News Producer Primary - Wbko
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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 nations largest owner of toprated 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 toprated television station and 100 markets with the first and/or secondhighestrated 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 fullservice digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Grays 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 WBKO:
WBKO is home to awardwinning journalism in the heart of southcentral Kentucky between Louisville and Nashville. WBKO is the dominant source for local news and entertainment in the Bowling Green area and operates the ABC FOX Telemundo Heroes & Icons and CW affiliates. We are proud to serve our community and nurture our employees to grow professionally in an encouraging environment. Bowling Green is the third largest and fastest growing city in Kentucky and is geared for fun as the home of the Corvette the Bowling Green Hot Rods baseball team an active arts scene countless caves and hiking trails ready to be explored!
Job Summary/Description:
WBKO is looking for a fulltime newscast and CTV producer for our hourlong MidDay Live show and digital streaming programs. Successful candidates must utilize strong editorial journalistic leadership organizational and communication skills. The ideal candidate will be able to make the newscast unique and memorable on this dominant #1 station. This role requires developing community partnerships booking segments pitching enterprise stories as well as communicating well with coworkers. The candidate will also be required to edit newscasts and digital programs.
Duties/Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
Deliver onair news events in an engaging exciting and accurate manner
Use editorial judgment to help determine the content of the newscasts
Work with reporters and news team to create unique fastpaced newscasts
Use creative production techniques such as graphics and new forms of media (viewer pictures webcam interviews etc. to enhance newscasts and stories
Write for the web and post daily on all digital platforms including social media and attach images and streaming video
Interview news subjects and research for facts and credibility
Perform other tasks as required by news managers
Deliver breaking news coverage and special event coverage to the community at large
Edit video for broadcasts and the web
Participate in community events and make public appearances on behalf of the station as assigned
Qualifications/Requirements:
Degree in broadcast journalism preferred
Must be able to work flexible days and hours
Ability to handle moderate to high stress and deadline pressure
Strong editorial skills and working knowledge of AP and Broadcast Style are also preferred
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(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through theGrayTV UltiPro selfservice portal
WBKOTV/Gray Media is a drugfree company
Additional Info:
Gray Media provides equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race color religion sex national origin age disability or genetics. In addition to federal law requirements Gray Media complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment in every location in which the company has facilities. This policy applies to all terms and conditions of employment including recruiting hiring placement promotion termination layoff recall transfer leaves of absence compensation and training.
Gray Media expressly prohibits any form of workplace harassment based on race color religion gender sexual orientation gender identity or expression national origin age genetic information disability or veteran status. Improper interference with the ability of Grays employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.
Gray Media encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus before the first workday.
Employment Type
Full-Time
