MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST - KCBD

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 KCBD:

KCBD NewsChannel 11 is Gray Local Media's NBC affiliate in Lubbock, Texas, and the dominant #1 station in the market. From our new state-of-the-art newsroom, control room and studios, we produce more than 50 hours of local news programming each week, across our NBC, FOX and Telemundo stations. We also stream news and other local programming throughout the day.

Job Summary/Description:

KCBD is looking for a hard-working, creative, and energetic storyteller to join our award-winning team as a multimedia journalist. We will invest in, train, and provide opportunities for the winning candidate to grow and prosper.

The ideal candidate will be a strong writer who understands creative visual storytelling and professional delivery.

Duties/Responsibilities (but not limited to):

• Be a team player
• Pitch and develop enterprise story ideas daily
• Conduct thorough interviews, research, and fact-check
• Shoot, write, edit, and deliver stories on-camera on multiple platforms
• Report live on the scene, especially from developing news
• Deliver content to digital and social media platforms
• Make beat checks
• Develop sources and contacts
• Work with our team of photojournalists, though some solo shooting is expected
• Collaborate with other team members to deliver the best possible product on-air and on digital

Qualification/Requirements:

• Empathy for others. A team-builder, with a dedication to collaboration and getting it right while serving our community.
• Strong writing skills; ability to write conversationally and creatively
• Strong camera presence; ability to inform and engage
• Video editing knowledge
• Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments, and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
• Degree in journalism/communications/English or equivalent background preferred
• Some newsroom experience preferred
• Availability to work various hours as breaking news or special events warrant, but understand we have a sizeable staff to spread across all dayparts.
• MVR check required

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, and references

(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)

KCBD-TV/Gray Media, Inc. 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.