Alabama Public Television (APT) is seeking an experienced communications professional to lead the organization’s marketing, communications, public relations, audience engagement, and outreach efforts. This position plays a key role in promoting APT’s programming, educational resources, events, and services across Alabama.

The Marketing & Communications Manager develops and implements strategic communications initiatives while overseeing brand management, media relations, digital communications, fundraising support, community partnerships, promotional campaigns, and staff supervision. The position is responsible for strengthening APT’s visibility, reputation, and connection with audiences throughout the state.

The successful candidate will be a strategic thinker, strong writer, and creative communicator who can manage multiple projects, build relationships with stakeholders, and increase awareness of APT’s programs, services, and community impact throughout Alabama.

What You’ll Do

• Develop and execute integrated marketing campaigns that promote APT programming, services, educational initiatives, and events while strengthening the organization’s brand identity, visibility, and public presence.
• Create compelling content for digital, social media, email, print, and broadcast platforms.
• Evaluate audience engagement data, promotional effectiveness, and communications metrics to recommend and implement strategic improvements.
• Serve as APT’s primary contact for media relations, including preparing press releases and coordinating media opportunities.
• Support fundraising and membership efforts through effective promotional campaigns and donor communications.
• Coordinate community outreach activities and represent APT at events and public engagements.
• Coordinate the preparation, writing, editing, and publication of annual reports and other agency publications that communicate organizational accomplishments and impact.
• Coordinate projects with internal departments and external vendors.
• Ensure consistent brand standards and messaging while evaluating marketing performance and recommending improvements.
• Supervise staff and internships, providing direction and training while ensuring achievement of departmental goals.
• Manage and oversee the organization’s marketing budget.

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited four-year college or university in Journalism, Public Relations, Communications, English, or a closely related field.
• Five (5) years of professional work experience in the field of public relations, public information, communications, print journalism, broadcast journalism, or related media promotional/informational work for an organization.

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience developing and implementing marketing, communications, or public relations strategies that strengthen organizational brand identity and reputation.
• Experience managing digital communications, including social media, websites, email marketing, and content development.
• Experience writing and editing public-facing communications and serving as a media contact.
• Supervisory or team leadership experience.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint).
• Experience managing website content through content management systems (CMS) such as WordPress or similar platforms.
• Experience in public media, broadcasting, higher education, nonprofit communications, government, or other mission-driven organizations.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong knowledge of marketing, public relations, media relations, audience engagement, brand management, and digital communications.
• Content development, copywriting, and storytelling skills.
• Strong presentation and public speaking skills.
• Ability to develop and communicate clear, compelling messages across multiple platforms and audiences.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to manage multiple projects, priorities, and deadlines in a fast-paced environment.
• Strong organizational, analytical, and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to effectively supervise, coach, and develop staff.
• Demonstrated adaptability and ability to quickly learn new technologies, software applications, and industry concepts.

Why Join APT?

At Alabama Public Television, you’ll help tell stories that inform, educate, and inspire audiences throughout Alabama. This position offers the opportunity to make a meaningful impact through public media while working with a collaborative team dedicated to serving communities across the state.

SALARY RANGE

$62,284.80 – $104,719.20 (commensurate with experience)

Our Benefits Include:

• Comprehensive health, dental, vision, cancer, and flexible spending account (FSA) benefits, effective on date of hire.
• Pension plan
• Paid annual and sick leave
• Paid parental leave
• Thirteen paid holidays
• PSLF Qualifying Employer

How To Apply

Alabama Public Television is currently accepting resumes for preliminary consideration.

Interested candidates should submit:
• Cover letter
• Resume
• Portfolio or samples of marketing, communications, public relations, or related work

Materials should be submitted to humanresources@aptv.org.

Alabama Public Television is an Equal Employment Opportunity employer.

This Job Description May Cause Extreme Excitement and Career Growth

At AMP Sales & Marketing Solutions, we believe a great workplace isn’t just something we say – it’s something you can feel when you join the team. Here, it’s all about great collabs, ambition, and results but most importantly, we grow here, and we enjoy it here. We’re searching for that special someone, a driven, talented individual to join our innovative media sales team. In this role, you’ll engage with new clients and show them how our innovative media solutions can amplify their brands and deliver measurable success. If you’re energized by building relationships, closing deals, and making an impact, we’d love to hear from you.

