What are the responsibilities and job description for the TECHNICAL MEDIA PRODUCER (PRIMARY) - KSLA position at Gray Media?
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.
About KSLA:
KSLA is the local CBS affiliate within Shreveport, Louisiana that supports viewers across Northern Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana. We are also affiliates for Telemundo and several other television networks. We support our area with daily local news and a strong presence on over-the-top streaming services on the Internet.
Job Summary/Description:
The Technical Media Producer (TMP) will provide direct support for automated live newscasts and automated commercial insertion systems across four different networks provided for over-the-air broadcasts.
Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)
KSLA-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.
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.
About KSLA:
KSLA is the local CBS affiliate within Shreveport, Louisiana that supports viewers across Northern Texas, Arkansas, and Louisiana. We are also affiliates for Telemundo and several other television networks. We support our area with daily local news and a strong presence on over-the-top streaming services on the Internet.
Job Summary/Description:
The Technical Media Producer (TMP) will provide direct support for automated live newscasts and automated commercial insertion systems across four different networks provided for over-the-air broadcasts.
Duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Should be familiar with Ross Overdrive newscast automation
- Should be familiar with commercial automation systems (Digital Broadcast in use here)
- Should be familiar with EAS operations logging and FCC compliance as well as monitoring/management of commercial logs
- Should be available to work weekends and/or fill in for vacations as requested by the TMP Supervisor
- The applicant should have live newscast experience as well as master control commercial automation experience.
- Great communication skills and problem-solving abilities under pressure. The ability to read/write/communicate in Spanish is a plus
- Experience in the use of the following vendor systems: AP ENPS, Ross Overdrive, Digital Broadcast, VizRT, BitCentral, and remote camera systems.
(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)
KSLA-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.
