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WWNY-Station-Watertown,NY
120 Arcade St
Watertown, NY 13601, USA

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.

We understand that life needs balance. That is why we offer our employees and eligible family members a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• 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: $37,440 - $41,000/annually

Shift/Schedule: Mon. - Fri.

Job Type: Full-Time

About WWNY:

Since 1954, WWNY-TV has been a broadcast leader and pioneer for our television audience in the north country. We are known for our state-of-the-art facility and premier technology. We bring big city production and professionalism to upstate New York and have a dedicated, award-winning staff both in front of and behind the cameras.

Job Summary/Description:

7NEWS, a dominant source of news for the Watertown market, is looking for a motivated journalist who wants to report news, not just make content. This position would allow for on-air anchoring opportunities. Position starts at $37,440, plus overtime. Full benefits package, including 401(k). Sign-on bonus.

Duties/Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Develop story ideas from community sources
• Shoot, edit, and write news packages for newscasts
• Meet deadlines
• Dress professionally
• Represent our station professionally
• Anchor newscasts when needed
• Work productively within a newsroom setting
• Have good social skills to make phone calls and handle interviews respectfully, professionally
• Learn newsroom editing software (EDIUS) and producing platform (ENPS) (willing to train)

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Degree in communication/journalism / similar
• Ability to carry news-gathering gear like a camera, tripod, mic bag

If you feel you’re qualified and want to work with a great group of people, please apply at Gray Careers, where you may type in the job title or station call letters, or click on "apply now", upload your resume, cover letter, and references.

WWNY-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. 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 encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus before the first workday.