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 WCSC:
Would you like to work for the #1 station in a city consistently named by T+L as one of the best cities in the world? WCSC in Charleston, South Carolina, has been the dominant #1 station in the market since sign-on in 1953. The world-famous food scene, the beaches, high-tech growth, and hot real estate market make Charleston one of the fastest-growing metro areas in the country. Manufacturing jobs at Boeing, Mercedes, Volvo, and the world-class medical community continue to make the Lowcountry a destination market. WCSC Live 5 is committed to serving the Lowcountry with breaking news, weather, and investigative journalism. WCSC Live 5 has the most recognized and awarded news team in the market. Learn more about WCSC Live 5 at Live5News.com
Job Summary/Description:
Live 5 News is looking for a Broadcast News Producer/Digital Content Producer. We are looking for a journalist who is passionate about sharing content on air and online. As a broadcast producer, our next coworker will help produce our Emmy-winning morning newscast for part of their work week. They will write & booth a morning newscast. We need someone who is a great writer and has solid news judgment. For at least two days of their work week, they will write content for Live5News.com as well as post content to social media.
Duties/Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):
• Producing weekday morning newscasts
• Write, edit & attach video to stories on Live5News.com on weekends
• Ability to fill in on other shifts as needed
• Writing original content for Live5News.com
• Managing station social media
• Enterprising content for the Live 5 Alert Desk
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Must be a strong writer and copy editor with excellent editorial judgment, time management, and multi-tasking skills, with the ability to prioritize and re-prioritize quickly.
- Must have basic working knowledge of web design and maintenance.
- Experience with writing in AP style is preferred.
- Must have working knowledge of Microsoft Office as well as the ability to quickly learn software applications used in the newsroom.
- Knowledge of entry-level video editing software is a plus.
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)
WCSC-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.
