About WideOrbit:
WideOrbit is the leading provider of advertising management software for large Media companies. WideOrbit’s comprehensive product line helps clients manage the entire workflow of advertising sales, from placement and optimization through to invoicing across multiple media, including broadcast television and radio, media networks, digital and mobile. More than 2,600 stations and networks around the globe operate on our core Traffic software, and more than 3,200 radio stations are powered by our radio automation platforms. Major media companies (ABC, CBS, NBC, CW, FOX) use WideOrbit software to deliver nearly 4 billion ad impressions per day and manage more than $24 billion in annual advertising revenue. WideOrbit is a fast growing, profitable company that is funded by world class Venture Capital firms, Khosla Ventures, Mayfield Fund, Hearst Ventures and Greycroft Partners.

Job Description:
WideOrbit is looking for a motivated and experienced QA Specialist for our software package – WO Media Sales. WO Media Sales is a software solution that allows sales professionals to analyze ratings and intelligently target their approaches for selling time slots to advertisers. The Quality Assurance Specialist will work with our software applications and systems to debug complex software products and provide detailed documentation of defects. The Quality Assurance Specialist will play an integral role as a liaison between product support and engineering, ensuring client requests and issues are met and clearly translated to the development team. If you enjoy taking pride that you found discrepancies before the product made it out the door, then this would be a great opportunity for you!

Here’s what you’ll be doing:
•Partner with product support in identifying software defects.
•Hands on testing software (e.g. regression, smoke, feature, system)
•Analyze test results to ensure functionality and recommend corrective action to the development team.
•Maintain documentation of test results to assist development team in debugging and modifications.

Here’s what we’re looking for:
•3+ years of experience of media software or 3+ years of experience in research at a broadcast company OR 3+ years of experience in media buying OR 1+ year of experience in Software QA with an end user application.
•Strong technical aptitude with experience in testing software is a plus.
•Experience participating in the implementation, administration, or testing of software is preferred.
•Solid communication skills, both written and verbal.
•Excellent documentations skills and attention to detail.
•Knowledge of MS Project or Smartsheet is a plus.
Location:
This position will be based in the Birmingham (Hoover) office.

Compensation, Benefits and Perks:
Besides a competitive salary and great work environment, here are some of our additional benefits and perks:
Health insurance, options, sabbatical leaves, great vacation package, work/life balance, life event benefits, casual work attire, snacks and coffee in the café, and plenty of opportunities to grow!

To Apply:
Please apply online at www.wideorbit.com/careers/

(05-22-14)

About WideOrbit:
WideOrbit is the leading provider of advertising management software for large Media companies. WideOrbit’s comprehensive product line helps clients manage the entire workflow of advertising sales, from placement and optimization through to invoicing across multiple media, including broadcast television and radio, media networks, digital and mobile. More than 2,600 stations and networks around the globe operate on our core Traffic software, and more than 3,200 radio stations are powered by our radio automation platforms. Major media companies (ABC, CBS, NBC, CW, FOX) use WideOrbit software to deliver nearly 4 billion ad impressions per day and manage more than $24 billion in annual advertising revenue. WideOrbit is a fast growing, profitable company that is funded by world class Venture Capital firms, Khosla Ventures, Mayfield Fund, Hearst Ventures and Greycroft Partners.

Job Description:
WideOrbit is looking for a motivated and experienced Product Manager for the integration of our product of WO Media Sales and WO Traffic. WO Media Sales is a software solution that allows sales professionals to analyze ratings and intelligently target their approaches for selling time slots to advertisers. The WO Media Sales Integrations Product Manager must have proven track-record of business analysis experience in the television or radio industry, possess excellent communication skills, and have had experience taking product features from conceptual design to launch. By leading the efforts of the WO Media Sales Integrations product team, you will define and communicate innovative new features and functionality for WO Media Sales.

Here is more about what you will be doing:
•Drive the development and roll out of the product including managing project goals and timelines.
•Lead Business Analysts and Engineers to create feature specification documents.
•Continually analyze current software needs and then define and prioritize features to meet those needs.
•Work with our all-star engineering teams to turn prototypes and ideas into a user friendly product.
•Strive for design perfection while reaching project goals and deadlines.
•Collaborate with development resources on the lifecycle of new features
•Guide multiple projects and tasks concurrently, while effectively managing change of scope or timelines.
•Assist QA staff in testing new or changed features.

Skills/Qualifications:
•5+ years of business analysis/product management experience in the television or radio industry with focus on sales.
•2+ years of experience on a Product Management team in the high technology, emerging media, or advertising industries is a plus.
•1+ year of experience in managing projects.
•Strong understanding of broadcast software.
•Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
•Strong attention to detail.
•Excellent troubleshooting skills.
•Positive entrepreneurial attitude.
•Willingness to travel to meet with clients as needed.

