Technical Media Producer; Primary - Wis-Tv

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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. Its 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.

Gray 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. Other media properties include video production companies Raycom Sports, Tupelo Media Group, and Power Nation Studios, and studio production facilities Assembly Atlanta and Third Rail Studios.

WIS is the #1 local media organization in the capital city market of Columbia, South Carolina. It is the market’s top‑rated broadcast television station, a digital publisher reaching tens of millions of users each year, and the home of GDM Columbia, a full‑service in‑house digital advertising agency with national scale. WIS is also the hub for Palmetto Sports & Entertainment, a statewide broadcast sports network, and an affiliate of Telemundo SC.

Serving South Carolina’s Midlands since 1953, WIS offers the opportunity to join an award‑winning culture for a popular brand built upon decades of market leadership. Named the South Carolina Broadcasters Association’s Station of the Year a record 17 times, WIS has earned the Edward R. Murrow Award for Journalism Excellence, the National Association of Broadcasters’ Service to America Award, the George Foster Peabody Award, and is an annual attendee of the Southeast Emmy Awards.

WIS produces more than 60 hours of local, original programming per week, and offers a unique variety of multiplatform advertising solutions, sponsored content, and professional creative services for businesses of any size. Columbia, South Carolina is a vibrant growing capital city with a diverse population, and it is home to the U.S. Army’s largest Basic Combat Training installation, Fort Jackson, the University of South Carolina, and multiple colleges and universities.

WIS is located downtown, just two blocks from the South Carolina Statehouse. The community offers a variety of entertainment and activities, from 50,000‑acre Lake Murray and the Columbia Fireflies minor‑league baseball team to the Riverbanks Zoo & Gardens and Congaree National Park.

The Technical Media Producer’s general responsibility is directing live or pre‑recorded productions as assigned, monitoring WIS’s on‑air streams, transmitter, FCC logs, and ingesting daily programming and commercial inventory. Regular assignments will involve directing specific newscasts, miscellaneous station productions, and various elements for our digital content.

• Daily work with the following platforms:
  Ross Overdrive automation, VizRT graphics, Panasonic PTZ cameras, and supporting equipment in the control room. Applications of these skills will include effectively operating robotic camera controls, prompter operation, audio operation, and a working knowledge of in‑house web production.
• Monitor and manage FCC program & transmitter logs to comply with FCC broadcast regulations.
• Various Master Control duties, including completing dub lists, log changes, receiving network feeds, monitoring all on‑air channels, etc.
• Work with AP ENPS, the newsroom computer system.
• Prep Media for news as needed.
• Understanding of all equipment in studios and production areas.
• Work closely with all other departments to meet all daily demands.
• Training of new personnel as assigned.
• Assist in maintaining clean studios and production areas.
• Other duties as assigned.