NEWS & SPORTS VIDEOGRAPHER/EDITOR - WKYT

Gray Media • Lexington, KY

6d • Onsite

About The Position

WKYT is seeking a Full-Time News/Sports Videographer & Editor to join their award-winning team. The role involves shooting and editing high-impact daily news, live breaking coverage, and dynamic sports across the Commonwealth. As an editor, the individual will be responsible for making broadcast scripts engaging by combining compelling natural sound, creative pacing, and sharp sequencing under tight deadlines. The company, Gray Media, is a growing multimedia company and the nation's largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets.

Requirements

• Prior experience shooting and editing news, fast-paced sports action, or documentary content in a professional broadcast newsroom, athletic department, or collegiate media environment.
• Demonstrated eye for composition, creative lighting, sequencing, game tracking, and natural sound gathering.
• Proficiency in non-linear editing software (EDIUS, Adobe Premiere Pro, or equivalent) with comfort editing from laptop setups in the field.
• Ability to work flexible schedules tailored to news and sports calendars, including nights, weekends, game days, holidays, and breaking news events.
• Ability to lift, carry, and maneuver up to 50 lbs. of field equipment.
• Valid driver’s license with an acceptable, clean motor vehicle driving record.

Responsibilities

• Shoot compelling, high-quality video and capture crisp natural audio for daily general assignment news, live breaking news, enterprise features, and high-profile sports assignments.
• Shoot sidelines, locker rooms, practices, press conferences, and feature stories covering University of Kentucky athletics, regional colleges/universities, and Friday night high school sports.
• Edit news and sports packages, vo/sots, game highlights, teases, and digital video on tight deadlines, maintaining great rhythm, dynamic sequencing, and clean audio balance.
• Partner effectively in the field and newsroom with reporters, sports anchors, producers, and MMJs to elevate scripts and visual pacing.
• Set up and operate mobile transmission equipment (TVU, mobile units) for reliable live shots from breaking news scenes, stadiums, and field venues.
• Maintain assigned camera packages, audio microphones, lighting kits, and station vehicles according to station standards.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed