News Producer

Job Description

News Producer

NEWS PRODUCER (PRIMARY) - WVIR
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 WVIR:
WVIR-TV is the dominant television station in the desirable Charlottesville market. The station is located on the historic Downtown Mall in the heart of Charlottesville's vibrant cultural district.
Job Summary/Description:
WVIR-TV in beautiful Charlottesville, Virginia, is looking for a multi-skilled producer for our dominant number one weekday morning newscasts. This opportunity will have you producing shows and fronting stories during those newscasts on the highest-rated newscasts in the market. 29News is the most award-winning TV news operation in the state and plays much bigger than our market size. We're looking to hire smart, hard-working team players.
Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Create and showcase on-air content utilizing strong editorial, journalistic, organizational, and communication skills
• Work closely with news managers, anchors, and weather departments in determining content needs and how to most effectively deliver on those needs
• Writing clearly for multiple platforms on tight deadlines, demonstrating creativity and strong editorial judgment while following journalistic ethics and libel laws
• Create significant, original, locally-focused stories for WVIR's digital platforms
Qualifications/Requirements:
- The successful applicant's background must include, at a minimum, a bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism or a related field.
- Must be a self-starter, with knowledge of and ability to operate state-of-the-art television news equipment as well as website publishing.
If you'd like to be considered, please apply through the link at 29News.com or go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, search for the WVIR listing, and upload your resume and references.
(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)
WVIR-TV/Gray Media, Inc. is a drug-free company

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