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.

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 and reel to us right now. Take this opportunity to build your career in a place where people come from all over the world to enjoy.

Job Summary/Description:

The Creative Services/News Promotion Specialist will create promos, commercials, and social media posts, from developing concepts, writing scripts, shooting high-quality video, editing, and design work through to completion, with a primary focus on station image and news promotion.

Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Collaborate with the Creative Director/Promotional Team to conceptualize and create content that will help expand our rapidly growing broadcast and digital media presence.
• Capable of developing and supervising the execution of all on-air, digital, and outside media related to promotion and imaging of station programming and news.
• Required to write, shoot, and produce promotional videos and multi-platform advertising for the station.
• Manage and coordinate outside media and specialty advertising for WCAX.
• Quality control of the marketing for news, commercial, promotional, and public service needs.
• Other related duties as assigned.

Qualifications:

• Ability to get along with others and communicate effectively with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Ability to work independently with minimal supervision, yet committed to a team environment.
• Experience and understanding of different media, TV/HD video, and social media in particular.
• Experience and understanding of graphic design techniques.
• Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
• Ability to meet deadlines.
• 2 or more years of experience with the Adobe Creative Suite, with particular emphasis on Adobe Photoshop, After Effects, Premiere, and Illustrator.
• 2 or more years of video production experience, including videography and editing.
• A valid driver's license and good driving record.
• Previous experience in the television industry preferred.
• Please include a link to a reel or any projects that might show examples of your work.

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.