Gray Television is hiring: ASSIGNMENT EDITOR - WEEK in East Peoria

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.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Medical (Rx), Dental, and Vision Coverage
• Health Savings Account with Company contributions
• Flexible Spending Account
• Employer-paid life and disability benefits
• Paid parental leave benefits
• Adoption and Surrogacy Benefits
• 401(k) Plan, including matching and profit‑sharing contributions
• Employee Assistance Program
• Voluntary benefits, including Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, Accident Insurance, and supplemental life insurance coverage
• Paid Time Off, including Relocation PTO
• Focus on Caring

Salary/Wage

$18.91 - $25.55/hr (Based on Experience)

Shift and Schedule

Mon. – Fri. (8:00 am – 5:00 pm)

Job Type

Full-Time

Job Summary/Description

Our award‑winning duopoly WEEK-NBC & ABC is looking for a passionate journalist who can also command the assignment desk. The right hire will be able to handle a high‑impact news department while communicating with newsroom managers.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Plan and execute multiplatform news coverage
• Develop story ideas, confirm information
• Take in live feeds and coordinate interviews
• Create and publish content to digital and social media platforms as needed
• Communicate clearly and effectively with broadcast and digital producers, field crews

Qualifications and Requirements

• Degree in journalism or communications, computer literacy, including newsroom computer systems
• Minimum two (2) years of experience reporting as an MMJ in a broadcast newsroom
• Videography and non-linear editing experience
• Outstanding editorial skills, interpersonal communication skills, and time management skills
• Experience with ENPS preferred

If you feel you’re qualified and want to work with a great group of people, visit You may type in the job title, station call letters, or click 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.)

WEEK-TV/Gray Media is a drug‑free company.

Additional Information

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.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.