least 2 years as an MMJ in a television newsroom
- Journalism or Communications degree preferred
- Computer literacy, including newsroom computer systems
- Knowledge of central Alabama communities, issues, and coverage opportunities
- Experience in a television newsroom
- Must have a good driving record
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)
WSFA-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-z33p0n-216-73-217-10-42 in your application.