Job Description
Digital News Content Producer 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 WVUE:
WTVM-TV became the first television station on the air in Columbus, Georgia, on October 6, 1953. WTVM continues to be the News Leader in the Columbus television market. The DMA stretches across the state line into portions of east Alabama and Auburn University. With a staff of 40+ news professionals, we broadcast more than 4 hours of news each day on WTVM and provide news for WXTX, the area's FOX affiliate & WLTZ, the area's NBC affiliate.
Job Summary/Description:
WTVM-TV is searching for a producer to discover, create, and distribute content across our stations' various digital platforms. The ideal candidate will be able to embrace a multi-platform workflow within a dynamic newsroom setting. The position also includes on-air reporting one day per week with opportunities for additional fill-in work.
Duties/Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
- Write original stories for the station's digital platforms.
- Co-produce content with newsroom employees across multiple platforms.
- Use digital metrics and analytics to adjust and maximize newsroom digital strategies.
- Monitor and produce content on the station's website, apps, and social media pages.
- Edit video and photos for digital stories.
- Collaborate with newsroom employees to create the best user experience for station viewers.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in Journalism, English, or related field
- Demonstrated mastery of digital and social media strategy
- Excellent time management skills and an ability to prioritize tasks and information under pressure are required
- Must be able to work independently and as part of a team
- Must have scheduling flexibility
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)
WTVM-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free company
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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-128xp0-216-73-216-0-42 in your application.