Alexandria,LA
Gray Media,Inc.
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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 KALB:
KALB-TV is the No. 1 television station in the region of Central Louisiana. Our market comprises four primary parishes (counties), including Rapides, Avoyelles, Vernon, and Grant. We are located in Alexandria, Louisiana, a community of nearly 50,000 people right in the heart of the state. Across the Red River is the community of Pineville, which boasts an additional 15,000. Alexandria may be market 179, but there is nothing small about our approach to news. KALB-TV includes the traditional NBC (News Channel 5) that has dominated the market for nearly 60 years, CBS-2, and the CW Cenla – Cenla, by the way, is short for Central Louisiana. Each weekday, KALB produces 6 ½ hours of news, and each newscast is the dominant No. 1 in its time slot. Our team is comprised of several veterans who have worked in this market for many years, as well as those first entering the business. We are proud of our track record of talent that has gone on to larger markets, especially those who have stayed in Gray Television.
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=6vsbHMW4fKc
Job Summary/Description:
KALB-TV is looking for a talented and hard-working person to fill a full-time position as a news producer. This is a great opportunity for someone to break into the news business in a role that will both challenge you and give some great first-market experience.
The right candidate will be a true hybrid of talents, including the ability to write, edit, and post to our website and social media.
This will be a fluid position that will include a variety of tasks and assignments based on weekly needs, changing seasons, and daily news assignments.
The ideal candidate would be a self-professed “news junkie” who stays up to date on the latest stories, but also understands the changing media world in which many of our viewers have some knowledge of stories even before they sit down to watch us.
Duties/Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
– Compiling stories into rundowns for our daily or nightly newscasts
– Working with anchors to determine which stories will appear in newscasts
– Culling stories from AP wire, as well as VOD systems for NBC, CBS, CNN, and Gray TV's Bit Central System
– Rewriting lead-ins to stories
– Inputting graphics and other story information
– Pulling and editing video or photographs
– Working with the technical director and news production staff
– Posting content to station website, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter feeds
– Assisting digital producers with clipping/posting video
– Various duties as assigned or needed
Qualifications/Requirements:
– Bachelor's degree in journalism or communications preferred, although similar degrees will be considered.
– Ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
– Ability to edit video (or be trained) on non-linear systems such as Edius
– Knowledge of local, state, and national current events, newsmakers, and issues
– Ability to put together a dynamic news rundown presentation.
– Good news writing and copy-editing ability for all platforms, including social media – the ability to post to http://www.kalb.com and KALB's Twitter and Facebook accounts is required.
– Knowledge of libel laws and ethical foundations of journalism
– Maintain professional personal appearance as defined by KALB-TV management
– Ability to work cooperatively with others to create a sense of teamwork in the presentation of news and other programming
– Ability to think quickly and respond appropriately in high-pressure situations
– Valid driver's license with good driving record
– Ability to work in all weather conditions
– Flexibility to work any assigned shift.
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 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.
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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.