NEWS PRODUCER (PRIMARY) - WSMV

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 WSMV:

WSMV-TV is an NBC-affiliated television station and is proud to be part of the Gray TV family. WSMV-TV is located in Nashville, TN, and serves Music City and its surrounding communities. We have an outstanding team and culture!

Job Summary/Description:

WSMV4 in Nashville is looking for dynamic producers with a passion for breaking and hard news. The ideal candidates will have a sense of urgency, creativity, and resourcefulness.

Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

- Craft a compelling newscast with high production value and a sense of urgency
- Coordinate on-air news coverage with anchors, reporters, managers, and other news staff
- Participate in daily editorial decisions and long-term strategic newscast initiatives
- Gather accurate information through various sources
- Contribute to the station's multi-media efforts
- Interact with viewers and users on social media sites

Qualifications/Requirements:

- Minimum two years of experience as a television news producer
- Strong news judgment and newscast production, and writing skills are required
- Experience working with anchors, reporters, assignment editors, and news managers
- Desire to win breaking news and weather coverage
- Bachelor's degree in journalism or communications (Four-year college degree)

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)

WSMV-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.

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