Multimedia Sports Journalist

Job Description

Multimedia Sports 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.
We understand that life needs balance. That is why we offer our employees and eligible family members a comprehensive benefits package, including:
• Comprehensive Medical(Rx), Dental and Vision Coverage
• Health Savings Account with Company contributions
• Flexible Spending Account
• Employer-paid life and disability benefits
• Paid parental leave benefits
• Adoption and Surrogacy Benefits
• 401(k) Plan, including matching and profit-sharing contributions
• Employee Assistance Program
• Voluntary benefits, including Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, Accident Insurance, and supplemental life insurance coverage
• Paid Time Off, including Relocation PTO
• Focus on Caring
Salary/Wage:
$36,000 to $39,000/annually
Shift and Schedule:
Tues. - Sat.
Job Type:
Full-Time
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Job Summary/Description:
This is a sportsperson's dream job. You will have the opportunity to grow your skills in every aspect of sports broadcasting while working in a brand-new digital newsroom. We are looking for an energetic person to shoot local high school and college sports to bring the games back to our viewers in the tri-states.
Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Generate content for broadcast, internet, and mobile devices from inception to distribution.
- Be on-call for several special assignments
- Report on-air during WGEM Sports Extra during football and basketball season
- Follow sports developments and potential sports developments in the coverage area and maintain appropriate files to ensure continuing coverage
- Work with the Sports Director in planning event coverage
- Initiate and maintain contact with sources in the station coverage area
- Appear at community functions to promote news product
- Perform other duties as assigned
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Four-year college degree in Broadcast Journalism or a closely related field
- Superior written and verbal communication abilities
- Previous experience shooting sports highlights
- Must understand the principles of broadcast journalism and keep abreast of area issues.
- Ability to work on an unsupervised basis while in the field covering news events.
- Be detailed, organized, accurate and creative
- Excellent presentation and reporting skills
- Experience with significant news/sports gathering, writing, shooting video, editing, and producing
- Ability to demonstrate personal characteristics such as professionalism, persuasiveness, and aggressiveness which are necessary for effective sports reporting.
- Must have/maintain a valid state driver's license and acceptable driving record.
- Speech and hearing abilities that allow the incumbent to communicate logically and persuasively (verbally and in writing)
- Ability to operate office equipment including telephones, computers, copiers, fax machines, etc.
- Be familiar with a variety of new computer software programs.
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)
WGEM-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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