Anchor Multimedia Journalist

Job Description

Anchor Multimedia Journalist

ANCHOR/MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST (W/END) - WVVA
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 WVVA:
Nestled in the heart of the Appalachian Mountains in Nature's Air-Conditioned City, Bluefield, WV, WVVA is centrally located to many major markets. The two Virginias are home to world-class white-water rafting, thousands of miles of hiking trails, skiing, and so much more. We love living here!
Job Summary/Description:
WVVA in Bluefield, WV, a Gray Local Media station, is looking for our next Anchor/Multimedia Journalist (W/END). If you're a journalist looking for a position that includes an anchor role, this might be the opportunity you have been waiting for! We are seeking an energetic and enthusiastic journalist to anchor our weekend newscasts and tell the stories of our community three days per week. This candidate should have solid editorial judgment and excel in breaking news situations.
Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
• Anchor weekend newscasts.
• Assist in producing shows.
• Strong journalistic ethics, news judgment, and decision making.
• Effective communicator with viewers and staff.
• Develop sources and present and turn story ideas that resonate with our audience daily.
• Shoot, write, and edit compelling coverage for all platforms.
• Appear on air and coordinate live shots.
• Use digital and social media to find, develop, tell stories, and engage the audience.
• Ability to meet deadlines and prioritize assignments.
Qualifications/Requirements:
• Bachelor's degree in communications or related field preferred.
• Two years of multi-platform reporting, shooting, and editing experience preferred.
• Must have a valid driver's license and pass a driver's record check.
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)
WVVA-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-12282m-216-73-216-175-42 in your application.