MMJ Digital Anchor

Job Description

MMJ Digital Anchor

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 45 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 WTVY:
WTVY News4 is the #1 local media organization producing news, weather, and original content for the Wiregrass region of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia. Located in downtown Dothan, AL, WTVY has been the area's favorite local broadcaster since 1955. News4 takes pride in our winning culture and reputation as the ''Hometown News Leader''. Leadership is about more than being the most popular. Come see how we're embracing our responsibilities to promote prosperity in the Wiregrass for all. Experience the energy of Dothan's impressive economic growth, while still enjoying a very comfortable cost of living.
Job Summary/Description:
WTVY, the market leader across multiple platforms, is searching for a streaming desk anchor. This is an ideal opportunity for someone passionate about delivering on-camera content on News4Now, a fast-growing stream featuring news, lifestyle content, and other programs.
Duties/Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
- Strong on-camera skills with the ability to think fast on your feet and react to breaking news situations.
- Must possess the creativity to conceptualize and anchor content for the station's streaming platforms, including live content, streaming shows, and more.
- Be the face of breaking news, including fronting press conferences that the station streams, performing talkbacks with reporters, and more.
- Must have knowledge of all major social media platforms.
- Must be comfortable contacting public officials, law enforcement officers, public information officers, and members of the community to gather and confirm information.
- Must be a team player who can work alongside other newsroom employees, including producers, reporters, anchors, photographers, editors, and meteorologists.
- Though rare, the selected employee must be willing to work overtime.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Background in broadcast or journalism
- The ability to adapt quickly in a fast-paced news environment is essential
- Must have a clean 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, references (include demo reel of work)
WTVY-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free company

''

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-9z1897-216-73-216-89-42 in your application.