Digital Innovation Fellowship Kbtx

About Gray Media:

Gray Media also known as Gray is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta Georgia formerly known as Gray Television Inc. The company is the nations 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. Grays 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 KBTX:

KBTX Media operates the CBS and CW affiliates in Bryan-College Station Texas serving an 18-county area known as the Brazos Valley. For over 65 years KBTX has been the ratings leader and dominant choice for local news and entertainment. Our team produces six newscasts each weekday three each weekend a breaking news digital channel and a daily lifestyle show totaling more than 40 hours of programming each week. KBTX is routinely recognized among the best in the state by organizations including the Associated Press RTDNA and the Lone Star EMMY Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and 2023 the station was honored to receive a National Edward R. Murrow Award three regional Murrow Awards a National Gracie Award and the Texas Association of Broadcasters Bonner McLane Public Service Award. KBTX is also a recent Texas AP Broadcasters/Freedom of Information Foundation of Texas Station of the Year and Texas Associated Press Broadcasters Station of the Year. KBTX has helped launch the careers of many well-known journalists meteorologists and network and production executives and takes pride in helping talent grow quickly into the nations largest television markets.

Job Summary/Description:

KBTX News is excited to welcome a Digital Innovation Fellow to our this part-time role youll spend a year working alongside KBTXs national Murrow Award-winning digital team to create innovative sustainable strategies for sharing local news with new and nontraditional audiences. Youll also craft digital and streaming projects designed to boost cross-platform viewership.

The ideal candidate will be an entry-level journalist with strong writing skills and experience creating news content across all digital platforms. They are an innovative self-starter who beats deadlines and the competition handles pressure and strives to be first and best with the story. The right candidate must have a passion for local news and excel at writing and creating content for all digital platforms.

The successful applicant will also have these attributes:

- An eye for future trends and a mind for innovation with the ability to balance the need for practical newsroom applications
- Produce compelling content for all digital platforms including the station website streaming apps news app including video and push alerts
- Write accurate grammatically correct editorially sound AP-style news stories
- Respond quickly and efficiently to developing news; accurately report breaking news on digital and social platforms
- Create engaging content for social media platforms
- Strong understanding of SEO strategies
- Ability to collaborate with editors reporters producers and other news staff to ensure the most accurate and updated information is reflected on the stations digital properties
- Uphold the stations high journalistic standards
- Other duties as assigned

Qualifications/Requirements:

The ideal candidate will have: - Bachelors Degree in Journalism or related field or in the final year of a Bachelors program
- Excellent writing and copy-editing abilities in adherence with AP Style guidelines
- Video editing skills
- Demonstrated video sourcing and production abilities
- Intimate familiarity with content management systems
- Demonstrated ability to adjust strategy and implementation based on evolving needs
- Ability to work with others to achieve a common goal
- Excellent verbal and written communication
- Ability to tailor content production to target specific distribution platforms including social media
- Knowledge and understanding of the latest social media platforms and trends
- Schedule flexibility

If you feel youre qualified and want to work with a great group of people go to you may type in the job title station call letters or click on apply now upload your resume cover letter and references

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

KBTX-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 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 Grays employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.