Gray Media is hiring: MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST - WBAY in Green Bay

Overview

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WBAY-TV in Green Bay, Wisconsin, is looking for an experienced Reporter/MMJ to join our news team. Ideally, applicants should have a minimum of one year of experience. The candidate must be a strong journalist, a positive leader inside and outside the newsroom, and a creative storyteller & writer. Digital duties included.

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, PowerNation Studios, and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios.

About WBAY

Winner of recent regional Edward R. Murrow Awards for Best Newscast and Overall Excellence, WBAY is the market-leading station in the city, which U.S. News & World Report named as 2023’s Best Place to Live in the Country: Green Bay, Wisconsin. As the first TV station in the area and only the second in the state, WBAY has a rich history of community involvement, sponsoring local events, supporting Toys for Tots, and producing the longest-running local telethon in the country. Green Bay offers a safe and affordable midsize community with recreational opportunities nearby.

Job Summary/Description

WBAY-TV is looking for an experienced Reporter/MMJ to join our news team. This role requires a strong journalist, leadership, and storytelling ability with digital duties included. Minimum of one year of experience preferred.

Duties / Responsibilities

• Enterprising ideas for original, impactful, and compelling content for all platforms
• Shoot, write, edit, and present stories in live and/or recorded formats
• Send and follow up on FOIA requests to local agencies
• Develop sources within the community to report on important issues
• Develop creative content specifically for digital and OTT platforms
• Use social media to promote content, drive engagement, find sources, and identify stories

Qualifications / Requirements

• At least 1 year working at a TV station with a strong news department or a digital, multi-platform news operation
• Excellent conversational writing and communication skills
• Experience in web and graphic design software, digital publishing applications, and multimedia production software
• Experience with digital content management systems, shooting video, TVU backpacks/apps, and Edius Video editing
• Knowledge of media production, communication, and dissemination techniques and methods

How to Apply

If you feel you’re qualified and want to work with a great group of people, go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, type in the job title or station call letters, or click on "apply now" to upload your resume, cover letter, and references. (Current employees who are interested can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal.)

WBAY-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 prohibits workplace harassment based on protected characteristics. Improper interference with the ability of Gray\'s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

Seniorilty level: Mid-Senior level

Employment type: Full-time

Job function: Marketing, Public Relations, and Writing/Editing

Industries: Broadcast Media Production and Distribution

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