Description

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 nation's 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. Gray's 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 KFVS:

KFVS12 is the #1 local TV station and the CBS/CW affiliate serving the Cape Girardeau, MO / Paducah, KY / Harrisburg, IL market. Since 1954, we've delivered trusted local news and weather, powered community service and disaster relief, and produced more local news than anyone else in the market. Heartland News on KFVS12 is recognized for award-winning journalism, including Missouri and Illinois Broadcasters' awards and the prestigious Edward R. Murrow Awards.

Job Summary/Description:

We're hiring a dynamic Vice President/General Manager to lead KFVS12-America's Heartland's go-to source for news, weather, and community storytelling. If you're a bold, people-first media leader who loves building great teams and growing brands across every screen, let's talk.

As VP/General Manager, you'll be the station's chief champion-setting the vision, inspiring teams, and driving results in a fast-moving, highly competitive, and decentralized culture at Gray Media. You'll report to a Senior Managing Vice President-Local Media and own all aspects of the station's performance.

Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Lead a high-performance, multi-platform operation-broadcast, digital, streaming, and social-with a focus on audience and revenue growth.
• Set and execute ambitious strategic and operational plans aligned with our local brand and community.
• Be the station's ratings-and-revenue engine: sharpen our content, expand our reach, and accelerate monetization across platforms.
• Communicate clearly and often. Build a collaborative, accountable, and energized culture across news, sales, marketing, engineering, and operations.
• Champion innovation-test, learn, iterate-and empower creative ideas at every level.
• Be the face of KFVS12 in the community: cultivate strong client relationships and meaningful partnerships that move the market.
• Coach, train, and develop people. Grow leaders and build high-performing, diverse teams.
• Own the P&L: manage financial statements, operating and capital budgets, and ensure station compliance.
• Uphold the rules and the right way of doing business: FCC, EEO, SOX, company policies, and the highest ethical standards.
• Roll up your sleeves for whatever comes next.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• 10+ years in media leadership with experience as a GM, Marketing Director, Director of Sales, or News Director.
• Bachelor's degree in a related field (or equivalent experience).
• Sharp understanding of where local media is headed-and how to win there.
• Exceptional communication skills: written, verbal, presentation, and interpersonal.
• Calm under pressure with expert prioritization and deadline management.
• Strategic, analytical, and influential-able to align teams and execute.
• Proven leadership: emotional intelligence, conflict resolution, coaching, and inspiration.
• Fierce negotiator and relationship builder.
• Talent magnet: identify, hire, and retain high performers.
• Community-minded with the presence and passion to lead locally.
• Working knowledge of employment law compliance and financial reporting.
• Comfortable navigating change and leading others through it-sometimes with little notice.
• Tech-savvy with business software (MS Suite, enterprise/SAP-type systems).
• Valid driver's license (or ability to obtain). Driving record should have no major convictions and no more than one minor conviction or at-fault accident in the past 3 years.

(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)

KFVS-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 genetics. In 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 Gray's employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.