Producer

KIMT-TV is seeking a Producer for our Rochester newsroom who can write and edit stories while paying relentless attention to detail. The qualified candidate must be organized and must possess the ability to meet daily deadlines in a high-energy working environment. An understanding of positioning great content on-air, on our website and on our mobile and social platforms is a must.

KIMT-TV is part of the Allen Media Broadcasting group, whose holdings include The Weather Channel.  Allen Media Broadcasting offers a generous benefit package and time-off plan. 

Applicants must have a four-year degree in Broadcast Journalism or Communications. Candidates must possess strong writing, editing and presentation skills. The person we are seeking needs to multi-task in an intense, creative and ever-changing environment--while putting accuracy first. The perfect candidate will be a strong communicator who is willing to take charge while remaining calm under pressure.

Any offer of employment is contingent upon successfully passing a pre-employment drug test and a background screening.  Successful candidate must have a valid driver's license and a clean driving record.  Must be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 (subject to any medical or religious accommodations or other applicable law).

To apply, please visit www.kimt.com or email cover letter and resume to hr@kimt.com.

Account Executive

iHeartMedia in Rochester, MN is seeking an Account Executive. 

The audio revolution is here – and iHeart is leading it! From broadcast radio to digital streaming radio to podcasting, audio continues to grow – and iHeart, which reaches 90% of Americans every month, is the #1 audio company in America across every one of those platforms. We’re the home of many of the country’s most popular and trusted on-air personalities and podcast influencers; we build important connections with hundreds of communities across America; we create and produce some of the most popular and well-known branded live music events in America; and we have the only complete audio ad technology stack in the industry for all forms of audio, from on demand to broadcast radio, digital streaming radio and podcasting.  Only one company in America has the #1 position in everything audio: iHeartMedia.

If you’re excited about this role but don’t feel your experience aligns perfectly with the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway.  At iHeartMedia we are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, and authentic workplace and are looking for teammates passionate about what we do!                                                                 

What We Need:

We're seeking a skilled Account Executive.                                                                    

What You'll Do:

  • Immerse yourself in learning iHeartMedia’s Broadcast + Digital Marketing Products (we are constantly innovating and growing!)

  • Identify and develop new business opportunities while maintaining a pipeline of sales prospects in Salesforce

  • Foster and nurture relationships with the existing client base

  • Identify new opportunities and develop persuasive proposals to meet each client/agency evolving needs

  • Collaborate with internal partners to drive revenue and meet/exceed established sales targets

  • Create effective marketing campaigns in line with the iHeartMedia brand and resources

  • Deliver compelling sales presentations with confidence

  • Maintain productive client communication to ensure client satisfaction

  • Monitor competition to continually prospect new account leads

  • Negotiate rates and ensures prompt payments

  • Follow all station procedures for preparing orders, resolving billing issues, submitting regular reports regarding sales, pipeline lists, forecasts, and competitive analysis                                                          

What You'll Need:

  • A desire to learn and grow!

  • Independent, self-motivated, competitive, assertive personality

  • Strong problem-solving, analytical, and time management skills

  • Persuasive communication skills: verbal, written, and presentation

  • Strong client service relationship-building skills

  • Ability to plan and organize, set priorities, and multi-task in a fast-paced environment

  • Stress tolerance, especially with tight deadlines and financial pressures

  • Digital/Media Sales experience is a plus

  • Proven sales experience

  • Salesforce experience is a plus

  • Drive your own vehicle with a valid driver’s license and state-mandated auto insurance

  • Microsoft Office suite and social networking platforms skills

                                                                             

What You'll Bring:

  • Respect for others and a strong belief that others should do this in return

  • Confidence to prospect and quickly build rapport with customers

  • Knowledge of the media industry and related sales processes

  • Desire to broaden sales capabilities and knowledge base

  • Accountability for your own work and a desire to provide guidance to new team members

  • Ability to build a territory plan or account approach

  • Objective judgement and prior experience to solve business problems

  • Strong written and verbal communication, comfortable applying active listening and influencing skills to drive sales

  • Understanding of impact of your own efforts to meet sales quotas                                                             

Location:

Rochester, MN: 1530 Greenview Dr SW, Suite 200, 55902                                                                    

Position Type:                                                                                             

Regular                                                                   

Time Type:

Full time                                                                   

Pay Type:

Salaried                                                                             

Benefits:

iHeartMedia’s benefits offering is flexible and offers a variety of choices to meet the diverse needs of our changing workforce, including the following:

