MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST - KLTV/KTRE (Pollok, TX)

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 KLTV/KTRE:

KTRE is the dominant station in the Lufkin, TX area of East Texas. We are an ABC affiliate and have been #1 by every ratings measure, uninterrupted in every newscast for 30+ years. We also have a very powerful, dominant digital presence in the market. We are a leader in the industry in digital innovation and digital products-operating and populating 11 different apps and producing a 19-hour-a-day live-streaming news service from our newsroom on OTT, desktop, and our mobile apps.

Job Summary/Description:

We are looking for a talented Multimedia Journalist/Reporter who is a self-starter with good news judgment. Candidate must gather & verify information in the production of news reports. Candidate must investigate leads, pitch stories to managers daily, shoot & edit, write, produce, and report material for broadcast and digital products on all platforms. This position will work one weekend day and four weekdays.

Duties/Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Competence in reporting live, online, and on air
• Reporting at times on digital platforms, often live via FaceTime or Zoom
• Shooting stories
• Pitching and researching, setting up news stories
• Editing stories
• Writing
• Posting stories online
• Computer skills
• Lifting/carrying/managing news photography equipment
• Frequently required to work outdoors
• Required to work weekends, holidays, and evenings as necessary
• Must have a valid driver's license and be insurable
• Will work one of the weekend days and four weekdays.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• A journalism degree or similar is preferred.
• Professional video camera and professional non-linear editing knowledge.

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)

KLTV/KTRE-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.