Gray Television, Inc. is hiring: MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST - KAIT in Jonesboro

KAIT-Station-Jonesbro, AR, 472 CR 766, Jonesboro, AR 72401, USA

Gray Media, or Gray, is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. 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.

KAIT 8 is located in beautiful Jonesboro, Arkansas, and serves Northeast Arkansas and Southeast Missouri. The station is the market's dominant news leader, holding the ABC, NBC, and CW affiliations. KAIT prides itself on being on the cutting edge of new technology in our industry.

Job Summary
KAIT is looking for an enthusiastic and energetic multimedia journalist to join its award-winning news team. The ideal candidate must be a great writer, a self-starter, digital-minded, social media savvy, and a good newsroom citizen.

Responsibilities

Shooting, writing, and video editing daily content for broadcast, social, and web

Ability to produce compelling live content for all platforms in the field

Generating story ideas and building local contacts

Qualifications

Journalism or Communications degree required

Knowledge and understanding of all media platforms, including broadcast, digital, social, and mobile

Knowledge of ENPS and other news programs, or ability to learn

Experience with non-linear editing

Act as a team player while displaying an ability to handle a variety of tasks, and make sound decisions in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, stressful environment

All applicants must include a current reporter/MMJ reel

Clean driving record required

Additional Information
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.

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