  • Employer sponsored medical, dental and vision with a variety of coverage options

  • Company provided and supplemental life insurance

  • Paid vacation and sick time

  • Paid company holidays, including a floating holiday that enable our employees to celebrate the holiday of their choosing

  • A Spirit day to encourage and allow our employees to more easily volunteer in their community

  • A 401K plan

  • Employee Assistance Program (EAP) at no cost – services include telephonic counseling sessions, consultation on legal and financial matters, emotional well-being, family and caregiving

  • ​A range of additional voluntary programs, such as spending accounts, student loan refinancing, accident insurance and more!                                                       

The Company is an equal opportunity employer and will not tolerate discrimination in employment on the basis of race, color, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, religion, disability, ethnicity, national origin, marital status, protected veteran status, genetic information, or any other legally protected classification or status.

For more details and to apply, click here.

iHeartMedia is an equal opportunity employer.

Content Desk Editor

KSTP-TV in Minneapolis/St. Paul is seeking a Content Desk Editor.

Qualifications

  • Prior experience working in a local television newsroom.
  • Exceptional communication and critical thinking skills.
  • Ability to excel in a high pressure, demanding environment, to meet deadlines.
  • Excellent organization and writing skills including grammar and spelling.
  • Excellent verbal skills when speaking with the public and media contacts.
  • Advanced computer literacy and ability to learn new programs/platforms--Knowledge of contemporary newsroom systems is highly
    desired.
  • Experience with digital publishing and content management systems, especially WordPress
  • Experience with web analytics, including Google Analytics, Chartbeat and CrowdTangle
  • Four-year Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism or communications, or equivalent professional experience.
  • Prior experience using major social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, Instagram and YouTube is required.
  • Must be available to work days, nights, weekends and holidays as scheduled.

Benefits

For information regarding our benefits, please copy the link below and paste in your browser:

 

https://hubbardbroadcasting.com/our-company/working-here/

EEO Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer.

Job Overview

5 Eyewitness News is looking for a Content Editor to join our team of award winning journalists. This is a highly skilled position that requires multitasking in a fast paced environment. The content desk is the evolution of a traditional newsroom assignment desk and digital department. We are essential for coordinating, writing, and distributing content across all of our platforms. TV producers, assignment editors and web producers are encouraged to apply.

Job Responsibilities

  • Actively monitor an array police scanners and social media, websites, public safety scanners, phones and emails for breaking news,
    significant events, and interesting community stories.
  • Being knowledgeable about local, nation and global events. Have a good understanding of government and legal policy and procedure.
  • Generate unique, enterprise story ideas. Work with producers and reporters to develop complete stories, find contacts, and track follow
    ups.
  • Make snap decisions during breaking news by notifying the newsroom, assigning crews, and confirming information. Being accurate
    while aggressive is a must.
  • Coordinating multiple field crews, multiple ways to broadcast in remote live locations while maintaining communication with the
    newsroom
  • Write news directly to our online and social platforms from a variety of sources including AP feeds, social media accounts, and live
    video.
  • Utilize a variety of technologies for video capture & edit, file transfer, social communication, live traffic cameras, remote interviews.
  • Communicates frequently throughout the day regarding changes with reporters, story follows, crew assignments, etc.
  • Consult with newsroom management on difficult editorial decisions. Able to quickly adapt to other duties that arise on short notice.
  • Able to quickly adapt to other duties that arise on short notice.

Diversity Statement

Hubbard Broadcasting has been committed to representing the communities we serve since our founding nearly 100 years ago. The same holds true today. We know the best way to accomplish this is by recruiting and retaining top talent from diverse cultures, life experiences, and world views. With dignity and respect, we value YOU and everything that makes YOU uniquely YOU.

For more details and to apply, click here.

 

Sales Assistant

Northern News Now Sales Department is seeking a self-motivated individual whose primary duties will be to provide administrative support to the Account Executives and Sales Management Team.

About Gray Television:

Gray Television is a leading media company that owns and operates high-quality stations in 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.

About KBJR:

Duluth is located on Lake Superior, the greatest of the Great Lakes. If you are an outdoor enthusiast, then you can consider Duluth paradise. If you prefer the offerings of the big city life, the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul are a short drive down I-35. Our building, office space and studios are state of the art. Located in Canal Park, considered one of Minnesota's top tourist destinations. We have views of Lake Superior and the Hillside of Downtown Duluth. We are walking distance to the Lakewalk, Aerial Lift Bridge and many fine restaurants, shops, and clubs.

