Alexandria,LA
Gray Television
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About Gray Television:
Gray Television is a leading media company that owns and operates high-quality stations in 113 television markets that collectively reach 36 percent of US television households.
We constantly strive for excellence. Through upgrading to the latest technology and seeking new ways to stay on top in our markets, we focus on training and development of the best and brightest employees in the business.
About KALB:
KALB-TV is the #1 most-watched television station in Central Louisiana. KALB-TV includes the powerhouse NBC which has dominated the market for nearly 60 years, CBS, and the CW. KALB is a market leader in News, digital, and social media, KALB NewsChannel 5 is home to award-winning reporters, and recipient of the Louisiana Association of Broadcasters “Station of the Year” award. Central Louisiana, a vibrant, diverse, stable community is a great place to live and work. A community with a rich history, full of hard-working, caring people, striving to make Central Louisiana the place they call home.
If you would like to see more about KALB and the Alexandria market, we have produced this video for you: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cnVqIg37mqE
Job Summary/Description:
KALB-TV has an immediate opening on the news team. The top candidate will be uniquely qualified to produce our weekend newscasts and work three weekdays as an MMJ. Applicants should be comfortable in the field, the studio, and the control room. This position requires reliability, initiative, creativity, and leadership. The person we hire must be organized and have exceptional, news judgment, writing skills, and ethics.
Duties/Responsibilities will include but not be limited to:
– Writing, shooting, reporting, and editing original news stories with a compelling, easy-to-understand delivery
– Reporting live in the field and in studio
– Demonstrating creativity and strong editorial judgment
– Developing, organizing, and writing/cutting video for a newscast
– Writing and posting content to our website
– Using social media outlets to engage viewers
Qualifications/Requirements:
– Bachelor's Degree in journalism or related field
– Excellent news judgment
– Strong broadcast writing and visual storytelling skills
– Live reporting and strong on-camera presentation skills
– Ability to shoot and edit video
– Strong work ethic, the ability to multi-task, and meet deadlines in a fast-paced environment
– Familiarity with ENPS, Edius, and web posting preferred
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)
KALB-TV/Gray Television, Inc. is a drug-free company
Additional Info:
Gray Television 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 Television 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 Television 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 Television encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus before the first workday.
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HOW TO APPLY
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.