WTVY, Dothan’s #1 rated news station has an immediate opening for a Digital Media News Coordinator. The Digital Media News Coordinator will be in charge of newsroom websites www.wtvy.com and www.nbcwiregrass.com. Other responsibilities include administration of station social media websites on Facebook and Twitter. Videography work will be required as part of newsroom duties, as assigned by News Director.

Employee will keep newsroom websites up to date with information provided by news staff, as well as press releases, news sources, other affiliates and sister stations inside the Gray TV family. DMNC will work to craft creative sections on websites for occasions such as Friday Night Football, Elections, Peanut Festival and other major events in our viewing area. Desired candidate will monitor comments on news stories on station websites and remove inappropriate posts, as necessary. DMNC will also be responsible for keeping latest content on the Gray Digital Media ticker system, through clickability and the Gray Digital Media interface.

Social media is a primary responsibility for the DMNC. Administration of station Facebook pages for WTVY & WRGX, as well as station Twitter feeds is required. This includes crafting creative posts to Facebook pages to create viewer interaction, monitoring comments on posts and removing inappropriate comments, working with news staff to keep feeds updated with latest and most important information and working with sales to administrate contests, when necessary. Work with News Director to effectively post at peak times on social media to ensure most interaction with the public.

DMNC will work with reporters at various times and serve as a videographer for major stories and sweeps pieces. Other limited videography work may be required as well, as assigned by the News Director.

WTVY covers counties in three states; Alabama, Florida and Georgia. Our station is located in southeast Alabama. We’re less than 2 hours from Panama City and Destin on the Gulf Coast, as well as manageable drives to major cities like Atlanta, Nashville, New Orleans, Montgomery, Birmingham, Mobile and Tallahassee.

Desired candidate must be willing to work a flexible schedule. One year of commercial or university experience preferred. Send resume to the attention of:

News Director
Mr. Kim Allen
285 N. Foster Street
Dothan, AL 36303.

Materials may also be emailed to kim@wtvy.com. NO PHONE CALLS PLEASE. Pre-employment drug test and driving record check required. EOE.

WTVY-TV, a Gray Television Group Station, is an equal opportunity employer and a DRUG FREE WORKPLACE. Pre-employment drug screening and driver’s license check are required. A valid driver’s license is absolutely necessary and a good driving record is a plus for obtaining this position.
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This job announcement remains in effect for a period of 45 days after the posting date listed above and will be re-issued if the position is not filled within that time.

(12-26-14)

MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION
IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

TITLE OF POSITION: Senior Producer/Director (PIN 0231)

DEPARTMENT: News & Public Affairs

ANNUAL SALARY: Competitive

JOB DUTIES INCLUDE:

Mississippi Public Broadcasting is seeking an experienced multimedia journalist to join our award winning news team. This person will produce NPR-style news stories and features on issues of local and regional interest. Candidates should be comfortable and competent with social media and reporting on multiple platforms. The ideal candidate should be a self-starter with strong news judgment who’s enterprising and capable of generating story ideas. This position is also responsible for producing long form, sound rich features for insertion into daily newscast. The reporter may be asked to anchor newscasts and host programs. Applicant must have expertise in news-gathering, writing, editing and radio production for short-form and long form-reports. Ideally would be familiar with public radio news programming
Mississippi Public Broadcasting is an eight station statewide network. The network has been honored with four National Edward R. Murrow awards for excellence in broadcast journalism.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

A Master’s Degree from an accredited four-year college or university in Radio/Television/Film or a directly related field (AND) two (2) years of experience in work directly related to the above-described duties; (OR) A Bachelor’s Degree from an accredited four-year college or university in Radio/Television/Film or a directly related field (AND) three (3) years of experience in work directly related to the above-described duties; (OR) Graduation from a standard four-year high school or equivalent (GED), (AND) seven (7) years of experience in work directly related to the above-described duties; (OR) Above graduation from a standard four-year high school or equivalent (GED), directly related education and related experience may be substituted on an equal basis. This position is classified as State Service, Exempt. See Web Site for compete description (www.mpbonline.org). SUBMIT Applicants may apply online through the Mississippi State Personnel Board or mail the State of MS application to Mississippi Public Broadcasting, Attn: Human Resources, 3825 Ridgewood Road, Jackson, MS 39211 received by November 14, 2014. Resumes not accepted in lieu of applications.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION
3825 RIDGEWOOD ROAD, JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI 39211

