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 43 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 WSAW:

WSAW is Wausau's first TV station, debuting 71 years ago in 1954. Together, WSAW/WZAW produce more than 30 hours of news each week. We work hard and celebrate our wins. In 2025, the news team was recognized as the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association "News Operation of the Year" and also small market "Station of the Year" (for coverage airing in 2024). Also in 2025, WSAW's podcast- Forgotten: Wisconsin Cold Cases-was honored with a Regional Edward R. Murrow Award for the second-straight year.

North central Wisconsin is known as the "Crossroads of Commerce." Wausau is centrally located within 3 hours or less of Minneapolis, Milwaukee, and Green Bay, and is just a two-hour drive from Madison, the state's capital city. In Wausau, you will live and work where thousands of people come to vacation each year. Whether you're skiing down the slopes of Granite Peak, boating on Lake Du Bay, or enjoying Concerts on the Square or a show at the Grand Theater in downtown Wausau, there's something for everyone, and you will enjoy the community we serve.

Job Summary/Description:

WSAW has an immediate opening for a part-time Technical Media Producer. This position is responsible for the technical direction of our live newscasts, and monitoring/maintaining accurate operation of all our broadcast channels.

Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Monitoring and maintaining accurate operation of all our broadcast channels.
- Maintaining operational logs.
- Quality control of prerecorded programming and commercial advertisements.
- Monitoring and logging of our transmitter operations and tower lights.
- Preparing technical rundowns of live productions in our AP ENPS software and Ross Overdrive system.
- Performing technical director duties for our live productions, which include adjusting cameras, preparing video sources, cuing up graphics, and adjusting audio levels in our Ross Overdrive system.

Qualifications/Requirements:

- Computer experience and willingness to learn are a must.
- Experience in television, video, and audio production is preferable but not required.
- A successful applicant will be dependable, focused, detail-oriented, and possess strong multi-tasking skills.
- Work with a sense of immediacy independently and as a team. It is our culture.
- Have the desire to win, as well as the ability to reflect on your work and apply feedback.
- Excellent communication skills (written and verbal), proven news judgement, ethics, and integrity.
- Must be able to work quickly, meet deadlines, multitask, and show composure, especially during live sporting events and breaking news.
- Flexibility to work long hours/overtime, weekends, and overnights as needed for breaking news and specialized 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)

WSAW-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.