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 WALB:

WALB-TV prides itself as an inclusive, diverse newsroom, with a safe teamwork culture, where everyone's voice is not only heard, it's strongly encouraged. WALB is the dominant #1 news station and award-winning NBC / ABC affiliate in Albany, GA. We service more than 40 counties across South Georgia, including two news bureaus in the cities of Tifton and Valdosta.

Job Summary/Description:

WALB News 10 in Albany, GA, is looking for a Multimedia Journalist to join our award-winning team. We are looking for a PASSIONATE journalist with energy, personality, and the ability to find and tell community-driven stories. Candidates must have prior experience covering news events in person, gathering news by phone, making contacts, and developing sources. MMJs are required to pitch stories every day, cover their own "beats", write web scripts, and engage on social media in our Digital First newsroom. You write stories for broadcast, shoot and edit video, conduct field interviews, and do live news reporting. You will be trained on multiple newsroom systems. We are looking for someone curious who loves news, loves to tell stories, and understands the value of engaging on social media.

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

- Develop news sources and credible contacts, pitch news stories from your own beat, and shoot, write, and edit news stories on digital and linear platforms on a daily basis.
- Must have a strong work ethic and appreciate a good work culture.
- Must be a self-starter who values and accepts constructive feedback.

Qualifications/Requirements:

- College degree in broadcasting or equivalent

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)

WALB-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.