Location:
This position will be based in the Birmingham, Alabama office.

Benefits:
Besides a competitive salary and great work environment, here are some of our additional benefits and perks:
Health insurance, options, sabbatical leaves, great vacation package, work/life balance, life event benefits, casual work attire, snacks and coffee in the café, and plenty of opportunities to grow!

To Apply:
Please apply online at www.wideorbit.com
(06-29-14)

About WideOrbit:
WideOrbit is the leading provider of advertising management software for large Media companies. WideOrbit’s comprehensive product line helps clients manage the entire workflow of advertising sales, from placement and optimization through to invoicing across multiple media, including broadcast television and radio, media networks, digital and mobile. More than 2,600 stations and networks around the globe operate on our core Traffic software, and more than 3,200 radio stations are powered by our radio automation platforms. Major media companies (ABC, CBS, NBC, CW, FOX) use WideOrbit software to deliver nearly 4 billion ad impressions per day and manage more than $24 billion in annual advertising revenue. WideOrbit is a fast growing, profitable company that is funded by world class Venture Capital firms, Khosla Ventures, Mayfield Fund, Hearst Ventures and Greycroft Partners.

Job Description:
WideOrbit is looking for a motivated and experienced support specialist for our new software package – WO Media Sales. WO Media Sales is a software solution that allows sales professionals to analyze ratings and intelligently target their approaches for selling time slots to advertisers. The WO Media Sales Product Support Specialist must have a proven track-record in the television or radio industry, possess excellent communication skills, and be eager to learn and grow with a fast-paced team.

Here’s what you’ll be doing:
•Help users with how-to questions regarding use of WO Media Sales
•Identify and document software defects and requests for enhancements
•Provide information regarding customer needs to engineering and marketing
•Work with team to develop product support infrastructure
•Perform other tasks as assigned
•Reports to the Director of Product Support

Here’s what we’re looking for:
•2+ years of experience at a television or radio station within a sales department is strongly preferred.
•Experience with advertising/media sales proposals and stewardship applications.
•Excellent interpersonal skills, especially over the telephone.
•Strong technical aptitude to quickly learn new software.
•Experience using web based applications and comfortable with learning and using new technologies.
•The ability to work effectively under pressure and balance competing tasks in a rapidly changing environment.
•Proficiency in MS Windows, Word, Excel, and Outlook.
•Outstanding communication, problem-solving, follow-up, and organizational skills.

Compensation, Benefits and Perks:
Besides a competitive salary and great work environment, here are some of our additional benefits and perks:
Health insurance, options, sabbatical leaves, great vacation package, work/life balance, life event benefits, casual work attire, snacks and coffee in the café, and plenty of opportunities to grow!

Location and Hours:
This position is based at an office in Birmingham, AL and may require you to be flexible with different shifts to accommodate our nationwide customers. Please let us know if you have any limitations regarding the hours that you’re able to work.

To Apply:
Please apply online at www.wideorbit.com/careers/

(05-22-14)

About WideOrbit:
WideOrbit is the leader in advertising management software for Media companies, providing innovative, proven solutions for managing broadcast and cable operations. Our core WO Traffic software platform powers more than 2,300 stations and networks around the globe, managing more than $20 billion in annual advertising revenue. Our Radio automation software manages the content for more than 3,200 Radio stations. WideOrbit is a fast growing, financially stable organization with more than $180 million in contract backlog and is funded by world class Venture Capital firms, Khosla Ventures, Mayfield Fund, Hearst Ventures and Greycroft Partners.

Job Description:
Wideorbit is looking for solid developers to work on our WO Media Sales and WO Media CRM product as well as brand new product lines. Our WO Media Sales product is used by 80% of all TV stations to prepare avails, proposals, and orders. Every developer is a critical part of the design and implementation of a world class product at WideOrbit. Twelve years ago people thought we were crazy to start WO Traffic and now 70% of all television spot advertising inventory is done though our system! This is Industrial Strength Programming – performance critical application development with a 3-tier, high-availability, high-volume, distributed architecture. Your project would be to help expand our WO Media Sales product for use at radio stations.

Skills/Qualifications:
•5+ years’ experience in overall software development
•3+ years of experience in Delphi
•SQL, 3+ years required
•Radio Broadcast Industry knowledge preferred
•Knowledge of Arbitron and/or BBM datasets preferred
•Understand 3-tier architecture, OOA & OOD
•Good algorithmic skills and experience applying design patterns to both new and existing code
•Knowledge of Firebird 1.5 RDBMS
•Experience with MS SQL Server 2000
•Experience working with clients in design, development, testing and integration
•Excellent communication skills
•Great personality with a “Take Charge” attitude
•Willingness to thoroughly unit test and debug complex code that you, or others, may write.
•Experience with other programming tools, languages and protocols a plus

Compensation, Benefits and Perks:
Besides a competitive salary and great work environment, here are some of our additional benefits and perks:
Health insurance, options, sabbatical leaves, great vacation package, work/life balance, life event benefits, casual work attire, snacks and coffee in the café, and plenty of opportunities to grow!