Learn more about KBJR:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ohxvt9jZbLg

 

Duties/Responsibilities will include, but not be limited to:

- We are looking for an upbeat, hard-working individual to help our sales team keep leading the way in market revenue.
- Responsible for entering and maintaining sales orders in WideOrbit traffic system.
- Work with Account Executives and Sales Management on projects and presentations.
- Create, prepare, and maintain sales packages for sales staff and other projects assigned by management.
- Assist with traffic logs daily and submit make goods when commercials don't air as scheduled.
- Pull and provide detailed reports for management as well as sales staff and clients.
- Coordinate with other departments on projects as needed.
- Assist with research, traffic, and programming functions within the sales department.
- Perform other reasonable duties as assigned by supervisor.

Qualifications/Requirements:

- A strong candidate must be detail oriented, excellent data entry and have strong communication skills. This individual must be proficient in Office Products and general computer skills.
- Must have a valid Driver's License and clean driving record.

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

KBJR-TV/Gray Television Group, 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, and 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.

As a condition of employment, Gray Television will require that newly hired employees, whether part-time or full-time, be fully vaccinated against the coronavirus by the first workday to the extent permitted by applicable law unless you qualify for a medical or religious accommodation.

Chief Meteorologist

KAAL-TV in Rochester, MN is seeking a Chief Meteorologist.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor’s degree in Meteorology, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience.
  • Experience in broadcast meteorology required.
  • Chief meteorologist experience preferred.
  • Experience with computer graphics and radar.
  • Fluency in The Weather Company’s Max Weather System is a plus.
  • Excellent weather and news judgment.
  • Abilities in critical thinking, quick and effective decision-making, and live ad-libbing.
  • Ability to work well under pressure while meeting daily assigned deadlines.
  • Ability to write, shoot and edit in a non-linear format.
  • An AMS seal or the CBM from the American Meteorological Society is preferred.
  • Professional, consistent on-air appearance.
  • Must be flexible to fill in on other shifts, including nights, weekends, early mornings, and holidays as needed.
  • Must have a valid driver’s license and a safe driving history as determined by the Company. Driving record will be checked.
  • Physical Requirements:  Must have manual dexterity to operate a computer and other equipment.  Communicate in English both verbally and in writing.  Read, hear, and speak clearly.  Good vision to view video. Prepare and present information including business correspondence and proposals.  Think critically, analytically, and tactically and articulate information that may be complex in clear, concise manner to others.   Quick and clear thinking is required.  Must be able to move quickly at times to respond to tight deadlines.  Stress can be high.  Ability to lift up to 50 pounds.  Incumbent must be able to perform the essential functions of the job.  The Company will make reasonable accommodations to facilitate an incumbent’s ability to perform the essential job functions.   

Job Overview

The Chief Meteorologist will lead our weather team, making department decisions and anchor our evening newscasts at 5, 6, 6:30, and 10 and produce a dynamic weather product in tune with the station’s strategic goals. The Chief Meteorologist is a proven storyteller and communicator on television and across KAAL’s digital and social platforms and in the community.

Job Responsibilities

  • Responsible for the content of KAAL on-air weather and online weather broadcasts and content.
  • Communicates warnings and alerts, produces graphics and maps, and reports live during severe weather events.
  • Effectively utilize social media, during severe weather and everyday situations, as well as write weather stories.
  • Forecasting, producing, and presenting clear and concise weather casts which tell a story and connect with viewers.
  • Develop content and graphics for on-air, web, and social media.
  • Act as a leader of our weather department and provide guidance to fellow meteorologists.
  • Work with producers and fellow meteorologists to determine relevant weather content in breaking news and everyday situations, doing live shots and reporting from community events and in breaking news.
  • Enterprise stories in line with our brand on a daily basis.
  • Represent the station at personal appearances and community events.
  • Organize, perform, and engage with students in our compelling Weather Lab school program.
  • Maintain appropriate and strict standards regarding wardrobe, hair, cosmetics, and grooming as directed by management.
  • This position will use cameras, research sources, and editing equipment.

Benefits

For information regarding our benefits, please copy the link below and paste in your browser:
https://hubbardbroadcasting.com/our-company/working-here/

Diversity Statement

Hubbard Broadcasting has been committed to representing the communities we serve since our founding nearly 100 years ago. The same holds true today. We know the best way to accomplish this is by recruiting and retaining top talent from diverse cultures, life experiences, and world views. With dignity and respect, we value YOU and everything that makes YOU uniquely YOU.