(11-14-14)

MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION
IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

TITLE OF POSITION: Project Technician Senior (PIN 0095)

DEPARTMENT: Technical Services

ANNUAL ENTRY SALARY: $34,274.51

JOB DUTIES INCLUDE:

Maintain and repair microwave and transmitter equipment; maintain technical adjustments according to FCC Rules; ensure proper tower, building and grounds maintenance; and computer knowledge needed. Duties include monitoring and maintenance of digital microwave and transmitter equipment. Some duties must be performed within a high voltage and power environment. Lifting/weight requirement 75 pounds. A General Radiotelephone Operator License (GROL) or SBE certification desired, but not required.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

An Associate Degree from an accredited two-year college in Electronics or a directly related field (AND) four (4) years of experience in work directly related to the above described duties; (OR) Above graduation from a standard four-year high school or equivalent (GED), directly related education and directly related experience may be substituted on an equal basis. Must be able to work varying shifts all hours of the day and night. May be called to work for extended periods during emergencies or special needs. This position is classified as State Service, Exempt. See Web Site for complete description (www.mpbonline.org). SUBMIT: Applicants may apply online through the Mississippi State Personnel Board or mail the State of MS application to Mississippi Public Broadcasting, Attn: Human Resources, 3825 Ridgewood Road, Jackson, MS 39211 received by November 13, 2014. Resumes not accepted in lieu of applications.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION, CONTACT:
MISSISSIPPI AUTHORITY FOR EDUCATIONAL TELEVISION
3825 RIDGEWOOD ROAD, JACKSON, MISSISSIPPI 39211

(11-13-14)

Join a national award-winning news team at the home of the Crimson Tide! Alabama Public Radio is seeking candidates to anchor both our “Morning Edition” and “All Things Considered” programs. We’re seeking candidates with at least two years of public radio experience, including anchoring, writing, and reporting. APR was recently honored with RTDNA’s national Unity award for a year-long series on the fight for civil rights in Alabama. APR also received the national Edward R. Murrow award for overall excellence, alongside NBC network and CBS Radio. In addition, the team won back-to-back Sigma Delta Chi awards, and was named “Most Outstanding News Organization” by the AP three years running. Ever hear of “Bill Nye, The Science Guy?” His executive producer is our GM. Ever hear of Pat Duggins? NPR’s NASA correspondent of 14 years is our News Director. APR is housed inside the University of Alabama’s $17 million dollar state-of-the-art digital media center. U of A is one of only two universities in the nation with a commercial TV station, a nationally recognized public radio station, and a public TV production unit all under one roof. We want you!

Salary commensurate with experience. This position offers health, dental, and vision insurance, as well as retirement benefits, TIAA-CREF matching, vacation, holiday, and sick time accrual.

Application deadline 12/05/2014. Visit UA’s employment website at 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.

(12-06-14)

Part Time Master Control Operator/ Production Technician.
The duties include monitoring all three of our stations as well as routine operation of Harris automation system, recording and preparation of satellite programming for later broadcast, keeping program logs and performing studio duties related to the production of local programming. A flexible schedule is required for this position, including holidays, nights and weekend hours. Applicant should be very computer literate and technology oriented with a high degree of attention to detail. A pre-employment drug screening check is required.

A decision will be made as soon as possible. Qualified applicants should send a resume, references, and non-returnable DVD to Human Resources, 815 23rd Avenue, Meridian, MS 39302. Faxes may be directed to 601-693-9656. Emails may be sent to humanresources@wtok.com. Human Resources may also be contacted by phone at 601-693-1441. Pre-employment drug screening and MVR check required. WTOK-TV is a drug free workplace, equal opportunity employer and also participates in the Homeland Security E-Verify program.
Gray Television is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we encourage members of minority groups and women to apply for this position. If you know of qualified applicants who may be interested in applying for this position, please refer them to us. If you know of other organizations that may be of assistance in our Equal Opportunity effort, please provide us with their names and addresses.

