Sports Director - Witn

Gray Media • Greenville, NC

7d • Onsite

About The Position

Eastern Carolina’s #1 news station, WITN News, is seeking a dynamic journalist for the role of sports director. Are you a born storyteller? We’re looking for someone who lives to tell those mass-appeal sports stories – who consumes and enterprises great content. The ideal candidate has a knack for communication, a passion for storytelling, and speaks the social media language. This position is for someone who loves finding great stories, showcasing them, and then telling them on air! The successful candidate must be organized, driven, creative, and an active content creator. We are looking for a top-notch journalist who loves attacking breaking sports news and embraces a culture of urgency. Candidates must be able to learn and retain knowledge on complex processes and be able to manage their time to work successfully.

Requirements

• Good writing and video editing skills
• Good communication skills
• Solid ethics and judgment
• Consistent track record of meeting deadlines
• Ability to work varied shifts, including overnights and weekends
• Bachelor’s degree in broadcast journalism or a related field
• Self-starter skills
• Knowledge of and ability to operate state-of-the-art television news equipment as well as content management systems and social media
• Past anchoring and reporting experience required (2-5 years)
• You MUST provide a link to your resume reel
• Pre-employment MVR check will be run

Nice To Haves

• Familiarity with ENPS, Edius, TVU, and Arc a plus

Responsibilities

• Selecting and creating stories that matter to viewers
• Delivering scripted material and ad libbing with professionalism, personality, and purpose
• Writing scripts, building graphics, and editing video that helps you tell complete and effective stories
• Planning, gathering, assembling stories, and producing sports hits as needed
• Coordinating with news managers and producers to develop enterprising and exclusive content
• Monitoring and posting to digital platforms as news develops
• Responding urgently and appropriately to breaking and developing sports news
• Working under strict deadline pressure
• Demonstrating exceptional time-management skills by meeting all deadlines
• Appearing on behalf of the station at public events

Benefits

• Equal employment opportunities (EEO) to all employees and applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, or genetics.
• Compliance with applicable state and local laws governing nondiscrimination in employment.
• Prohibition of 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.

What This Job Offers

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