Digital Content Manager - Wctv
Digital Content Manager - Wctv
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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 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. 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 WCTV:
WCTV is the dominant #1 CBS Affiliate in Tallahassee with a coverage area of about 19 counties in North Florida and South Georgia. We are a well-established newsroom where rising talent has an opportunity to work side-by-side with experienced journalists. The expectations are high in our newsroom. The right candidate can expect to cover everything from breaking news to severe weather major political headlines and heartfelt features.
Job Summary/Description:
WCTV is recruiting a driven competitive and digitally savvy newsroom leader to help us engage and expand our online audience. As the dominant station in the Tallahassee-Thomasville DMA we lead the market across all platforms. Our website averages more than 3 million pageviews a month and our social media pages reach hundreds of thousands of users. Whether its breaking news weather politics or college sports-our loyal viewers expect us to be the first outlet they hear from and their habits are changing. The Digital EP will lead the charge on content tracking engagement/consumption and building up WCTV Now which is a digital news desk that we use to stream live content to services like Roku and Fire TV. In the first year using the digital desk we hit 10 M views.
Duties/Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Managing a 3-person digital team plus digital interns
- Generating content ideas for our social pages and our streaming desk
- Collaborating with news weather and sports on planning and executing deadline-drivencontent for our digital audience
- Writing and editing daily content and approving drafts from others in the newsroom
- Training new hires on writing and posting across our platforms
- Collaborating with other newsroom managers on editorial decisions and coverage plans for big events
- Coordinating with reporters in the field or Gray affiliates in other markets as needed
- Monitoring and regularly presenting progress reports to station management on viewer metrics and growth
Qualifications/Requirements:
- 2 years in a television newsroom preferably as a digital content producer
- BS/BA in journalism or communications
- A valid drivers license and good driving record
If you feel youre qualified and want to work with a great group of people go to 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 theGray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)
WCTV-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free 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.
Required Experience:
Manager
Employment Type
Full-Time
