TECHNICAL MEDIA PRODUCER (PRIMARY) - KSFY en 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 KSFY:

KSFY/KDLT is located in downtown Sioux Falls, SD. The station is currently operating nine over-the-air channels and producing seven hours of local news daily. Over-the-air channels they operate include ABC, NBC, FOX, Outlaw, MeTV, MeTV Toons, Cozi, True Crime, and Court TV.

Job Summary/Description:

Dakota News Now seeks a dynamic Technical Media Producer to join our award-winning teams. The Technical Media Producer has the general responsibility for directing live or pre-recorded productions as assigned, monitoring the station’s on-air signals, transmitter, and FCC logs, and ingesting daily programming and commercials. Regular assignments will involve directing specific newscasts, miscellaneous. station productions, and various elements for the web channel.

Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to: 

- Direct live and pre-recorded productions as assigned and monitor all on-air streams for the station.
- Require skill with Ross Overdrive automation, production video switcher, ITX automation, VizRT graphics, and all supporting equipment in Production/Master Control; including the ability to effectively perform at the following: robotic camera operation, prompter operation, audio operation, commercial/promo ingesting, satellite operation, and program ingesting/segmenting.
- Understanding of FCC program and transmitter logs, and all FCC broadcast regulations.
- Work with ENPS, the newsroom computer system.
- Understanding of all equipment in studios and production areas.
- Dedication to the care of equipment.
- Work closely with all other departments to meet all daily demands.
- Training of new personnel as assigned.
- Assist Production Supervisor in maintaining clean studios and production areas.
- Variable work schedule due to changing shifts, turnover, station projects, etc.
- Other Duties as Assigned

Qualifications/Requirements:

- Great communication and people skills
- Operating knowledge of PC’s and graphics computers
- Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments, and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
- Computer literacy, including newsroom computer systems
- Schedule flexibility

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)

KSFY-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.