Sound like the right fit? Check out the checklist below and if it sounds like you, hit “Apply Now” and let’s chat.

Your Day-to-Day (aka the Playbook)

Help Brands Thrive:

Join our media sales team and play a pivotal role in helping brands and companies grow. By identifying new opportunities, building strong client relationships, and delivering impactful solutions, you’ll showcase how our multi-media content platforms and digital assets can drive meaningful results for our partners.

Your focus will be on helping clients achieve their goals, ensuring that every campaign is a success. When our clients win, we win – and we believe in celebrating those victories together!

Make Connections: Embrace your powers of persuasion and make every handshake and meeting count! Every interaction is a chance to build a genuine connection and show clients how we can help them succeed. You’re not just selling; you’re building partnerships and long-lasting relationships. You’re helping businesses find the right audience in the right place at the right time. When we say One Partner, Endless Possibilities, we mean it!

Be A Trusted Guide: In this role, you’ll connect with clients on a human level, understand their unique needs, and craft tailored sales and marketing solutions that deliver results. As their trusted advisor, you’ll help them navigate the ever-evolving marketing landscape, ensuring every step of the journey is planned with care and precision.

Shake Things Up: Bring your creativity and fresh ideas to the table! We’re looking for someone who challenges the status quo, embraces innovation, and finds new ways to connect with our audience. Your contributions will help elevate our brand and drive meaningful results for your clients.

Join us and Conquer the Media Landscape: You’ll be part of a dedicated team of A1 media sales professionals, committed to achieving market leadership. Together, we amplify our impact, deliver exceptional outcomes, and help our clients succeed in ways that truly matter.

Identify Emerging Opportunities: It’s about being able to see what others can’t, anticipating market shifts, analyzing data and predicting the next big thing. Your insights will position our clients and AMP for long-term success.

What We’re Looking For

Proven Sales Ability and an Unstoppable Desire to Learn

You’re a seasoned sales professional and we value your drive, energy, and passion for achieving results.

Strong Communication Skills: You’re a natural at building relationships and communicating effectively. Proficiency with digital tools and applications is a must.

A Passion for helping Others: You’re committed to understanding clients’ needs, providing top-notch customer service and making a difference. You’re not just selling a product; you’re providing a solution.

A Competitive Spirit: Do you get a little boost when you achieve a goal (especially if it was a tough one)? We love that for you (and us)! We want someone who’s driven to excel but also knows how to celebrate the victories (big and small) with their team. That drive makes you a valuable part of our organization.

A Willingness to Grow: Do you thrive in environments where you’re always learning something new? Excellent, you’ll fit right in! The media world is constantly evolving, and the ability to learn, adapt, and embrace challenges in a fast-paced, digital-first environment is key.

The Practical Stuff

A valid driver’s license, up-to-date insurance, and reliable transportation are necessary for connecting with clients in your community.

Why Join AMP Sales & Marketing Solutions? / The Reasons You Should Hit “Apply Now”

Serious Work, Seriously Cool People: Be part of a dynamic team that values creativity, collaboration, and fun! We are all for work that is rewarding.

The Compensation Package: We offer a base salary, commission structure, and benefits package designed to support your success and well-being. Happy employees don’t stage rebellions! 😉

We Make a Real Difference (Not Just Talk About It): At AMP, we help local businesses thrive through advertising strategies that create tangible impacts. Our media sales specialist isn’t just selling ads; they’re the boots on the ground, making a real difference where it counts. (And yes, it feels pretty good.)

Top-Notch Training and Support: We’re not the kind of company that hires you and then disappears into the corporate abyss. We carefully select candidates for a cohort-based training program, where you’ll join a group of sales professionals from all over the country. From onboarding to ongoing mentorship, we invest in your success with training programs that set you up for long-term growth.

