Digital Video Content Creator - Kptv

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 U.S. television households.

14975 NW Greenbrier Pkwy
Beaverton, OR 97006, USA

KPTV is a Fox‑affiliated television station licensed to Portland, Oregon. Owned by Atlanta‑based Gray Television, it is part of a duopoly with Vancouver, Washington‑licensed MyNetworkTV affiliate KPDX.

The Digital News Content Creator is a motivated content creator for a social media audience at a TV news station, requiring knowledge of nonlinear video editing and graphic design for social media platforms (Tik Tok, You Tube, Facebook, Instagram). Must be capable of editing news stories in various forms for multiple digital platforms and may occasionally work flexible hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays.

• Plan and edit video as assigned for KPTV’s various digital platforms.
• Create custom social media graphics for KPTV’s various digital platforms.
• Cut video from TV newscasts for use in articles on  & You Tube.
• Monitor KPTV programming for compelling video that can be featured on our digital platforms.
• Communicate and collaborate as part of a team in the newsroom.
• Post content to social media.
• Keep the digital department’s video and photo database organized & updated.

• Minimum 2 years of prior experience, preferably in a TV newsroom or for a digital publication.
• Ability to work under deadline pressures with reporters and producers.
• Strong evidence of creating engaging, informative content for social media, including Tik Tok & You Tube.
• Willingness and ability to occasionally work nights, weekends, and some holidays.
• Experience with voiceovers, audio editing, or podcasts.
• Ability to create and manage short, medium, and long‑term content plans.
• Experience and familiarity with design creation tools, ideally Adobe Illustrator and Adobe InDesign.
• Experience and familiarity with video creation and editing tools, ideally Adobe After Effects, Premiere Pro, and Photoshop.
• A portfolio of relevant work products to submit.
• Proven creative mind with a great eye for detail.
• College degree preferred, but not required.

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