What are the responsibilities and job description for the EXECUTIVE PRODUCER (STREAMING) - WANF position at Gray Local Media, Inc?
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 45 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 WANF:
Atlanta News First has served Atlanta communities for more than 50 years with local news, weather, sports, and entertainment. WANF (Independent), ANF (streaming), AtlantaNewsFirst.com, WPCH (CW), and PSN (Peachtree Sports Network) are owned by Gray Television, headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. Would you like to work in the #7 market in a city with a thriving economy and a vibrant culture? Atlanta News First provides the community with award-winning local news coverage, dedicated community service, and effective marketing solutions for area businesses. Come to Atlanta for the opportunity. The energy. The chance to dream where there's space to contribute. Where creatives, universities, entrepreneurs, and the world's biggest brands intersect. Atlanta has a unique culture all its own.
Job Summary/Description:
Take live, local streaming news beyond the simulcast. Drive a bold editorial strategy that makes ANF an essential news source in the Atlanta market with dynamic live moments, smart storytelling, and programming designed for streaming.
Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Streaming operations and editorial control
- Maintain full editorial ownership of all streaming, including breaking news, weather coverage, special events, and secondary-stream programming.
- Establish daily, weekly, and long-term streaming plans that prioritize the Atlanta News First brand, urgency, and streaming-first storytelling.
- Ensure consistent quality, pacing, and branding across all streams.
- Make real-time editorial decisions during breaking news and extended coverage.
- Content development
- Lead development of streaming-exclusive content
- Optimize ANF and Gray content for streaming
- Foster collaborative partnerships with coworkers, subject matter experts, and community leaders
- Audience growth and performance
- Drive measurable growth on ANF through content strategy and execution.
- Use analytics and audience data to guide programming decisions.
- Education and Training
- Serve as the newsroom's streaming champion, ensuring streaming is a primary integrated platform for news coverage.
- Raise the organization’s streaming fluency by setting clear expectations and best practices for streaming-first storytelling, production workflows, and platform execution.
- Lead hands-on training, coaching, and refreshers for producers, reporters, anchors, and photographers to build confidence with streaming tools and workflows.
- Create a supportive learning environment that encourages experimentation, continuous improvement, and shared accountability for streaming quality and consistency.
- Partner with newsroom leaders to identify skill gaps, develop simple training resources, and reinforce a culture where streaming is a core product.
Qualifications/Requirements:
Required:
• Bachelor's degree in journalism or related field
• Minimum 5 years of experience in a newsroom required; broadcast-adjacent digital experience preferred
• Excellent news judgment, time management, and organizational skills, with the ability to manage multiple priorities simultaneously
• Strong knowledge of AP style
• Proven track record of working at a high level under tight deadlines
• Demonstrated experience producing content for multiple platforms (broadcast, digital, streaming, or social media)
• Must provide samples of recent work
Preferred:
• On-camera experience delivering live, unscripted information under deadlines
• Excellent video editing skills with knowledge of Adobe Premiere and Edius
• Experience with streaming platforms, such as V-Mix
• Proven track record of successful multi-platform or streaming content production
• Experience producing for both traditional broadcast and digital-native audiences
• Experience producing special projects or unscripted live events
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)
WANF-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.