NEWS REPORTER/PRODUCER (MMJ) - WMTV

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 Wmtv:

WMTV serves south central Wisconsin. We are the #1 station—leading the market in news and weather coverage-- and we are recognized for sharing information with accuracy and immediacy on our digital platforms.

We work hard and take pride in getting it right.

WMTV has been named the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association News Operation of the Year (for the last 5 of 6 years) AND the WBA’s Station of the Year. RTDNA recognized the station with nine regional Edward R. Murrows, including Overall Excellence. The station won two National Edward R. Murrow awards for digital and breaking news coverage.

What’s better than working at the #1 station in the nation’s #1 city? Join our award-winning team and live, work, and play in a community that is consistently named one of the best places to live in America. We are just 1.5 hours from Milwaukee, 2.5 hours from Chicago, and 5 hours from Minneapolis/St. Paul.

WATCH our recruiting video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7KugIlmEWI

Job Summary/Description:

The top candidate will be uniquely qualified to produce our weekend evening newscasts and report for three days as an MMJ. We are the top-rated and award-winning affiliate in Madison, Wisconsin.

Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Work with a sense of immediacy independently and as a team. It is our culture.
• Develop sources within the community to gain unique, “Only On” insight and reports on timely, important, and impactful issues. If you wait for the news to come to you, this is not the job for you. You are expected to find the impactful stories behind press releases and confirm news tips as they come into the newsroom.
• Write and post copy daily on all digital platforms as new information is learned and throughout your assigned shift. This includes copy for wmtv15news.com, social media, our news app, our digital desk, and within our television newscasts.
• Execute a daily digital plan tailored to your daily assignments and long-term projects. This includes identifying opportunities for live streaming on our website and getting breaking news to our News Now Desk.
• Produce engaging and error-free work.
• Understand our DMA, key target audiences, and where they live.
• The person we hire will be an innovator. You are willing to evolve and try new things. The way we’ve always done things no longer cuts it.
• Have the desire to win and the ability to reflect on your work and apply feedback.
• There is an opportunity for the right candidate to grow into anchoring and to back up our veteran team when they are on vacation.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• We prefer a college degree in journalism or a related field, and at least one or more year of newsroom or digital producing experience.
• Must have a desire to win, a positive attitude, and the ability to reflect on your work and apply feedback.
• Strong research skills, ability to employ critical thinking skills to dig and go “beyond the press release” and/or confirm incoming news tips via email or social media.
• Must be able to work quickly and multitask under deadline pressure and breaking news.
• Ability to work long hours, weekends, and overnights for breaking news and specialized coverage.
• A strong candidate will have an established and responsible presence on digital platforms, including the station website, social media, and streaming.
• Working knowledge of CMS and Digital platforms, including ARC, Social News Desk, and CrowdTangle. Photoshop experience is a plus.
• Understanding of and adherence to AP Style.
• Strong communication skills (written and verbal).

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)

WMTV-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.