Description

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 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.

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:

$55,000 - $65,000/yr.

Shift and Schedule:

Mon. - Fri. (or at Manager's Discretion)

Job Type:

Full-Time

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About WCAX:

WCAX is the original and leading station in the Burlington-Plattsburgh market. We paved the way for TV in this whole area of the country. We are a station of innovators. If you are the person who will help us inform, educate, entertain, and delight an audience of more than 750,000 people, then you need to send your resume to us right now.
Take this opportunity to build your career in a place where people come from all over the world to enjoy. Ski at some of the best-known resorts in America in the winter and hike, boat, and play outdoors in the summer. The Burlington, Vermont, area is one of the most beautiful places in North America. Maybe you'll find yourself at the top of the Green Mountains in Vermont or the Adirondacks in New York. Then again, the foodie culture of downtown Burlington may whet your appetite for delicious traditional favorites or haute cuisine.

Job Summary/Description:

WCAX is looking for an experienced newsroom leader with solid news judgment who can juggle multiple tasks and adjust to a constantly changing environment. The ideal candidate must be the calm in the chaos while evaluating resources, making good decisions, and communicating clearly and effectively under a deadline.

The successful candidate must be a problem solver, with superior organizational skills, who has the ability to generate original stories and develop follow-up content for upcoming multiplatform distribution.

Duties/Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Lead and participate in editorial and futures planning meetings
• Generate and pitch story ideas
• Create, gather, develop, confirm, and set up news coverage using multiple resources and all digital platforms
• Dispatch news teams to breaking news and all coverage assignments, as needed
• Manage logistics for all coverage assignments, as needed
• Post assignments in the newsroom planning grid, providing specific details and updates for all assignments
• Track and communicate the development of news stories and events
• Work with broadcast and digital producers for coordinated coverage
• Work with reporters and producers on story treatment
• Develop and maintain news contacts and sources
• Keep newsroom contact list updated
• Engage in short and long-term planning and maintain a planning calendar
• Answer telephone calls and emails from the public and viewers
• Collaborate with network assignment desks and other affiliates via phone and email, as needed
• Upload and share video with field teams, affiliates, sister stations, and/or the Network, as requested
• Offer positive leadership as a member of the news management team, working to continue the strategic and budgetary goals of the news department
• Perform other job-related duties as assigned
• Work morning, evening, weekends, or holidays, as required

Qualifications/Requirements:

• 2+ years of newsroom experience; management experience is a plus
• Bachelor's degree; Communications, Journalism, or related field required
• Valid driver's license with a good driving record
• Excellent communication skills
• Demonstrate solid news judgment
• Maintain strong journalistic ethics; maintain professional and ethical conduct at the station and in the community
• Strong initiative and attention to detail
• Extensive knowledge of news gathering operations and procedures
• Strong research skills, including conducting online research using various search engines
• Ability to stay current with national and local news/weather
• Advanced knowledge of social media & digital platforms
• Knowledge of the television market, geography, and issues
• Ability to maintain multiple modes of communication and coordinate multiple issues during breaking news and other stressful situations
• Ability to work independently with little supervision
• Ability to remain positive and foster a positive work environment
• Willing to work flexible hours and work well with coworkers

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)

WCAX-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.