Spanish Language Digital Content Producer - Kltv

Gray Media • Tyler, TX

15h

About The Position

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 45 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 KLTV: KLTV is the dominant station in the Tyler/Longview, TX area of East Texas. We are an ABC affiliate and have been #1 by every ratings measure, uninterrupted in every newscast for 25+ years. We also have a very powerful, dominant digital presence in the market. We are a leader in the industry in digital innovation and digital products--operating and populating eleven different apps and producing a nationally recognized, innovative, 18-hour-a-day live streaming news service from our newsroom on OTT, desktop, and on our mobile apps. Modern facility. Top-notch equipment. Experienced News Managers. Positive, encouraging workplace with an emphasis on teaching job skills and journalism. Dominant station is preparing for the future as a very powerful company in this industry. We believe we are among the best TV stations in the country. Job Summary/Description: This position will be responsible for the social media and digital platform content (web and mobile) for KLTV and KTRE. Content generated from this position will be from various sources. The largest focus will be on Spanish-language content that will be relevant in East Texas and from national or international sources. Local or statewide (Texas) content will also have priority. Duties also include writing a short, daily, Spanish-language broadcast news block for our Telemundo affliliated station and suggesting a lineup of local stories to be aired in a late-evening Spanish-language broadcast news block. This role is essential to our commitment to serving the Spanish-speaking community in East Texas with timely, relevant, and high-quality news and information.

Requirements

• This bilingual position will need to be proficient or trained in the following skillset:
• Strong news judgement, news writing and editing experience, and familiarity with AP style
• Knowledge of website, mobile, and newsroom production applications
• Creative background with working knowledge of Photoshop
• College degree strongly preferred

Responsibilities

• This position will post translated or original content stories.
• Platforms will include all social media, primarily Facebook, all station websites, and station mobile sites.
• Digital pushes would be utilized for appropriate content.
• Creating a block of translated news (approximately 5-10 minutes of content) for our Spanish language broadcast and assigning video to those translated stories is also part of the duties.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level