Investigative Reporter

Job Description

Investigative 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 WSMV:
WSMV-TV is an NBC-affiliated television station and is proud to be part of the Gray TV family. WSMV-TV is located in Nashville, TN, and serves Music City and its surrounding communities. We have an outstanding team and culture!
Job Summary/Description:
WSMV4 in Nashville is looking for an experienced investigative reporter to join the most accomplished investigative team in the market. Our ideal candidate would expose wrongdoing and waste, including in local and state governments.
Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Enterprise investigative stories for multiple platforms
- Cover big stories and major breaking news as assigned
- Work in coordination with news managers, producers, and assignment editors
- Work effectively with the Marketing Department
- Shoot and edit video, if needed
- Interact with viewers and users on social media
Qualifications/Requirements:
- At least three years of experience as an investigative reporter
- Proven investigative skills, including developing sources and accessing open records
- Strong storytelling, writing, and on-air abilities
- Knowledge and effective use of broadcast, digital, and social media tools
- Ability to shoot and edit video, if needed
- Bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism or related field
If you feel you're qualified and want to work with a great group of people, go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopening, you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on ''apply now'', upload your resume, cover letter, and references
WSMV-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free company

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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-wpx22y-216-73-216-0-42 in your application.