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 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. 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 WITN:
WITN News has been Your Breaking News and Weather Authority for Eastern North Carolina for 65 years. We produce 43.5 hours of news per week and deliver content on a 24/7 basis on our digital platforms. We're in the rapidly growing Greenville/New Bern/Washington DMA (100), with bureaus in New Bern and Jacksonville. We serve Beaufort, Bertie, Carteret, Craven, Duplin, Greene, Hyde, Jones, Lenoir, Martin, Onslow, Pamlico, Pitt, Tyrell, and Washington counties. WITN is the dominant station in the market.
Job Summary/Description:
Eastern Carolina’s #1 news station, WITN News, is seeking a dynamic journalist and/or meteorologist for the role of CTV anchor. We’re looking for a journalist and/or meteorologist with a dynamic, energetic, and adaptive personality for this role. This person will create compelling, informative, and entertaining content to share with viewers across our livestream and social media platforms. Breaking news situations are where this position will thrive, keeping viewers up to date with the latest information from reporters at the scene and others assisting from the newsroom. It's a position that is constantly evolving in exciting ways as we work to meet viewers where they are and on their device of choice.
Duties/Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
• Providing live hourly news & weather updates at our CTV touchscreen anchor desk
• Providing live breaking news updates in collaboration with the newsroom and reporters in the field
• Producing and anchoring new & engaging CTV programming
• Filling-in/reporting in on-air newscasts
• Ensuring tornado warnings are broadcast on our livestream and social medial platforms
• Working under strict deadline pressure
• Cross-training other employees in the use of the CTV desk
Qualifications/Requirements:
• Good writing skills
• Excellent on-camera charisma
• Ability to improvise and fill time during unscripted breaking news situations
• Bachelor's degree in broadcast journalism or a related field
• Self-starter skills
• Knowledge of and ability to operate state-of-the-art television news equipment as well as content management systems and social media
• You MUST provide a link to your resume reel
• MVR check will be run
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) WITN-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. Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
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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) WITN-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. Equal Opportunity Employer This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws.For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
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