News Producer; Primary - Wis

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 Power Nation Studios, and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios.

WIS is the #1 local media organization in the capital city market of Columbia, South Carolina. It is the market's top-rated broadcast television station, a digital publisher reaching tens of millions of users each year, and the home of GDM Columbia, a full-service in-house digital advertising agency with national scale. WIS is also the hub for Palmetto Sports & Entertainment, a statewide broadcast sports network, and an affiliate of Telemundo SC.

WIS Television, the #1 station and award-winning NBC affiliate in South Carolina's capital city, is seeking a newscast producer to join our team. We're looking for a journalist and storyteller who is a news junkie with a drive for producing engaging content for all platforms (digital and broadcast). WIS producers must be able to gather and showcase engaging, new, and shareable content.

Our producers have strong roots in journalism, multitasking under deadline, and can tell a story like they're talking to a friend.

• Create unique, emotional, creative shows with the idea that every show is a blank canvas for a new work of art.
• Write and edit stories for broadcast and digital platforms.
• Develop content and pitch stories.
• Research facts and sources' credibility.
• Use consumer analytics in determining content.
• Write and post daily on digital platforms, including social media.
• Lead and inspire news teams to work together for memorable shows.
• Coach and inspire on-air talent to be exciting and engaging.
• Perform other tasks as required by supervisor or executive producer.

• 1-3 years of experience preferred, including supervision and leadership of other journalists.
• Experience in photojournalism, editing, and content management systems.
• Understanding the tenets of professional journalism.
• Skills in producing engaging, content-driven newscasts and digital content.
• Strong social media skills with a nose for the stories that will go far.

If you feel you're qualified and want to work with a great group of people, go to (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). 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 Ulti Pro self-service portal)

WIS-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free company.

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.

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