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About the Role
7NEWS, a dominant source of news for the Watertown market, is looking for a motivated journalist who wants to report news, not just make content. This position would also allow for on-air anchoring opportunities.
Responsibilities
- Develop story ideas from community sources
- Shoot, edit, write news packages for newscasts
- Meet deadlines
- Dress professionally
- Represent our station professionally
- Anchor newscasts when needed
- Work productively within a newsroom setting
- Have good social skills to make phone calls and handle interviews respectfully and professionally
- Learn newsroom editing software (EDIUS) and producing platform (ENPS) (willing to train)
Requirements
- Degree in communication/journalism / similar
- Ability to carry news-gathering gear like camera, tripod, mic bag
Skills
- News reporting
- Content creation
- Investigative storytelling
- Feature storytelling
- On-air anchoring
- Creative storytelling
- Video shooting
- Video editing
- News writing
- Meeting deadlines
- Professional appearance
- Professional representation
- Productive work in a newsroom
- Social skills for phone calls and interviews
- Respectful and professional interview handling
- EDIUS software
- ENPS platform
Location
- Watertown
Work Type
- Full-Time
Education Level
- Degree in communication/journalism / similar
Salary/Compensations
- $37,440 - $41,000/annually (plus overtime)
Benefits
- Comprehensive Medical(Rx), Dental, and Vision Coverage
- Health Savings Account with Company contributions
- Flexible Spending Account
- Employer-paid life and disability benefits
- Paid parental leave benefits
- Adoption and Surrogacy Benefits
- 401(k) Plan, including matching and profit-sharing contributions
- Employee Assistance Program
- Voluntary benefits, including Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, Accident Insurance, and supplemental life insurance coverage
- Paid Time Off, including Relocation PTO
- Focus on Caring
- Full benefits package, including 401K
About the Company
- Gray Media is a growing multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.
- We are the nation's largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets serving 117 full-power television markets.
- We also own the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 46 markets and Gray Digital Media.
- Our 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.
- WWNY-TV has been a broadcast leader and pioneer for our television audience in the North Country since 1954.
- We are a broadcast visionary known for our state-of-the-art facility and premier technology.
- We bring big city production and professionalism to upstate New York and have a dedicated, award-winning staff.
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 the ability of Gray’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.