Sports Director WrdwWagt

About Gray Media:

Gray Media or Gray is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta Georgia. 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 WRDW/WAGT:

Live the Augusta Life: Our coverage area spans vibrant parts of Georgia and South Carolina offering so much more than just the Masters (though we love that too!). Dive into endless outdoor recreation with rivers lakes and trails for every adventure. Summers are warm but winters are mild letting you enjoy the outdoors almost year-round. Plus youre only two hours from the beach and three hours from the mountains for weekend escapes. Experience true Southern hospitality a diverse and booming economy and a thriving scene of arts and incredible restaurants. Its a fantastic place to live work and explore!

Job Summary/Description:

WRDW-WAGT (Augusta GA) - is hiring a Sports Director who can bring fun swagger on camera tell unforgettable local sports stories and make sports memorable for fans and those who dont watch sports.

Duties would include (but not be limited to) the following:

- Run point on WRDW-WAGT Sports coverage across TV streaming and social - and make it feel fresh local and cant miss.
- Anchor and produce nightly sportscasts.
- Own the live shot: deliver breaking and planned coverage with energy control and personality.
- Generate unscripted streaming content -- with quick thinking broad & deep sports knowledge real reactions and clear storytelling.
- Enterprise hyper-local stories beyond the scoreboard - Little League heroes weekend warriors high school stars and legends-in-the-making.
- Build coverage plans and lead efforts on bigger projects/specials.
- Shoot and edit using broadcast cameras and editing equipment. Knowledge of ENPS is a plus.
- Write sharp creative conversational scripts and digital copy for every platform.
- Collaborate with newsroom leaders to keep coverage engaging timely and the content that recruits viewers.
- Show up in the community build relationships and represent the station professionally - in actions and appearance.

Qualifications/Requirements:

- Minimum 2 years of experience as a TV Sports Director or Weekend Sports Anchor/MMJ (required).
- On-camera communication skills presence energy and an ability to hook the viewer who doesnt watch sports.
- Strong studio anchoring live reporting and comfort with unscripted/streaming formats.
- Visual storyteller with the ability to plan shoot write and edit compelling stories.
- Proven ability to enterprise local sports overage and local sportscasts.
- Ability and desire to plan execute and lead both day-to-day sports coverage and larger multi-element projects.

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)

WRDW/WAGT-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:

Director