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 KOTA/KEVN:
Why You’ll Love It Here: Creative freedom: This isn't a "rinse and repeat" role. You’ll have the flexibility to use your talents and explore new ways to tell stories. Real community impact: You’ll be working at KOTA/KEVN in Rapid City, a station deeply rooted in the community and committed to local journalism. Growth and innovation: Gray Media is evolving on purpose, and you’ll be at the forefront of how we define the future of local media. A team that has your back: Work alongside passionate professionals who value collaboration and "scrappiness" as much as you do. Never a dull moment: With opportunities across broadcast, streaming, and digital, you’ll never feel stuck or stale. Ready to be more than just a producer? Let’s create something amazing together.
Job Summary/Description:
We’re looking for a News Producer at KOTA/KEVN who wants to be more than a traditional newscast architect. We want a storyteller who can work the phones, grill sources, and find that "breakout angle" that turns a standard report into a must-watch (and must-click) event. If you’re ready to lead the conversation across every screen—from the living room TV to the palm of our viewers' hands—let’s talk.
Duties/Responsibilities will include (but not be limited to):
You'll Own the story cycle: Go beyond handling content created by others; proactively find, update, and elevate local stories that impact Augusta.
- Drive multi-platform urgency: Get fresh information into our newscasts and onto our digital platforms with speed and accuracy.
- Be the interviewer: Don't just set up the meeting; be the one asking the tough questions and digging for the truth in the interviews you coordinate.
- Collaborate for impact: Work closely with reporters to find unique angles and expand content, ensuring our coverage is never stale.
- Craft conversational scripts: Write engaging, punchy copy for broadcast and streaming that sounds like a human talking to a human.
- Master digital storytelling: Pivot from broadcast scripts to long-form digital print for our website and social media platforms with ease.
- Navigate the newsroom: Utilize ENPS and other newsroom software to keep our operations running like a well-oiled machine.
Qualifications/Requirements:
What You Bring: A journalism pedigree: You have a degree in journalism (or equivalent experience) and a deep understanding of news ethics and storytelling.
- Hands-on experience: You didn't just watch from the sidelines; you’ve worked in a campus news station and completed an internship where you actually did the work.
- Digital-first mindset: You understand that news happens everywhere, and you’re just as comfortable posting to social media as you are producing a 6 PM block.
- Sourcing skills: You know how to work a phone, build relationships with sources, and uncover information that others miss.
- Software savvy: Experience with ENPS is a huge plus, but your ability to learn and master newsroom systems is what really matters.
- Flexibility and grit: You thrive in the fast-paced, sometimes unpredictable world of news and aren't afraid to pivot when a story breaks.
- Killer writing skills: Whether it’s a 15-second tease or a 500-word web article, your writing is clear, compelling, and accurate.
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)
KOTA/KEVN-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.
