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Job Location:
Bowling Green, OH - USA
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
4 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 45 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 WBKO:
WBKO is home to award-winning journalism in the heart of south-central 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 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 full-time morning anchor and midday producer for our newscasts. 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 pitching enterprise stories and communicating well with co-workers. The candidate will also be required to edit newscasts and contribute to digital programs.
Duties/Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
- Deliver on-air news events in an engaging exciting and accurate manner
- Use editorial judgment to help determine the content of the newscasts
- Work with reporters and the news team to create unique fast-paced 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
- Reporting live on the scene in breaking news or weather
- Follow clothing and appearance guidelines set by news managers
- 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
- MVR Check
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)
WBKO-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.
Required Experience:
IC
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
