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About the Role
This 10-week immersive training program offers a high-octane experience where participants will own real-world assignments in local media. It's designed for students eager to dive into producing, reporting, weather, or sales, providing hands-on experience and a potential fast-track to full-time opportunities within Gray Media's network.
Responsibilities
- Own the role by handling real-world assignments as a producer, MMJ, meteorologist, or media sales executive.
- Create content for social media, streaming apps, and web stories to drive digital engagement.
- Collaborate with seasoned professionals to gain industry insights.
- Dedicate 25 hours per week for 10 weeks to master a specialty and build a professional portfolio.
- Tell impactful community stories or help local businesses grow through media strategies.
- Position yourself for full-time career opportunities within Gray Media's network.
Requirements
- Current enrollment as a college student (Junior or Senior status preferred).
- Pursuing a degree in Journalism, Communications, Sales, Marketing, or a related field.
- Possess a 'doer' mindset with initiative and a willingness to work.
- Demonstrate digital savvy across various media platforms.
- Exhibit a strong work ethic with urgency, organization, and a 'can-do' attitude.
- Possess strong communication skills for storytelling, pitching, and explaining information.
- Commit to the full 10-week program and the 25-hour weekly schedule.
- Show passion for local communities and the impact of local media.
- Strong work ethic and organizational skills.
- Desire to gain hands-on experience in the local media industry.
Skills
- Digital engagement
- Content creation
- Collaboration
- Communication
- Storytelling
- Pitching ideas
- Explaining forecasts
- Sales
- Marketing
- News production
- MMJ (Multi-Media Journalist)
- Engineering
- Weather
- Creative Services
Location
- Binghamton, NY
Work Type
- Paid training
- Internship
- Full-time career opportunities
Experience Level
- Entry-level
Education Level
- College student (Junior or Senior preferred)
- Degree in Journalism, Communications, Sales, Marketing, or related field
Salary/Compensations
- Your state's minimum wage to $16.00/hr
Benefits
- Real-world experience
- Unprecedented access to a large network
- Career fast-track opportunities
- Paid training
- Culture of innovation
About the Company
- Gray Media is a growing multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, and is the nation's largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets.
- The company operates in 117 full-power television markets, reaching approximately 37% of US television households.
- Gray Media also owns the largest Telemundo Affiliate group and Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency.
- Additional media properties include video production companies and studio production facilities.
- WBNG is the CBS affiliate in Binghamton, NY, carrying multiple subchannels and known for pioneering new technology and breaking news coverage for over 75 years.
Equal Opportunity
- 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.
- Gray Media complies with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.
- 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 Gray’s employees' ability to perform their job duties may result in discipline, up to and including discharge.
- Gray Media is a drug-free company.