(12-06-14)

Producer will be responsible for conception to completion of creative commercials and station promotions. Creative writing and communication skills and the ability to work under tight deadlines and flexible hours are essential. Responsibilities include web content production and implementation. Previous videography and editing skills, radio
or TV experience, and extensive computer graphics experience is preferred

A decision will be made as soon as possible. Qualified applicants should send a resume, references, and non-returnable DVD to Human Resources, 815 23rd Avenue, Meridian, MS 39302. Faxes may be directed to 601-693-9656. Emails may be sent to humanresources@wtok.com. Human Resources may also be contacted by phone at 601-693-1441. Pre-employment drug screening and MVR check required. WTOK-TV is a drug free workplace, equal opportunity employer and also participates in the Homeland Security E-Verify program.

Gray Television is an Equal Opportunity Employer, and we encourage members of minority groups and women to apply for this position. If you know of qualified applicants who may be interested in applying for this position, please refer them to us. If you know of other organizations that may be of assistance in our Equal Opportunity effort, please provide us with their names and addresses.

(12-06-14)

Alabama Public Television (APT), the statewide educational & public television network seeks a Director of Development to focus & grow revenue generating activities & manage the development team. This is a full-time position for the Alabama Educational Television Foundation Authority that reports directly to the executive management of APT. Commercial Broadcast Sales Management experience a plus.

For detailed requirements, please see posting under “Employment” at www.aptv.org. To apply, mail cover letter, resume & 3 professional references to: APT HR Manager, 2112 11th Ave. S, #400, B’ham, AL 35205 or e-mail to: tneeley@aptv.org by 11/30/14. NO PHONE CALLS/FAXES. APT is an EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER.

(11-30-14)

October 30, 2014

If you have a DasDec EAS unit please note the following release from Digital Alert:

This Field Service Bulletin provides important guidance on how to remove an unauthorized national EAN alert from the DASDEC alert queue.  If this bogus EAN message was received by a DASDEC, it may remain in the device queue pending automatic transmission on November 9, 2014.  This bulletin provides simple steps for the user to cancel any pending alert.

This Field Service Bulletin is available at http://www.digitalalertsystems.com/pdf/DAS%20FSB-103014R1.0.pdf

In short, log in to the DASDEC with an account with  “Admin” user rights, then Go to Decoder > All Alerts. If you happen to see a Nov 9th EAN still in the log, then just click the “Cancel” button on the second entry to remove the event that would be forwarded.  That bogus EAN is now removed, if it was there at all.

If you have any questions or comments, please send an Email to support@digitalalertsystems.com.

Sage users should not have to take any action other than to make sure your unit has the strict time box clicked on the configuration page.

Let me know if you have any problems or questions

Larry Wilkins
lwilkins@al-ba.com

Job Description: Southern California network affiliate is seeking a proven Broadcast Engineer to provide hands-on maintenance and supervision of other technical personnel.

The applicant will work closely with news and production to improve the functionality of existing automated workflows, and to identify areas where new processes and procedures can be implemented to increase throughput and to decrease human touch points. This is a great job opportunity for an established chief engineer that wants a change of scenery or an assistant chief that is ready to step up to the “big seat”.

Minimum Job Skills: The successful candidate should have demonstrable knowledge of:
• Multi-channel station automation and servers
• File-based newsroom workflows and editing
• HD routing switchers, production switchers and multi-viewers
• Satellite commercial delivery systems – PitchBlue, Pathfire, etc.
• Card-based ENG systems
• Broadcast Encoders, Mux & IRDs
• Thorough knowledge of FCC Rules & regulations
• Excellent understanding of master control operations and ability to supervise
• Understanding of ATSC / 8VSB signals, MPEG2, DOLBY AC3, CALM ACT, EAS, CAP, IP Video, HDTV, ENG and STL Microwave transmission.
Additional Job Skills: The successful candidate should also have an understanding of:
• Windows & MAC OS
• TCP/IP
• Understanding of VPNs, VLANs and port routing
Minimum Job Requirements:
• Supervisory experience
• The ability to work successfully with peer managers
• Degree in engineering, engineering technology or a related field. Experience may be substituted for the degree.
• 3-5 years in a supervisory position
• The ability to lift 50 lbs
• Requires individual who is highly organized, detail-oriented and able to work under pressure with little or no supervision.
• Evening and weekend work required
• Some travel as needed.

Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer. M/F/D/V

Please send resume to HR@otabroadcasting.com or fax to 800.878.5011

(11-30-14)