News ProducerMmj Wtok
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Job Location:
Meridian, ID - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
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 WTOK:
WTOK-TV is a trusted ABC network station with a history of serving the communities of eastern Mississippi and Western Alabama with top-rated news weather and sports. We also offer syndicated programming on the CW myTOK Gulf Coast Sports & Entertainment Network and Telemundo Mississippi network. We take pride in serving our viewers our community and our advertisers for 71 years.
Our mission is to be engaged with the community and promote civic and economic development with a focus on improving the lives of our viewers. We use cutting-edge technology to provide accurate and timely news information on television and digital platforms.
Job Summary/Description:
WTOK-TV is looking for a News Producer/ MMJ with strong news judgment and who sees rundowns as a blank canvas for creativity. The ideal candidate should be a compelling storyteller and team player. The candidate should be self-motivated able to develop local news sources and contacts in the community also generate lead stories on a regular basis. Candidates should be excellent writers and be able to shoot edit and will be required to post stories to digital platforms and on social media.
Duties/Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Produce write and booth newscasts
- Generate lead stories pitches
- One-man band shoot write and edit independently
- Post Stories to our digital platforms and Social media
Qualifications/Requirements:
- A bachelors degree in journalism broadcasting or communications is preferred but not required
- Aggressive
- Self-Motivated
- Work independently with limited direct supervision
- Excellent writer
- Team Player
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)
WTOK-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 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.
Key Skills
- Video Editing
- Communication skills
- Content Management Systems
- Military Experience
- Copy Editing
- AP Style
- Ftp
- Journalism
- SEO
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Premiere
- Writing Skills
About Company
Gray Television, Inc. (NYSE: GTN and GTN.A) owns and/or operates over 100 television stations across 56 television markets that collectively broadcast more than 200 program streams including 103 channels affiliated with the CBS Network, the NBC Network, the ABC Network and the FOX Net ... View more
