DIGITAL ANCHOR/MMJ - KAIT

Graymedia•Jonesboro, AR

59d

About The Position

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 KAIT: KAIT 8 is located in beautiful Jonesboro, Arkansas, and serves Northeast Arkansas and Southeast Missouri. The station is the market's dominant news leader, holding the ABC, NBC, and CW affiliations. KAIT prides itself on being on the cutting edge of new technology in our industry. Job Summary/Description: K8 News is seeking an energetic and engaging Digital Anchor/MMJ to bring streaming, online, and social media coverage to an established number one audience in Jonesboro, Arkansas. This position is a combination of digital anchoring/hosting and producing news on our streaming and social media platforms. The position includes anchoring streaming presentations from our digital desk, hosting videos on kait8.com and K8 News social media platforms, and assisting in the development, planning, and execution of digital streaming strategies. Other duties will include updating news stories, images, video, and live content for our linear TV operation as appropriate.

Requirements

Journalism or Communications degree required
Knowledge and understanding of all media platforms, including broadcast, digital, social, and mobile
Knowledge of ENPS and other news programs, or ability to learn
Experience with non-linear editing
Act as a team player while displaying an ability to handle a variety of tasks, and make sound decisions in a fast-paced, deadline-driven, stressful environment
All applicants must include a current reporter/MMJ reel

Responsibilities

Go live on digital platforms during breaking news, severe weather, community events, planned programming, etc.
Create short-form and long-form video stories for our website, app, streaming platforms, and social media sites using content gathered by reporters, as well as your unique content.
Anchor and produce digital-first updates, explainers, and special reports
Coach and collaborate with reporting staff to take advantage of the presentation of their stories on digital platforms
Team with the newsroom to identify opportunities for unique digital video coverage
Generate, gather, and provide news and information in the most accurate, appealing, timely, and creative way.
Maintain a high quality of content with accurate, error-free reporting.
Work with Digital Content Producers to craft and maintain a station voice across platforms.
Assist with the creation and implementation of digital strategies and projects that may span multiple weeks or months.
Create digital assets, including video, photo galleries, live video streams, and other multimedia, to enhance stories.