MANAGING EDITOR - NEWS CONTENT & STRATEGY - WANF

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 WANF:

Atlanta News First is an independent television station producing more than 90 hours of local news, weather, and sports content weekly. ANF has served Atlanta communities for more than 50 years with local news, weather, sports, and entertainment. WANF, WPCH (CW), and PSN (Peachtree Sports Network) are owned by Gray Television, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Would you like to work in the #7 market in a city with a thriving economy and a vibrant culture? WANF and WPCH provide the community with award winning local news coverage, dedicated community service, and effective marketing solutions for area businesses. Come to Atlanta for the opportunity. The energy. The chance to dream where there's space to contribute. Where creatives, universities, entrepreneurs, and the world's biggest brands intersect. Atlanta has a unique culture all its own with a young population, a bustling city center packed with urban parks and amenities, and famously walkable neighborhoods.

Job Summary/Description:  

The Managing Editor of News Content & Strategy is a leader, mentor, and coach. They will guide our talented team of reporters and MMJs as they find and refine their voices and styles while consistently executing the Atlanta News First brand. We are looking for an urgent, aggressive, collaborative coach who will foster a winning culture in this extremely competitive news market.

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

- Coordinate with reporters, assignment desk, and news managers to build a comprehensive daily and enterprise content plan
- Collaborate with news staff, other departments, other Gray stations on major event coverage, station initiatives, etc.
- Provide reporters, MMJs, and anchors with consistent, constructive feedback and training
- Run dayside & nightside editorial meetings
- Check in with reporters and MMJs throughout the newsgathering process, talk through approach, elements, and execution as needed
- Approve scripts (or delegate script approval as needed)
- Work with Assistant News Director on training/ professional development/ HFR planning for reporters and MMJs
- Oversee daily resource allocation
- Administrative duties including schedules/ time off requests/ timesheets for GA reporters and MMJs

Qualifications/Requirements:

- Degree in journalism or related field; equivalent experience considered
- Minimum 10 years of experience working in a television newsroom
- Minimum 3 years of newsroom leadership experience
- Minimum 3 years of experience as an on-air reporter or MMJ strongly preferred
- Medium/ large market experience preferred
- Outstanding time management, organizational and communication skills
- Excellent news judgement
- Ability to effectively navigate legal and ethical issues
- Must provide references including:
- One person you have worked for
- One person you have worked with
- One reporter or MMJ you have directly supervised, coached, and mentored

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)

WANF-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.