Career Growth Opportunities: We believe in investing in you. That’s why you’ll have access to training, mentorship, and career advancement opportunities to help you thrive. We are a leader in our industry, flexing our local charm and national muscle, providing you with options to amplify your career in your local market or join one of our AMP Sales & Marketing Solutions teams in another city.

Comprehensive Media Education (We Are Your Power Source!): New to the industry? We’ve got you covered with training programs that turn curiosity into expertise.

AMP is us. It’s you. It isn’t just a name; it’s a mission. A promise to amplify our reach, amplify our innovation, and most importantly, amplify you. If you’re ready to grow your career and help businesses achieve their goals, we’d love to hear from you.

EEO AND INCLUSIVITY

Sinclair is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace. Employment practices will not be in?uenced or a?ected by virtue of an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

WVTM, the NBC and CBS affiliates in Birmingham, Alabama “The Magic City” is seeking a Chief Engineer. The successful candidate will lead a team and demonstrate the ability to organize, plan, manage, document and complete assignments within a live broadcast environment. You will work in collaboration with the other department heads and directly oversee the daily operation of the station. We are looking for someone with experience in broadcast excellence and teamwork, with a passion for serving the local community, ready to embrace the challenges and opportunities of our ever-evolving industry. The ideal candidate must excel in motivating and working with a high-energy team, enthusiastic about collaborating with all departments, integrating AI into solutions and workflow, focused on the future of our industry. Candidate should demonstrate success in budgeting, capital planning and personnel management. This position reports directly to the General Manager and partners with Hearst Television leadership.

What You’ll Do

Engineering Leadership

Lead, coach, and develop the station’s engineering team, including staffing, scheduling, AI adoption and implementation, performance feedback, technical training, and on-call coverage.

Set priorities and service standards for engineering work, build strong working relationships across departments, and communicate technical issues and their operational impact clearly.

Partner with the General Manager and station leaders to align technology plans with local journalism, production, business needs, and Hearst Television standards.

Broadcast and Facility Operations

Oversee the reliability, maintenance, troubleshooting, and lifecycle planning of broadcast, newsroom, production, automation, master control, media storage, network, streaming, and transmission systems.

Maintain station transmission and RF facilities, studios, control rooms, remote production equipment, and critical infrastructure such as generators, UPS, and HVAC systems supporting technical operations.

Provide engineering leadership during live programming, breaking news, severe weather, outages, and other urgent events; coordinate response, recovery, and follow-up.

Compliance, Safety, and Resilience

Ensure required FCC, EAS, and other applicable regulatory and industry obligations are met, with accurate records, scheduled testing, inspections, and timely corrective action.

Maintain preventive maintenance, equipment inventory, technical documentation, safety practices, emergency preparedness, backup power, and disaster recovery plans.

Coordinate with Hearst Television and enterprise IT partners on cybersecurity, network resilience, access practices, and business continuity for station systems.

Planning and Modernization

Develop and manage operating and capital budgets, equipment replacement plans, vendor relationships, service contracts, and engineering projects from proposal through implementation.

Evaluate and implement improvements to IP-based workflows, automation, cloud or hybrid services, streaming, and other emerging technologies while protecting reliable on-air operations.

Use approved AI tools, where appropriate, to support technical research, summarize logs or documentation, identify workflow improvement opportunities, and organize maintenance or project information; verify outputs before use and follow company requirements for confidential, employee, and operational data.

Review significant technical incidents, identify root causes, document corrective actions, and apply lessons learned to improve reliability.

What You’ll Need

At least 7 years of progressively responsible experience in television broadcast engineering, media technology, or a closely related technical field, including experience leading or supervising technical staff.

Working knowledge of television broadcast systems, RF transmission, studio and newsroom technologies, automation, IP-based media workflows, and applicable FCC and EAS requirements.

Experience planning technical projects, managing budgets and vendors, prioritizing equipment lifecycle needs, and coordinating work across departments.

Ability to troubleshoot complex systems, make sound decisions under deadline pressure, and explain technical issues to both technical and non-technical colleagues.

Ability to provide support during live operations and occasional nights, weekends, holidays, or emergencies as station needs require.

