MULTIMEDIA JOURNALIST - WYMT

Gray Television - Hazard, KY

Full-time - Entry Level

Hazard, KY

101-250 employees

Broadcasting and Content Providers

About the position

WYMT-TV is seeking a dynamic Multimedia Journalist (MMJ) to join its award-winning news team in Hazard, KY. The role involves utilizing strong editorial, journalistic, and communication skills to report, shoot, and edit videos, as well as post web stories and multimedia content. The successful candidate will contribute to the creation of engaging newscasts and will have opportunities for career advancement within the organization.

Responsibilities

• Use editorial judgment to help determine the content of the newscasts
• Work with producer and team to create unique, fast-paced newscasts
• Use social media to determine the content of newscasts and highlight big social stories
• Use creative production techniques such as graphics and new forms of media to enhance newscasts and stories
• Write for the web and post daily on all digital platforms including social media and attach images and streaming video
• Interview news subjects and research for facts and credibility
• Perform other tasks as required by the supervisor or executive producer
• Deliver unscripted breaking news coverage and special event coverage to the community at large
• Collaborate with producers and management in the development of broadcast content such as newscasts, promotions, and teases
• Receive assignments and evaluate leads and tips to develop story ideas
• Cover news in the field to generate, produce, and deliver high-profile special reports
• Edit video for broadcasts and the web

Requirements

• Degree in broadcast journalism or one year of news experience

Nice-to-haves

• One year of news experience
• Driver's License

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunities
• Drug-free workplace
• Career advancement opportunities