Multimedia Journalist

Job Description

Multimedia Journalist

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 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 US 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. As an NFL town situated on the Great Lakes, Green Bay is a safe and affordable midsize community with something for everyone. Tour Lambeau Field, go hiking or kayaking in picturesque Door County, check out a local brewery, or catch nationally touring concerts and stage shows.
Job Summary/Description:
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 (1) year of experience. Our candidate must be a very strong journalist, a positive leader inside and outside the newsroom, and a creative storyteller & writer. Digital duties included.
Duties/Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
- Enterprising ideas for original, impactful, and compelling content for all platforms
- Able to shoot, write, edit, and present stories in a live and/or recorded situation.
- Sending and following up on FOIA requests to local agencies
- Developing sources within the community to report on important issues
- Developing creative content specifically for digital and OTT platforms
- Using social media to promote content, drive engagement, find sources and 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 multi-media 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
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)
WBAY-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free company

Gray Media encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus before the first workday.
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Jobcode: Reference SBJ-ne6xkm-52-14-172-201-42 in your application.