Education, training, or experience in broadcast engineering, electrical engineering, information technology, electronics, or a related field. Hearst Television will consider a college degree, trade school diploma, professional certificates, military training, or equivalent practical experience.

Experience with broadcast automation, IP video and audio, streaming, cloud or hybrid media systems, cybersecurity practices, emergency planning, and relevant certifications such as SBE is valued.

Related military experience will be considered.

Values in Action

At Hearst Television we tell stories every day. Stories about people of all backgrounds, perspectives, and identities. That’s why, behind the scenes, we believe in being an organization that fosters collaboration and open communication, ensuring that the content we create is authentic, accurate, and connected to the communities we serve.

Benefits

Hearst’s benefit programs are modern, flexible and designed to focus on you. As a Hearst employee, you and your spouse or partner or dependents would have access to the following benefits.

Medical | Dental | Vision

401(k) matching

Emotional Wellness Support

Paid Time Off

Paid Parental Leave

LGBTQ+ Health Services

Additional benefits to meet your and your family’s needs

About Us
Hearst Television (HTV) owns and/or operates 35 television and two radio stations serving 27 media markets across 39 states reaching nearly 25 million U.S. television households. HTV is recognized as one of the industry’s premier broadcasting companies and has been honored with numerous awards for distinguished journalism, industry innovation, and community service.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer. we do not discriminate in hiring on the basis of sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, creed, national, origin, physical or mental disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law.

Summary
The Digital Account Executive is responsible for selling comprehensive digital media solutions to local/regional/national accounts to achieve sales targets and maximize revenue. The DAE will be the market’s subject matter expert on digital services and the station’s core digital assets to achieve budgeted revenue goals. The Digital Account Executive will achieve this by professionally and effectively selling Alabama’s 42 Core Digital products (Display, Video, Sponsorships, etc.) and the Nexstar Digital suite of digital marketing products (Live Streaming Sports, OTT, Targeted Video & Display, Social Media, SEM, etc.), with the objective of advancing client objectives and achieving client KPI’s.

Principal Duties & Responsibilities
• Identify and develop new client relationships.
• Meet and exceed sales quota leveraging our growing suite of digital products.
• Manage a client pipeline and revenue utilizing a CRM.
• Create unique and customized digital media plans leveraging the full suite of digital products.
o Research target market needs and adjust sales strategy accordingly.
o Ensure clear understanding and interpretation of client needs, and recommend appropriate solutions, in order to meet requirements.
• Willingness to take on additional opportunities as company expands.
Specialized Knowledge/Skills/Abilities
• Knowledge of digital advertising tools in order to advise advertisers on the effective use of digital advertising investments.
• Understanding of the online space and solution selling.
• Strong oral, problem solving, communication, writing, negotiation and presentation skills.
• Must be well organized, display a professional demeanor, exude high energy and show attention to detail.
• Confident, flexible multi-tasker, and able to work independently.
• MS Office skills including Word, Excel, and PowerPoint required.
Education/Experience
• Bachelor’s degree preferred.
• A valid driver’s license, state mandated automobile insurance and an acceptable driving record are also required.

WEAR has an exciting opportunity for a part-time News Production Assistant!

Responsibilities include:

Operate TelePrompter or camera and floor manage for our (Morning, Evening, and/or Weekend) Newscasts

Prep for newscasts including but not limited to:

Studio and set preparation

Greet and mic guests

Clean and maintain studio

Lighting maintenance

Video editing for webcasts

Other duties as assigned

Experience:

Experience is not necessary, but education and/or internship in television or related field preferred

Training will be provided

General Hours: [schedule varies, 20 hour work week on average]

Must be able to work on weekends

Other hours as needed, on occasion

EEO AND INCLUSIVITY:

Sinclair is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace. Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by virtue of an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

WEAR has an exciting opportunity for a full-time 4pm News Anchor / Reporter (with MMJ skills). In this role, you will be required to produce daily content on a variety of platforms including the internet and social networks, along with performing other duties as assigned by the news managers. We are looking for someone with a clear understanding of how to dig for a story, research it, write it with an edge, and use strong storytelling and TV production to make it impactful and memorable. It is important to have strong writing skills and to have knowledge of current events. Dynamic live television and storytelling skills are a must.

