What are the responsibilities and job description for the NEWS VIDEO EDITOR (P/T) - KTVK/KPHO position at Gray Local Media, Inc?
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.
Job Summary/Description:
The person in this position is responsible for editing video for all media platforms and initiatives, including broadcast, web, digital, and social. This employee also acquires video feeds from satellite, microwave, backpacks, and other transmission sources and ensures field crews are ready for air, including making necessary IFB assignments. This person is responsible for routing and recording all feeds into our content management system. This employee is also responsible for participating in maintaining and retrieving assets in the content management and archive systems, as well as helping to maintain field operations equipment.
Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Edits video for all media platforms and initiatives, including broadcast, web, digital, and social.
- Communicates effectively to prepare for and execute all team responsibilities.
- Works with the Chief News Editor to improve the overall editing workflow.
- Acquires video feeds from satellite, microwave, backpacks, and other transmission sources from the field and ingests them into the content management system for potential future use.
- Communicates effectively between crews in the control room and the field to ensure crews are ready for air, including making the necessary IFB assignments.
- Maintains the content management and archive systems.
- Retrieves assets in these systems as needed.
- Assists the Field Operations Manager in maintaining field operations equipment and related workflows.
Qualifications/Requirements:
- High School diploma or equivalent required. Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism/Production, Communications, or equivalent experience preferred.
- Two years’ experience working as a news video editor in a television news environment preferred.
- Strong understanding of non-linear editing.
- Familiarity with receiving video feeds from satellite, microwave, backpack, and other transmission sources preferred.
- Must be able to work accurately in a fast-paced, high-stress environment while consistently meeting deadlines.
- Must possess an understanding of current journalism standards.
- Strong technical and organizational skills.
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)
KTVK/KPHO-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 encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus before the first workday.
