Description

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 WIS:

WIS is the #1 local media organization in the capital city market of Columbia, South Carolina. It is the market's top-rated broadcast television station, a digital publisher reaching tens of millions of users each year, and the home of GDM Columbia, a full-service in-house digital advertising agency with national scale. WIS is also the hub for Palmetto Sports & Entertainment, a statewide broadcast sports network, and an affiliate of Telemundo SC.

Job Summary/Description:

Multimedia Journalists (MMJs) are the front line of news gathering at WIS. You will be first on scene for breaking news, pursue stories that reveal the human impact behind the headlines, and build strong relationships across our viewing area. This is a fast-paced, deadline-driven position that requires curiosity, initiative, and the ability to produce compelling journalism across broadcast, streaming, and digital platforms.

Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Respond quickly and professionally to breaking and spot news across the coverage area.
• Produce strong, reporter-driven journalism for television, streaming, web, and social media on a daily basis.
• Shoot high-quality video, write tight scripts, edit (VO, VOSOT, PKG), and deliver broadcast-ready packages under deadline.
• Report live from the field and present stories on-air and for digital livestreams as required.
• Develop and maintain a broad, diverse network of local sources; cultivate relationships that lead to exclusive reporting and community trust.
• Seek out and include diverse perspectives, ensuring coverage reflects the communities we serve.
• Work collaboratively with producers, digital editors, photographers, and managers to plan coverage and maximize story reach across platforms.
• Optimize content for social and digital distribution - craft clipable moments, write engaging social captions, and push timely updates.
• Adhere to newsroom standards for accuracy, fairness, and ethical reporting at all times.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• 2+ years of professional television reporting/MMJ experience, or equivalent newsroom experience.
• Demonstrated ability to shoot and edit broadcast-quality video and produce polished packages under deadline.
• Proficient with industry-standard cameras, editing software (e.g., Adobe Premiere, Avid), and live-streaming equipment.
• Strong on-air presence and clear, confident delivery in live situations.
• Excellent writing, storytelling, and interview skills with a reporter's instinct for the human element.
• Valid driver's license, dependable transportation, and willingness to work nights, weekends, and holidays as news dictates.

If you feel you're qualified and want to work with a great group of people, go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, type in the job title, station call letters, or click on "apply now", upload your resume, and references

(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)

WIS-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.