What are the responsibilities and job description for the LEAD REPORTER/MMJ - KWTX position at Gray Local Media, Inc?
About Gray Media:
Today, we are a growing multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. We are the nation's largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets serving 117 full-power television markets that collectively reach approximately 37% of US television households. The portfolio includes 80 markets with the top-rated television station and 100 markets with the first- and/or second-highest-rated television station in average all-day ratings across 116 such markets measured by Nielsen in 2025. We also own the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 46 markets and Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Our 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 KWTX:
KWTX News 10 is the CBS affiliate serving Central Texas. We're the news leader in our market, covering Waco, Temple, Killeen, Harker Heights, Copperas Cove, Bryan, and the surrounding communities across broadcast and digital. We're a Gray Media station, and we take our connection to this community seriously — and few things connect a community like Friday night football.
Job Summary/Description:
KWTX News 10 is looking for a Lead Reporter/MMJ to work evenings out of our Waco newsroom, with a focus on investigative reporting and breaking news. This role is for someone who already has sources across Central Texas and knows how to work them — someone who wants to break the story everyone else is chasing, not follow it. You'll turn daily content for all platforms, build original enterprise stories, and produce a monthly investigative report that's entirely your own. You'll also work directly with Gray's investigative team on original reporting for our market and take part in our late-night streaming shows. We're also looking for a leader. Someone newer reporters and MMJs can look up to, learn from, and go to when they need guidance.
Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:
- Report and produce daily content across broadcast and digital platforms during evening shifts
- Generate original enterprise stories through personal sourcing and independent reporting
- Produce one original investigative report per month
- Partner with Gray's investigative team to develop and produce original investigative content for the Waco market
- Shoot, write, and edit your own stories as an MMJ
- Cover breaking news as it happens, including live reporting from the scene
- Participate in KWTX's late-night streaming programming
- Serve as a mentor to newer reporters and MMJs in the newsroom, offering guidance on reporting, storytelling, and sourcing
- Maintain and grow a network of sources across Central Texas government, law enforcement, and community organizations
- Collaborate with the assignment desk and news leadership on story development and coverage planning
Qualifications/Requirements:
- Proven track record of investigative and enterprise reporting
- Strong, established sources across Central Texas or demonstrated ability to build them quickly
- Experience as a multimedia journalist — comfortable shooting, writing, and editing your own stories
- A bachelor's degree in Journalism, Communications, or a related field is preferred
- Excellent written and on-camera storytelling skills
- Understanding of and adherence to AP Style and broadcast writing standards
- Strong news judgment, sound editorial decision-making, and the ability to work independently
- Leadership qualities and a genuine interest in mentoring newer journalists
- Comfortable working evenings and appearing live for breaking news and streaming programming
- Valid driver's license and good driving record required
- Newsroom experience required; investigative reporting experience strongly preferred
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)
KWTX-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.