Multimedia Journalist

Job Description

About WTOK:

WTOK-TV is located heart of the Queen City called Meridian, Mississippi. Meridian is the birthplace of country music, (Jimmie Rodgers), the soul of the Temptations (David Ruffin), and home to the world-class Mississippi Children's Museum-Meridian and The MAX. You can hike at Bonita Lake, watch the sunset from the roof of the Threefoot Hotel, or savor southern foods in the restaurants in our revitalized downtown district.

WTOK-TV is the highest-rated ABC station in the country. We serve the communities of eastern Mississippi and western Alabama with top-rated news, weather, and sports. We also offer syndicated programming on the CW, Circle, and myTOK networks. We take pride in serving our viewers, our community, and our advertisers for 70 years.
Our mission is to be engaged with the community and promote civic and economic development with a focus on improving the lives of our viewers. We use cutting-edge technology to provide accurate and timely news information on television and digital platforms.

Job Summary/Description:

We need a multimedia journalist who is self-motivated, and who can develop local news sources and contacts in the community. The candidate must be an excellent writer for all multi-platform content. Candidates should be an excellent writer and should be able to shoot and edit. You will also be required to post stories to digital platforms and on social media.

Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Generate lead stories
- One-man band, shoot, write, and edit independently
- Live Shots
- Post Stories to our digital platforms and social media
- Host Digital News Desk segments
- Produce newscasts
- Knowledge of ENPS and Edius preferred
- Knowledge of graphic editing software a plus

Qualifications/Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in journalism, broadcasting or communications is preferred, but not required
- Flexible work hours required, must be willing and able to work a variety of shifts
- Team Player

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)

WTOK-TV/Gray Television, Inc. is a drug-free company

Gray Television encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus before the first workday.

Jobcode: Reference SBJ-r1m720-3-144-224-30-42 in your application.