News Producer MMJ

Job Description

News Producer MMJ

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 43 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 WXIX:
WXIX-TV, FOX19 NOW, is the FOX affiliate serving Cincinnati and the Ohio, Kentucky, and Indiana tri-state area, the nation's 37th DMA. FOX19 NOW, the station that's ''Always Local, Always Now,'' produces more than 73 hours of News per week. FOX19 NOW is the leader in Morning News with local coverage from 4:30 a.m. until Noon each weekday. The station airs early evening news from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. weekdays and the market's #1 (A25-54) late, local News starting at 10:00 to 11:30 p.m. FOX19 NOW is the Flagship Station of the Cincinnati Bengals. FOX19 NOW is proud to serve the community on multiple platforms and broadcast some of the most popular programming in the Tri-State, including NFL on FOX, Wheel of Fortune, Jeopardy!, and the FOX prime time schedule.
Job Summary/Description:
FOX19 in Cincinnati has an immediate opening for a Producer/MMJ. This is a hybrid role. This person will serve as a fill-in morning producer for vacations & sicknesses. When not producing, this person will work as an MMJ for our morning news block. As a producer, you will work to create urgent, relevant, impactful newscasts that are memorable. You must be a strong writer with excellent time management skills and attention to detail. As an MMJ, you will research, shoot, and present news stories (with viewer benefit) for our on-air & digital platforms. Engaging LIVESHOTS are a must. The ideal candidate will understand the importance of social media.
Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Create high-quality news content (with high viewer impact) for broadcast, digital, streaming, and social media platforms
- As a producer, write clearly, concisely, and conversationally. Work closely with the team to create impactful newscasts.
- As MMJ, develop sources in the community to pitch lead and enterprise stories
- Must have time-management skills as you produce and/or gather video, sound, and graphics for stories. Must be able to work under tight deadlines to turn daily stories.
- Use creative storytelling & showcasing techniques to make stories easy to understand and memorable
- Will be required to work early morning shifts.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Bachelor's degree in journalism or related field
- Minimum of 2 years' experience preferred.
- Self-starter with the ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Adapt to breaking news & developing news.
- Experience delivering engaging live content in the studio and the field
- Excellent time management, communication, and writing skills (broadcast and AP style)
- Candidate must successfully complete an MVR check.
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)
WXIX-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free company

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