LIFESTYLE PRODUCER - KBTX at Gray Media

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 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 more than 65 years, we’ve been the dominant choice for local news and entertainment. Our team produces about 40 hours of original content each week across our broadcast and streaming platforms.

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 Sciences.

This year, KBTX became the first television station to win the Texas Associaton of Broadcasters’ Bonner McLane Public Service award three consecutive times. Additionally, our team was honored with regional Edward R Murrow awards for breaking news, digital innovation and best newscast. 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 launched the careers of many well-known journalists, meteorologists, and network executives, and takes pride in helping talent grow quickly into the nation’s largest television markets. The work family of KBTX is made up of a group of dedicated, professional, and passionate individuals who are the backbone of our daily mission.

Bryan-College Station, Texas, is a community of more than 250,000 people and the largest single metro in the Waco-Temple-Bryan DMA. The twin cities have a unique small-town feeling, but offer big city amenities, including a vibrant arts community, a city-wide, all-terrain trail system, and world-class dining and nightlife. Bryan and College Station are routinely recognized as leaders in quality of life and as one of the fastest-growing communities in the country.

College Station is also home to Texas A&M University, the nation’s largest university. Aggie home football games attract more than 100,000 in the stands, with tens of thousands more camped outside celebrating at tailgates during football weekends.

Passing a motor vehicle records check is a condition of employment. Gray Media, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer and participates in E-Verify.

Job Summary/Description:

KBTX Media is looking for a producer to oversee "The Three", a lifestyle-focused magazine program. You’ll help develop and execute an original show designed to showcase the best of the Brazos Valley. This position will also require you to interact with station clients and regularly collaborate with the Sales Department. The ideal candidate is creative, organized, willing to take risks, and a deeply compelling storyteller.

Bryan-College Station is consistently ranked as one of the fastest-growing communities in the country, but it still tops annual lists of the best places to live in the United States. The Three celebrate those things that make the Brazos Valley such a unique leader in quality of life.

The show broadcast airs live on weekdays and features a combination of original reporting, live studio guests, sponsored content and interviews, trending and buzzworthy news, and pre-produced stories showcasing the very best our community has to offer.

The ideal candidate thrives when working with a team, exhibits strong editorial judgment, and is willing to do what it takes to get the best story. As a producer, you’ll guide the show’s editorial process, work with anchors and reporters to create compelling enterprise content, develop story ideas, and oversee innovative broadcasts that take intentional, creative risks.

Duties/Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Produce daily shows on broadcast and digital platforms, along with additional shows or segments that may air outside the program’s regular schedule.
• Assist in managing broadcast program, website, and social media.
• Work with the Sales Department on all sponsored elements of the show, and develop a reporting procedure with the News Director and Local Sales Manager to keep them apprised of daily content, in order to collaborate if opportunities arise.
• Pitch, enterprise, create, and syndicate local, creative content
• Lead the production of enterprise special reports on a quarterly basis
  
  

Qualifications/Requirements:

• A minimum of two years producing a lifestyle show, segments, or live show preferred, along with experience with ENPS, BitCentral, and/or Grass Valley EDIUS.
• Ability to prioritize and address multiple projects with varying production timelines
• Must be energetic, positive, and great in a team environment
• Must be a highly motivated self-starter, able to work well alone and as part of a team
• Excellent communication and organizational skills
• Ability to lead and work well with others.
• Strong editorial skills and ability to think creatively under constant deadline pressure.
• Must have the ability to stay up to date on current events; what’s popular, trendy, etc.
  
  

Candidates should also exhibit a good work ethic, strong people skills, the ability to be a team player, and work flexibly. This position may require holiday work.

If you feel you’re qualified and want to work with a great group of people, go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, 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 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.