EEO Statement

We are an equal opportunity employer.

For more details and to apply, click here.

Meteorologist

WCCO-TV in Minneapolis/St. Paul is seeking a Meteorologist.

JOB DESCRIPTION:
•    Boldly present weather changes with the NEXT Weather team across WCCO-TV, CBS News Minnesota and WCCO.com
•    Analyze, produce, and deliver accurate forecasts utilizing all tools and computer software
•    Own breaking weather coverage moments by delivering vital information that helps families plan, prepare and stay safe
•    Zero in on what matters most to our community and audience by targeting impacts and lifestyle weather
•    Demonstrate the ability to talk about what you know as well as what you don’t know about upcoming weather scenarios
•    Embrace the great outdoors by tracking weather outside in the elements LIVE as comfortably as the green screen
•    Originate, research, investigate, write, narrate, produce, and report stories for newscasts – from weather and news to climate change
•    Be flexible to jumping into action whenever severe weather happens, knowing the weather team is stronger when it works together 
•    Be the master communicator that helps to keep the weather team on the same page as well as helps managers plan for big content opportunities
•    Collaborate with all parts of the station, including news, promotion, production, community affairs, engineering, and IT
•    Participate in Community Events

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS:
•    Minimum three years of professional experience in a medium or large market
•    Adept in all tools of modern weather forecasting systems, including forecast models
•    Open to a flexible schedule and additional hours when necessary
•    Up-to-date knowledge of climate change science
•    Experience writing for web-based platforms; social media platforms

•    Must be willing to join SAG/AFTRA union

Paramount is an equal opportunity employer (EOE) including disability/vet. 

For more details and to apply, click here.

Broadcast Journalist

Audacy Minnesota’s WCCO-AM is searching for a Broadcast Journalist and experienced news anchor.  Are you a curious and savvy journalist with a positive attitude and impressive work ethic - ready to help work with one of the upper Midwest’s most-trusted newsrooms? You must be a great writer, have a compelling on air delivery, be a proficient news gatherer - using a variety of sources - and be comfortable with audio and video editing equipment and programs. You will be expected to work under tight deadlines in a fast-paced Newsroom and field environment. We are seeking a broadcast journalist with significant experience as an on-air anchor with the ability to contribute off-script to live talk shows. You will be expected to actively participate on various social media channels and contribute content to the station website (wccoradio.com).

For more details and to apply, click here.

Audacy is an equal opportunity employer.

Motion Graphic Artist

KARE 11 is seeking a talented, motivated, and experienced motion graphics artist to join its marketing team.

Responsibilities:

  • Design animated and still graphics across multiple platforms and mediums—TV, streaming apps, web, apps, social media, outdoor advertising, and more
  • Lead producer who will create brand elements and logos for news, specials, and documentaries
  • Collaborate effectively with marketing, commercial producers, and newsroom staff
  • Position reports to marketing director with a dotted line to creative director

Skills:

  • Knowledge of color theory, composition, typography, and animation
  • Highly organized with a sharp eye for every detail and pixel
  • Manage, prioritize, and track multiple projects while still meeting deadlines
  • Excellent communication, interpersonal, and conflict-resolution skills
  • Ability to work independently and under deadline pressure
  • Independently identify, assess, and solve problems or improve processes
  • Lighting and videography skills a plus
  • 3D, print design skills, and photo editing/re-touching a plus

Job Requirements:

Requirements:

  • 5+ years of hands-on experience working in a broadcast or creative/agency environment
  • Degree in fine arts or design or equivalent experience
  • Portfolio that shows demonstrated skills with motion/graphic design, and video editing.
  • Advanced knowledge of Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere, Photoshop, After Effects, InDesign, and Illustrator)
  • Must be willing to work full time in Minneapolis, MN. This is not a remote position; however hybrid work is possible.
  • Must be willing to work flexible hours when needed, including nights, weekends, or holidays

Work Environment: Office

Physical Demands: Medium work

Travel: Rarely: less than 10%

Work Environment Set: Office: normally performed in a typical interior/office environment

Physical Demands Set: Medium work: Involves standing prolong hours, stooping, bending, lifting/pushing up to 25 lbs.

For more details and to apply, click here.

TEGNA is an equal opportunity employer.

