Digital Anchor / MMJ

Job Description

Digital Anchor / MMJ

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 WTOC:
WTOC is located in beautiful historic Savannah, GA, which was recently named the third-best city in the US by Travel and Leisure. WTOC has been the market leader for 70 years. The station excels in creating effective commercials for our advertising clients. We also create promotional campaigns for our #1 News programs that inform and engage the viewer. WTOC 11 is the number one news source in beautiful historic Savannah, Georgia, which was named the third-best city in the US by Travel and Leisure. As Savannah's first TV station, WTOC's community roots run deep. The call letters stand for Welcome To Our City.
Job Summary/Description:
WTOC is looking for the next face of its digital platforms. This role is designed to be audience-facing, interactive, and creative. Solely responsible for producing daily digital newscasts, this role requires independent workers who also know how to collaborate. The Digital Anchor at WTOC knows our CTV technology backwards and forwards. They are an advocate at the station for our streaming platforms.
Duties/Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
- Going live multiple times a day on WTOC+ platforms.
- Operating the CTV desk.
- Collaborating with newsroom staff to create recurring segments for WTOC+.
- Go live on WTOC+ when breaking news happens in our market.
- Coordinate livestreams of community events.
- Post content to WTOC.com, our social media platforms, and elsewhere.
- Drive CTV adoption and engagement by collaborating with news and marketing teams to create and promote exclusive CTV content on platforms like Roku, Amazon Fire TV, and Apple TV.
- Turn content for newscasts as needed.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Previous experience on-air is preferred.
- 1-2 years' experience working in a newsroom.
- Ability to ad-lib confidently during unscripted breaking news.
- Strong time management skills.
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)
WTOC-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-23opm6-18-222-108-223-42 in your application.