Technical Media Producer (Primary) Wbrc
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Job Location:
Birmingham, MI - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
10-11-2025
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Department:
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 WBRC:
WBRC is the number one station in Central Alabama. We produce award-winning news. We also have a dominant digital presence using the WBRC News app the WBRC Weather app and social media platforms to connect to a worldwide audience. WBRC is the largest and most trusted news team in Alabama and produces more than 70 hours of local news every week. As a broadcast pioneer WBRC serves as Alabamas most-watched television station. WBRC is one of the strongest television stations in the country with dominant shows including our highly rated morning show Good Day Alabama.
Job Summary/Description:
WBRC the Gray Media-owned Fox affiliate in Birmingham AL has an excellent career opportunity for a Technical Media Producer. WBRC seeks a TMP who will be responsible for working with the news department to provide coding and playout for our newscasts using Ross Overdrive automation. Master control duties include EAS and transmitter logging to keep the station in FCC compliance and other duties as assigned. These would include ingesting shows and commercials for later playback and general studio maintenance.
The Technical Media Producer (TMP) is responsible for directing live or prerecorded productions using Ross Overdrive and Viz-RT Graphics monitoring on-air signals transmitters and FCC logs ingesting daily programming and commercials and monitoring programming playlist automation. Regular assignments will involve running Master Control and directing live newscasts and some editing.
Duties/Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Overdrive operation coding and playing of live local newscasts
- Running EAS tests to keep the station in FCC compliance monitoring transmitters and taking accurate readings
- Ability to monitor and fix problems with logs (Crispin-Loading Dock)
- Working with news to produce Live newscasts Operation of Overdrive
- Ability to work weekends and duties as assigned
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Able to work a flexible schedule
- Live newscast production experience is preferred
- Great communication skills and problem-solving ability under pressure
- Knowledge of AP ENPS Ross Overdrive Carbonite Crispin VizRT Graphics and VizTicker Bitcentral Precis and Panasonic PTZ Cameras
- Highly skilled with Windows-based computer systems
- Positive 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)
WBRC-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
- Quality Assurance
- Production Budgets
- Production Schedules
- Social Platforms
- Content Development
- Personnel Management
- Client Relationships
- Project Management
- Content Marketing
- Control Room
- Creative concepts
- Newsgathering
- Show Content
- Video production
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
