Description

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 WMTV:

WMTV is the NBC affiliate and a Gray Media-owned station serving south central Wisconsin. We are the #1 station-leading the market in news and weather coverage. We are recognized for sharing information with accuracy and immediacy on all platforms.

We work hard and take pride in getting it right. In 2025, WMTV was honored as the Wisconsin Broadcasters Association "News Operation of the Year" and also medium market "Station of the Year (for coverage airing in 2024). We also received nine Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, including the coveted "Overall Excellence" Award.

What's better than working at the #1 station in the nation's #1 city? Join our award-winning team and live, work, and play in a community that is consistently named one of the best places to live in America. We are just 1.5 hours from Milwaukee, 2.5 hours from Chicago, and 5 hours from Minneapolis/St. Paul.

WATCH: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c7KugIlmEWI

Job Summary/Description:

WMTV, the NBC and CW affiliates in Madison, Wis., has an immediate opening for a News Reporter/MMJ. The ideal candidate will be aggressive with breaking news and will understand the execution of accountability storytelling. Previous experience producing investigative, consumer, and data-driven journalism is a plus.

This is a high-profile position that requires initiative, leadership, and flexibility. You must have versatility in your reporting and be able to cover everything from breaking news to features. The ideal candidate must be able to: mine for content, scope out new information, and find and develop sources.

You will work with speed and accuracy when it comes to gathering and verifying facts, shooting and editing video, and writing. You must have exceptional reporting skills and strong, live delivery, news judgment, and ethics. WMTV is a multi-platform organization, and qualified candidates will excel in traditional television storytelling, as well as digital innovation. Previous experience is preferred.

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

• Work with a sense of immediacy independently and as a team. It is our culture.
• Develop sources within the community to gain unique, "Only On" insight and reports on important and impactful issues.
• Strong research skills, ability to employ critical thinking skills to dig and go "beyond the press release" and/or confirm incoming news tips via email or social media.
• Work with a sense of immediacy independently and as a team.
• Write and post copy daily on all digital platforms as new information is learned throughout your shift. This includes WMTV15News.com, social media, our news app, and CTV/Streaming products.
• Digital storytelling is a key component of our MMJ duties, so candidates must be skilled in using digital and social tools to enhance stories, gather information, and engage with the audience.
• Execute a daily digital plan tailored to your assignment and long-term projects. This includes posting to social media throughout your shift, identifying opportunities for live streaming on our website, getting breaking news, live, and user-generated content into our newscasts, and to our News Now Desk.
• Understand our DMA, key target audiences, and where they live.
• Mentor, guide, and give storytelling and producing feedback to new hires.
• Have the desire to win and the ability to reflect on your work and apply feedback.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Minimum two years of newsroom experience, preferred. A college degree in journalism or a related field.
• The ideal candidate will be aggressive with breaking news and will understand the execution of accountability storytelling. Previous experience producing investigative, consumer, and data-driven journalism is a plus.
• Must have an established and responsible presence on digital platforms, including station website, social media, and CTV.
• Understanding of and adherence to AP Style (on digital platforms) and broadcast writing for television.
• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal), proven news judgement, ethics, and integrity.
• Strong work ethic, organizational, and leadership skills. Must be able to work quickly, meet deadlines, multitask, and show composure, especially during breaking news.
• Flexibility to work long hours/overtime, weekends, and overnights as needed for breaking news and specialized coverage.
• Valid driver's license with a clean driving record. Motor Vehicle Records check required.
• Must be able to carry 35+ pounds of gear, and be experienced in shooting and editing unique content. All of our anchors are expected to MMJ. We do have photographers to partner with on appropriate assignments and live shots.

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)

WMTV-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.