Digital MmjContent Creator Wmtv
Madison, OH - USA
Job Summary
About Gray Media:
Today we are a growing multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta Georgia. We are the nations largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets serving 117 full-power television markets that collectively reach approximately 37% of US television households. The portfolio includes 80 markets with the top-rated television station and 100 markets with the first- and/or second-highest-rated television station in average all-day ratings across 116 such markets measured by Nielsen in 2025. We also own the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 47 markets and Gray Digital Media a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Our 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 WMTV:
WMTV serves south central Wisconsin. We are the #1 stationleading the market in news and weather coverage and we are recognized for sharing information with accuracy and immediacy on our digital platforms.
Job Summary/Description:
WMTV 15 News is southern Wisconsins home for breaking news First Alert Weather and community storytelling. Were expanding our digital presence and investing in the future of local journalism and that future is video-first platform-native and audience-obsessed. We have a dedicated digital team in place a clear content strategy and the infrastructure to support this role from day one.
This is not a traditional MMJ job with a social media requirement tacked on at the end.
This is a digital-first content creator role. You will produce original video content for our social media platforms and website first and that content will then be adapted for our newscasts. Broadcast is the secondary destination not the starting point.
You wont be figuring this out alone. WMTV has a dedicated digital team a dayside digital content manager a nightside digital content producer and a part-time digital content producer with an established workflow content strategy and mentorship structure already in place. Youll plug into a system that works and help make it even stronger.
Madisons audience is young educated and digitally engaged. The University of Wisconsin community alone represents a massive underserved digital news audience. The opportunity to build something meaningful here is real.
If you think in Reels before rundowns if you instinctively know what makes someone stop scrolling we want to talk.
Duties/Responsibilities include but are not limited to:
What Youll Do:
- Conceive shoot edit and publish original short-form video content for Instagram Facebook YouTube and our website
- Lead with social and digital storytelling then adapt content for broadcast use
- Produce 35 social-first video pieces per week that are platform-native and audience-driven
- Identify stories that the Wisconsin audience needs to know and adapt them for digital
- Collaborate daily with WMTVs digital content team (dayside and nightside digital producers) within an established workflow
- Write digital headlines captions and copy optimized for web and social engagement
- Cover breaking news and community stories with a digital-first lens
- Understand and apply basic SEO principles to digital content
- Track performance metrics and use data to inform future content decisions
- Contribute to broadcast newscasts but always build for digital first
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Genuine platform fluency you understand what performs on Instagram Reels TikTok YouTube Shorts and Facebook Video and you can explain why
- Self-shooting and editing skills comfortable on both mobile and traditional camera gear
- Speed and efficiency you can ideate shoot edit and publish in hours not days
- Audience instincts you think about the viewer/scroller before you think about the anchor toss
- Ability to adapt digital content for broadcast when needed
- Comfort working within an established editorial team structure and content approval workflow
- A collaborative spirit youll be working alongside a dedicated digital team not in isolation
- Valid drivers license and ability to drive a company vehicle
- A journalism-related degree is preferred but not required show us your content and well know
- Must be able to carry 35 pounds of gear and be experienced in shooting and editing unique content.
- Familiarity with ENPS Arc Edius Syncbak and Chartbeat is a plus but not required
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)
WMTV-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.
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