About Gray Television:

Gray Television is a leading media company that owns and operates high-quality stations in 101 television markets. Upon closing pending transaction, Gray will own television stations serving 113 television markets that collectively reach 36 percent of US television households.

We constantly strive for excellence. Through upgrading to the latest technology and seeking new ways to stay on top in our markets, we focus on training and development of the best and brightest employees in the business.

At Gray Television, Inc., we offer employees the opportunity to connect with something larger than ourselves. Each day, our employees work alongside great people on fast-paced exciting and innovative projects that inspire change in the world around us. At GrayTV, our employees know that growth opportunities are endless and possibilities are all around us.

We understand that life needs balance. That is why we offer our employees and eligible family members a comprehensive benefits package, including:

• Safe harbor 401(k) Plan with matching and profit sharing contributions
• Major Medical, dental, and vision plan options
• Employer contributions towards HSA plans
• Flex benefits, including healthcare and dependent care FSA plans
• Employer Paid Life
• Short and Long-term disability
• Voluntary plans, including hospital indemnity, critical illness, whole life and accident insurance
• 10 paid company holidays, plus PTO
• Wellness initiatives and other exciting work-life programs

About KKTV:

KKTV is located in picturesque Colorado Springs in Colorado, and with breathtaking views of the Front Range of the Rocky Mountains, it's immediately easy to see why people are flocking to colorful Southern Colorado! KKTV 11 News is the Breaking News and Weather Leader in Southern Colorado, and we always put the safety of our viewers first. With more than 65 years of excellence in the community, a multitude of awards including Emmy, Murrow, and Colorado Broadcaster's Association awards, and state-of-the-art technology, being the leader in the community is integral to the culture of KKTV. Our departments work together as a team to serve our community. We are involved with local non-profits like Pikes Peak United Way and Care and Share Food Bank, and we sponsor fun events like the annual Christmas parade and balloon festival. We work hard and we also like to have fun together. Southern Colorado is our home, and we strive every day to make it an even better place to live and work.

Job Description/Summary: Job Pay (Hourly/Salary): Pay range: $50K to $55K Annually

This position works Wednesday thru Sunday (1p to 10p), in a cross-functional role in the Creative Services and Promotions Department. This position requires someone who is highly motivated and creative with responsibilities and experience shooting and editing nightly news topicals that are on-brand, plus effective and compelling on-air promos, digital marketing campaigns, image spots across all platforms, and the creation of push tease notifications for the 4:00p, 5:30p, and 10:00p news. This position will also be part of the Creative Services team, writing, producing, shooting, and editing broadcast quality spots for use across all platforms.

This Producer position will serve in a cross-functional role conceptualizing, writing, lighting shooting, editing nightly news topicals for on-air newscasts, creating compelling station promos, working various live events to promote the station and create broadcast quality tv commercials, long/short-form videos for the Creative Services Department.

Qualifications/Requirements:

The ideal candidate for this position must have at least 3+ years of combined experience as a Promotions Producer and Creative Services Producer with demonstrated experience writing, shooting, and editing compelling nightly news topicals, and strong experience conceptualizing, writing, lighting, shooting, and editing broadcast quality tv commercials, long/short-form videos, and digital marketing at a local TV station in a fast-paced news environment.

- Must be self-motivated, have passion, motivation, solid work ethic, and positive attitude to work both independently, and collaboratively as part of a dynamic team to meet strong deadlines, and the ability to work collectively with all personality types.
- Must have the flexibility of days and hours that are compatible and commonplace for the position and working in a busy and sometimes stressful news environment.
- The successful candidate for this opportunity MUST have strong editing skills using Adobe Creative Suite (specifically: Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop, and Illustrator).
- Experience creating push notifications is preferred but not required.
- A strong working knowledge of Cinema 4D or other 3D modeling and animation software is a plus!
- You must have experience working with DSLR cameras (specifically Canon), as well as audio and lighting gear, and be able to provide links to a demo reel showcasing your work.

Interested applicants can go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on "apply now", we encourage you to 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)

KKTV-TV/Gray Television, Inc. is a drug-free company

Additional Info:

Gray Television 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 Television 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 Television 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.

Gray Television encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus prior to the first workday.

Qualifications

Education

Preferred

Bachelors