Skills and Experience:

A self-starter and who can generate his or her own story ideas on a daily basis

Ability to demonstrate enterprise reporting and creativity in storytelling

Exemplary communication skills, both written and verbal

Ability to maintain an active social media presence to build your brand and solicit original story ideas

Requirements and Qualifications:

Previous anchoring experience is required

Must have at least 1 year of on-air experience

Live shot experience is required

Shooting expereince preferred

Previous experience working in a team environment is a must

While applying online, please include a link to your online demo reel

EEO AND INCLUSIVITY:

Sinclair is proud to be an equal opportunity employer and a drug free workplace. Employment practices will not be influenced or affected by virtue of an applicant’s or employee’s race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender identity, and sexual orientation), national origin, age, disability, genetic information, military or veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

WVUA 23 News (Birmingham DMA #46), the independent commercial television station owned by the University of Alabama, is looking for a production associate to direct 5pm and 9p live newscasts. This is a ¾-time, Thursday through Monday (weekends), afternoon through evening position (varied 1:30pm to 11:30pm shift) with hourly pay range of $16.63-$19.95 and full University benefits. Some overtime working special events, projects, or programming is possible.

The successful applicant will lead the studio and control room staff for a 30-minute live newscast on Saturday and Sunday evenings as the director, serving as lead professional staff technician on newscasts and shows three days during the traditional work week. Our new team member will also mentor students who are required to build a base of understanding and respect for the technical side of live television broadcasting working crew positions during our broadcasts and tapings.

WVUA 23 News operates in the Digital Media Center inside Bryant-Denny Stadium right on the vibrant and exhilarating campus of the University of Alabama. The station is supported by the Journalism and Creative Media Department in the College of Communication and Information Sciences, which helps prepare student interns to staff newsroom positions from studio camera operator to newsroom video editor to reporter to weekend anchor. We strive to earn our motto, Your Town: Your News, with every broadcast, reaching well beyond campus for stories that impact and interest the people of seven west-central Alabama counties (Walker, Bibb, Hale, Green, Pickens, and Fayette).

Application Deadline 10/15/26. Visit UA’s employment website at http://jobs.ua.edu for more information and to apply. The University of Alabama is an equal opportunity employer (EOE), including an EOE of protected vets and individuals with disabilities.

The Multimedia Journalist Reporter reports, shoots, writes, voices, edits and feeds news production content for all platforms in a manner that is clear, engaging and meaningful to news consumers.

Additional Job Description
o Reports news stories for broadcast, describing the background and details of events
o Arranges interviews with people who can provide information about stories
o Reviews copy and corrects errors in content, grammar and punctuation, following prescribed editorial style and formatting guidelines
o Reviews and evaluates notes taken about event aspects to isolate pertinent facts and details
o Determines a story’s emphasis, length and format, and organizes material accordingly
o Researches and analyzes background information related to news stories to be able to provide complete and accurate information
o Gathers information about events through research, interviews, experience or attendance at political, news, sports, artistic, social or other functions
o Pitches stories to news managers and news producers which are relevant to the local community
o Receives assignments and evaluates leads and tips to develop story ideas
o Discusses issues with producers and/or news managers to establish priorities or positions
o Checks reference materials such as books, news files or public records to obtain relevant facts
o Revises work to meet editorial approval or to fit time requirements
o Shoots and edits news events and news reports
o Produces and presents reports for all platforms
o Ensures that all content meets company standards for journalistic integrity and production quality
o Writes stories for the web and other eMedia platforms
o Interacts with viewers/users on social media sites
o Performs special projects and other duties as assigned

Requirements & Skills:
o Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience
o Fluency in English
o Excellent communication skills, both oral and written with the ability to ad lib when required
o Minimum two years’ experience in news reporting (Depending on market size)
o Superior on-air presence
o Proficiency with computers, telephones, copiers, scanners, fax machines and other office equipment
o Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
o Valid driver’s license with a good driving record
o Flexibility to work any shift

Please apply at: https://www.alabamas42.com/work-with-cbs-42/