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.

Job Summary/Description:

KY3/KSPR, the award-winning newsroom in Springfield, MO, is looking for a creative weekend digital producer. This is a unique 4-day work week schedule. We are looking for candidates who understand the importance of social media and the urgency of breaking news. The successful candidate will be able to multi-task by writing clear, concise, and conversational copy for social media and the web/app while listening to police scanners, making calls on stories, and helping organize all stories assigned in the evening, on weekends, and for the next day. A successful candidate will be able to “mine” for UGC content during breaking news and severe weather, finding content and story ideas several times a day. The person in this position helps create and execute a plan for weekends.

Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Gather, write, edit, and publish local news content focusing on (but not limited to) news, weather, and traffic
• Write articles, create and publish video clips, and edit image galleries
• Enforce editorial style guides, standards, and practices
• Participate in efforts to hit aggressive daily and monthly benchmarks for volume, frequency, and reach of local content
• Ability to post a variety of social media posts (including video with captions, MEMEs, and links) on X, Instagram, and Facebook.
• Responsible for training on the CTV streaming desk so you can start/stop live coverage
• Responsible for researching and creating original content with texts, images, video, and multimedia, as well as initiating content conversations on social media
• Initiate breaking news stories to be sent via email, text blast, or push alerts
• Must be able to take a leadership role in setting up daily live streams, Facebook Lives, and posting interesting news content.
• Must work with reporters and photographers daily to get content posted on social media and websites.
• Create specific web material to complement our various newscasts
  
  

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Must have a strong understanding of current events and current trends on social media.
• Previous digital and social media experience is required. Experience in a newsroom is preferred.
• Working knowledge in the fields of broadcast journalism and digital media
• Must have the ability to interact with viewers constantly on social media.
• Self-started with the ability to demonstrate initiative and drive, especially during breaking local, regional, and national news
• Must be able to edit video for online quickly.
• Must have excellent written, oral, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Must be able to communicate daily stories that are trending to the news staff.
• Someone with experience in photography and/or newscast producing is a plus.
• Ability to work in a team and across all departments, ensuring digital formats are 100% accurate without typos or errors.
• Must have excellent news instincts with the ability to react decisively to breaking news, combined with the ability to write succinctly and with flair.
• Bachelor’s degree in communication, journalism, or related field
• Will produce and maintain the content for kspr.com, ky3.com, and other online platforms with the goal of building an audience of loyal, local visitors.
• Will work closely with marketing on creating promotional campaigns on social media and the web for special reports and events
• Must be flexible with a willingness to undertake shift work associated with working for a 24/7 news operation.
• Must be willing to listen to scanners, answer the phone, research and call for updates on stories while sitting at the assignment desk
  
  

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)

KYTV/KSPR-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.

Gray Media encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus before the first workday.