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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 U.S. 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 WTOK: WTOK‑TV is a trusted ABC network station with a history of serving the communities of eastern Mississippi and Western Alabama with top‑rated news, weather, and sports. We also offer syndicated programming on The CW, MyTOK, Gulf Coast Sports & Entertainment Network, and Telemundo Mississippi network. We take pride in serving our viewers, our community, and our advertisers for 71 years. Our mission is to be engaged with the community and promote civic and economic development with a focus on improving the lives of our viewers. We use cutting‑edge technology to provide accurate and timely news information on television and digital platforms.
Job Summary/Description: WTOK‑TV is looking for a News Producer/ MMJ with strong news judgment who sees rundowns as a blank canvas for creativity. The ideal candidate is a compelling storyteller and team player, self‑motivated, able to develop local news sources and community contacts, and generate lead stories on a regular basis. Candidates should be excellent writers and able to shoot, edit, and post stories to digital platforms and social media.
Duties/Responsibilities:
Produce, write, and booth newscasts
Generate lead story pitches
One‑man band: shoot, write, and edit independently
Post stories to our digital platforms and social media
Qualifications/Requirements:
A bachelor’s degree in journalism, broadcasting, or communications is preferred, but not required
Aggressive and self‑motivated
Work independently with limited, direct supervision
Excellent writer
Team player
WTOK‑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.
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. This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
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About WTOK: WTOK‑TV is a trusted ABC network station with a history of serving the communities of eastern Mississippi and Western Alabama with top‑rated news, weather, and sports. We also offer syndicated programming on The CW, MyTOK, Gulf Coast Sports & Entertainment Network, and Telemundo Mississippi network. We take pride in serving our viewers, our community, and our advertisers for 71 years. Our mission is to be engaged with the community and promote civic and economic development with a focus on improving the lives of our viewers. We use cutting‑edge technology to provide accurate and timely news information on television and digital platforms.
Job Summary/Description: WTOK‑TV is looking for a News Producer/ MMJ with strong news judgment who sees rundowns as a blank canvas for creativity. The ideal candidate is a compelling storyteller and team player, self‑motivated, able to develop local news sources and community contacts, and generate lead stories on a regular basis. Candidates should be excellent writers and able to shoot, edit, and post stories to digital platforms and social media.
Duties/Responsibilities:
Produce, write, and booth newscasts
Generate lead story pitches
One‑man band: shoot, write, and edit independently
Post stories to our digital platforms and social media
Qualifications/Requirements:
A bachelor’s degree in journalism, broadcasting, or communications is preferred, but not required
Aggressive and self‑motivated
Work independently with limited, direct supervision
Excellent writer
Team player
WTOK‑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.
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. This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
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