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 WEAU:

WEAU 13 News broadcasts to 26 counties in western Wisconsin. Eau Claire is a growing community with great schools and health care. WEAU News embodies the phrase, "keeping communities safe and informed." WEAU is truly the voice of their community and a resource to families throughout the region.

Job Summary/Description:

WEAU in beautiful Eau Claire, Wisconsin, is hiring dynamic, deadline-driven Multimedia Journalists who want to make a difference. We are the dominant news organization in an active market with plenty of weather and local news. We want journalists who are passionate about delivering viewer-focused stories and newscasts. You will join a collaborative newsroom that mentors, trains, and coaches you. We are dedicated to building and maintaining trust with our audiences by making sure we are always accurate, transparent, and without bias.

Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Enterprise, pitch, and develop original story ideas that serve the station's audience and editorial priorities.
• Report, shoot, and edit video for daily newscasts, digital platforms, and social media.
• Write clear, accurate, and engaging scripts for broadcast and digital in AP style.
• Conduct interviews, gather facts, verify information, and maintain ethical newsgathering standards.
• Appear on camera for live shots, packages, and digital explainers.
• Post stories, videos, and updates to the station website and social platforms with audience-focused framing.
• Collaborate with producers, editors, and newsroom leadership to ensure accuracy, context, and no bias.
• Maintain and operate station equipment, including cameras, lighting, microphones, and editing software.
• Monitor scanners and respond quickly to breaking news, often working solo in the field.
• Build and maintain community contacts to support ongoing coverage and enterprise reporting.
• Commit to digital-first storytelling, including vertical video and social-native formats.
• Produce newscasts as needed.

*This role requires working in all weather conditions, carrying equipment, driving to assignments, and adapting quickly to breaking news. Evening, weekend, and holiday shifts may be required.*

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Bachelor's degree in journalism, communications, or a related field.
• Strong writing, shooting, and editing skills.
• Ability to work independently and manage multiple deadlines.
• Comfortable with live reporting and on-camera presentation.
• Knowledge of newsroom ethics, public records, and verification practices.
• Proficiency with editing software.
• Valid driver's license and clean driving record.

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)

WEAU-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.