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.

Job Summary/Description:

KGNS+ is looking for a dynamic anchor/multimedia journalist to join our newsroom. We're looking for a newsroom leader who is energized by breaking news, developing sources, and cultivating community relationships.

KGNS+ is looking for a journalist to join our team as an Anchor/MMJ. The successful candidate will anchor a newscast on a regular basis. The Anchor/MMJ researches, writes, reports, shoots video, and edits news material for television newscasts and all KGNS news platforms.

The ideal candidate should consider themselves both an innovator and a Lead Story Reporter. As an MMJ, you'll go live multiple times a day. Our teammates are just as comfortable delivering breaking news in the field as they are from our newsroom and our CTV / Live Desk. You'll be expected to strive for excellence with lighting, visual sequencing, including natural sound, and emotionally driven soundbites. This position is a combination of anchoring and reporting in the capacity of a multimedia journalist. We are looking for individuals who can turn a daily story and be assigned a newscast to anchor.

Duties/Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

* Anchor assigned newscast ( broadcast & digital)
* Gather and report general assignment lead stories in multiple newscasts as an MMJ.
* Ability to shoot, write, edit, and post stories, pictures, and videos to serve our audience on all platforms.
* Ability to connect with the audience.
* Strong research skills with the ability to employ critical thinking skills to dig deeper into incoming news tips.
* Develop sources within the community to gain unique insight and reports on important and impactful issues.
* Appear on air and coordinate live shots.
* Work well under pressure in deadline-driven situations.
* Candidate must work with a sense of immediacy and on a team while exhibiting sound judgment and ethics.
* Carry MMJ equipment

Qualifications/Requirements:

* A college degree in journalism or a related field is required
* Must hold a valid driver's license and be insurable
* Initiative and attention to detail are required
* Be able to write clearly and accurately; great grammar!
* Must be able to work well under sometimes intense pressure and tight deadlines
* Ability to maintain a positive work atmosphere by behaving in a manner that will work well with co-workers, supervisors, and viewers
* Ability to keep up with national and local news/weather is required
* Ability to enterprise local hard-news stories is required
* Computer knowledge, including newsroom software, Microsoft applications, and Internet use
* Produce newscasts, including stacking, writing scripts, editing copy, ordering graphics to fit stories, making maps, coordinating live shots with directors, production staff, reporters & photographers
* Must be able to edit video and audio
* Must be able to carry camera equipment (about 15-20 lbs.)

If you feel you're qualified and want to work with a great group of people, go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, 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 the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)

KGNS-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.