Gray Television, Inc is hiring : NEWSCAST PRODUCER - WMTV in Madison

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 television markets that collectively reach approximately percent of US television households. The portfolio includes markets with the top-rated television station and markets with the first and / or second-highest-rated television station, as well as the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with markets totaling nearly 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 WMTV

WMTV is the NBC and CW affiliate headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin. We work hard and take pride in getting it right!

Our producers are true newsroom leaders. You will contribute daily to elevating our newscasts and will be an ambassador, championing our community initiatives. We are consistently recognized for serving our communities through initiatives like the WMTV Diaper Drive, our Share Your Holidays campaign benefitting Second Harvest Foodbank of Southern Wisconsin, and Take Your Brat To Work Day—the original, drive-through fundraising event.

WMTV has been named the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association News Operation of the Year (for the last of years) AND the WBA’s Station of the Year. RTDNA recognized the station with nine Regional Edward R. Murrows, including Overall Excellence. In , the station won two National Edward R. Murrow awards for digital and breaking news coverage.

What’s better than working at the station in the nation’s city? Join our award-winning team and live, work, and play in a community that is consistently named one of the best places to live in America. We are just hours from Milwaukee, hours from Chicago, and hours from Minneapolis / St. Paul.

Click here to learn more about the Madison market & working at WMTV :

Job Description / Summary

WMTV News has an immediate opening for a weekday News Producer who is excited to work on award-winning newscasts. Our producers create, coordinate, and showcase content that appears on-air and online. You will also be cross-trained to produce content for all of WMTV’s digital platforms, including our website and streaming desk. You must be an innovator who can see the big picture, as well as someone who is a stickler for the details, writing conversationally (for TV) and with AP Style (for digital).

Duties / Responsibilities

• You will report to and work closely with the News Director and Executive Producer in shaping and ensuring the execution of our digital-first strategy on all platforms (website, social media, our news and weather apps, OTT, and television).
• Act with urgency and immediacy. Be first and best with the story. You are expected to research and write copy daily as new information is learned and to share it on all platforms, including television, [] and social media.
• Identify opportunities for live streaming on our website, getting live and user-generated content to our TV newscasts and News Now Desk, and sending push alerts to extend the reach of our work.
• Ensure story selection and placement in your rundown fit journalistic / editorial standards, as well as WMTV’s brand pillars.
• Understand our DMA, key target audiences, and where they live.
• Produce engaging and error-free work. Pay attention to the details!
• Communicate and collaborate professionally and respectfully with your coworkers to enhance the viewer experience and understanding of content.

Qualifications / Requirements

WMTV-TV / Gray Media is a drug-free company

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