<p>About Gray Media:</p> <p>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.</p> <p>About WBKO:</p> <p>WBKO is home to award-winning journalism in the heart of south-central Kentucky between Louisville and Nashville. WBKO is the dominant source for local news and entertainment in the Bowling Green area and operates the ABC, FOX, Telemundo, Heroes & Icons, and CW affiliates. We are proud to serve our community and nurture our employees to grow professionally in an encouraging environment. Bowling Green is the third largest and fastest growing city in Kentucky and is "geared for fun" as the home of the Corvette, the Bowling Green Hot Rods baseball team, an active arts scene, countless caves, and hiking trails ready to be explored!</p> <p>Job Summary/Description:</p> <p>WBKO has an exciting opportunity for anyone who is interested in entering the field of meteorology. This teammate will have a love of forecasting on broadcast, digital & social platforms and the drive to tell personality-driven stories and segments when not in the First Alert Weather Center. This is an entry-level position and an opportunity to get your foot in the door while learning from the best journalists in the market. This position will primarily involve working on weekends and filling in for meteorologists, but other duties are involved.</p> <p>Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:</p> <ul> <li>Fill in for meteorologists </li><li>Work weekend mornings producing digital content </li><li>Use creative production techniques such as graphics and new forms of media (viewer pictures, webcam interviews, etc.) to enhance newscasts and stories </li><li>Write for the web and post daily on all digital platforms, including social media, and attach images and streaming video </li><li>Shoot and edit videos for newscasts </li><li>Perform other tasks as required by news managers </li></ul> <p>Qualifications/Requirements:</p> <ul> <li>Actively pursuing a degree in meteorology or a related field </li><li>Must be able to work flexible days and hours </li><li>Knowledge of AP Style, ENPS newsroom systems, and Edius editing systems is preferable </li><li>MVR Check </li></ul> <p>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</p> <p>(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)</p> <p>WBKO-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free company</p> <p>Additional Info:</p> <p>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.</p> <p>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.</p> <p>Gray Media encourages all new employees to be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus virus before the first workday.</p>