Sports Director

KIMT-TV in Rochester, MN is seeking a Sports Director.

If you crave local sports and storytelling and have a send for what is important to the area, this position is for you! Come live in Rochester -- one of the fastest growing cities in the Midwest and home to the renowned Mayo Clinic.

Experience:

Applicants must have at least three years of local sports anchoring and reporting experience.

Requirements:

A four-year degree in Broadcast Journalism or Broadcast Communications is required. Candidates must be able to shoot, write and edit compelling content for multiple platforms and have an eye for good visual composition.

Any offer of employment is contingent upon successfully passing a pre-employment drug test and a background screening. Successful candidate must have a valid driver's license and a clean driving record. Must be fully-vaccinated against Covid-19.

To apply, please visit www.kimt.com or send cover letter and resume to: hr@kimt.com.

KIMT-TV is an equal opportunity employer.

Reporter

KSTP-TV in Minneapolis/St. Paul is seeking a Reporter. 

Qualifications

  • College degree in journalism, television or communications or equivalent experience; solid journalism background with multi-year experience in an on-camera reporting role.
  • Great storyteller.
  • Must be knowledgeable of issues, newsmakers, and current events and be able to present stories in a way that is accurate, clear, complete, and relevant to viewers.
  • Ability to handle a variety of news reporting assignments, including but not limited to, live appearances on the news set, breaking news and remote locations.
  • Solid writing skills required. Knowledge of production values required.
  • Ability to get along and communicate with a variety of people in often extreme circumstances.
  • Must be able to think quickly and respond to breaking news in high pressure situations and have strong organization and live reporting skills.
  • Ability to read, hear and speak clearly and follow both oral and written direction.
  • Ability to think critically and quickly and to articulate information in clear, concise manner to others.
  • Welcome feedback and constructive criticism.
  • Ability to read Teleprompter, to view videotape, and to listen to live and recorded audio.
  • Must be flexible to work any assigned shift including nights, weekends, holidays; and extended hours.
  • Must have a valid driver's license, a good driving record and be insurable. Applicant's driving record will be checked.
  • Please submit a demo tape in DVD format or a demo reel link of your on-air experience along with your resume and cover letter.
  • Physical Requirements: Ability to communicate in English, both verbally and in writing. Work with time sensitive and sometimes confidential information under tight deadlines and in pressure situations. Manual dexterity and fine motor skills to manipulate computer keys and camera equipment as well as general office equipment (telephone, copier, etc.). Must be able to move quickly at times from newsroom to edit booths to studio. Sit and/or stand for extended periods of time. Average pushing and pulling, bending and stooping. Travels locally daily. May travel regionally or nationally from time to time. The Company may make reasonable accommodations to facilitate the ability to perform essential job functions.

Job Overview

This position is responsible for covering and reporting the news for the for the station’s top-rated morning newscasts.

Job Responsibilities

  • Present live on television scripted and unscripted news reports; may present live stories from the scene of the news, the newsroom and/or studio or may tape stories for later broadcast.
  • Enterprise and develop stories for broadcast daily. Research and gather content for story. Write clear, accurate and interesting stories. Break down complicated and involved stories so that they are easy to understand. Ensure that any visuals shown are relevant, appropriate and impactful. Maintain standards of accuracy and fairness in news coverage.
  • Write for and maintain strong presence on website and other social media platforms.
  • Travel to the scene of a news story to gather and compile the information into the proper form for broadcast.
  • Complete assignments according to established deadlines.
  • Maintain extensive community contacts and awareness of local and national current events.
  • Make promotional and community appearances as required.
  • Maintain professional standards with regard to wardrobe, hair, cosmetics, and other areas of grooming as required for position. 
  • Write and post stories to website and other digital media platforms. Frequently update online stories.
  • Work closely and respectfully with assigned photographers.
  • Communicate frequently throughout the day and work collaboratively with others in the newsroom.
  • Contribute to the overall team effort to provide the market with the best possible local television journalism. Work in a team environment cooperatively and collaboratively with a variety of people. Build working relationships with co-workers, community members, and the general public.
  • Act in a professional manner when representing the station.
  • Attend editorial and strategic meetings. Contribute story ideas on a daily basis.
  • Report to work on time and work established schedule/hours. Ability to work other hours or alternate schedules as needed, as assigned by the News Director.
  • Complete other duties as requested and needed.

For more details and to apply, click here.

KSTP-TV is an equal opportunity employer.