Description

About Gray Media:

Gray Media, or Gray, is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. 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 WTOC:

WTOC is located in beautiful historic Savannah, GA, which was recently named the third-best city in the U.S. by Travel and Leisure. WTOC has been the market leader for 70 years. The station excels in creating effective commercials for our advertising clients. We also create promotional campaigns for our #1 News programs that inform and engage the viewer. WTOC 11 is the number one news source in beautiful historic Savannah, Georgia, which was named the third-best city in the U.S. by Travel and Leisure. As Savannah's first TV station, WTOC's community roots run deep. The call letters stand for Welcome To Our City.

Job Summary/Description:

Streaming content is key for WTOC as we navigate a changing viewer landscape. This role will be responsible for coordinating content across all digital platforms, including streaming apps, social media, and the website.

A successful candidate in this role will be a relentless advocate for our streaming platforms. They will work closely with newsroom staff to gather content tied to the local news cycle, reach out to community partners to solicit content relevant to our audience, and develop new programming.

Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Maintaining the content schedule for WTOC+ primary and secondary livestreams
- Working with newsroom staff to collect content for livestreams
- Coordinating daily content schedule for WTOC+
- Training staff on using the streaming set
- Primary liaison with other Gray stations on content sharing for streaming platforms
- Prepares Gray syndicated content for air on WTOC+ streaming platforms
- Able to appear on camera for breaking news livestreams as needed
- Post content daily to WTOC platforms
- Assist news staff in crafting engaging and in-depth articles for WTOC.com

Qualifications/Requirements:

- 2-3 years in a working newsroom preferred
- Knowledge of popular streaming platforms like YouTube, Roku, etc
- Proficiency with video editing software like Edius, Adobe Premiere
- Strong writing skills
- Ability to work weekends and evenings as needed for streaming coverage

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)

-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.