Location:
This position will be based in our Birmingham office which is in Hoover, AL.

To apply:
Please apply on our website at www.wideorbit.com.

(05-22-14)

About WideOrbit:
WideOrbit is the leading provider of advertising management software for large Media companies. WideOrbit’s comprehensive product line helps clients manage the entire workflow of advertising sales, from placement and optimization through to invoicing across multiple media, including broadcast television and radio, media networks, digital and mobile. More than 2,600 stations and networks around the globe operate on our core Traffic software, and more than 3,200 radio stations are powered by our radio automation platforms. Major media companies (ABC, CBS, NBC, CW, FOX) use WideOrbit software to deliver nearly 4 billion ad impressions per day and manage more than $24 billion in annual advertising revenue. WideOrbit is a fast growing, profitable company that is funded by world class Venture Capital firms, Khosla Ventures, Mayfield Fund, Hearst Ventures and Greycroft Partners.

Job Description:
WideOrbit is seeking a Business Analyst to join our dynamic sales software product – WO Media Sales. In this role, the BA will work on the entire project lifecycle from requirements definition to writing detailed specs, as well as business use cases, workflows and some QA testing. As an important project team member, you will be expected to be detail oriented, goal driven and be able to communicate effectively with both internal and external resources.

If you’ve had experience in the radio industry, understand ratings and how sales work within a radio station AND have worked in the software industry, this could be a great fit for you!

Here’s what you’ll be doing:
•Take direction and ownership of individual project goals and timelines
•Gather and clearly document requirements, business cases, workflows for new product features
•Prepare specification documents for various functional areas – making business processes into features for software
•Communicate and document requirements for managers, team members and development resources
•Collaborate with development resources on the lifecycle of new features
•Guide multiple projects and tasks concurrently, while effectively managing change of scope or timelines
•Assist QA staff in testing new or changed features

Here what we’re looking for:
•3+ years of experience in the radio industry with focus on sales, research, and proposals is a MUST.
•Knowledge of systems implementation and software development lifecycle is preferred but not required.
•1+ year of experience in technical writing, business analysis, project management, and/or QA.
•Ability to collaborate with clients, internal staff and teams.
•Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
•Strong analytical and technical skills.
•Positive entrepreneurial attitude.

Location:
This position will be based in our Birmingham, Alabama office.

Compensation, Benefits and Perks:
Besides a competitive salary and great work environment, here are some of our additional benefits and perks:
Health insurance, options, sabbatical leaves, great vacation package, work/life balance, life event benefits, casual work attire, snacks and coffee in the café, and plenty of opportunities to grow!

To Apply:
Please apply online at www.wideorbit.com/careers/

(05-22-14)

WSFA 12 News, the dominant Raycom Media home market station in Montgomery, Alabama is searching for a strong, successful Local Sales Manager. Looking for an inspiring, innovative leader with a strong work ethic, positive, can-do attitude and excellent communication skills to motivate a veteran sales team, create and implement strategies designed to achieve goals and maximize on air, online, negotiate effectively, provide pricing/inventory control, manage sales projects, and develop new business. Familiarity with WideOrbit Sales and Traffic, Matrix and ShareBuilders is a plus. Previous television sales management experience with a demonstrated history of success and college degree preferred. Please apply online at careers-raycommedia.icims.com EOE-M/F/D/V

(05-04-14)

Raycom’s Fox Affiliate in Birmingham is seeking a talented and motivated Digital Sales Specialist. This position reports to Digital Sales Manager and is responsible for day to day sales of our digital product portfolio. This person will work independently to develop advertising relationships. Raycom media is on the cutting edge of media companies with a product suite that includes Internet, mobile, SMS, e-mail marketing, deals, contesting and social media. High volume phone and face-to-face calls will be required daily. Applicant must be an excellent communicator, highly computer literate and passionate about the value of digital media. Great upside potential for the right person. This position requires a valid driver’s license, clean MVR, college degree and previous sales experience. Professional appearance, demeanor and a positive attitude is required.

To apply, qualified applicant please visit careers-raycommedia.icims.com. Include cover letter and resume. No phone calls or faxes please. EOE-M/F/D/V

(05-22-14)

Media General Inc. is seeking an Business Manager to supervise and manage its business office and financial operations at WKRG-TV in Mobile, AL. Duties include overseeing all daily functions including AR, AP, PR and month end close. Requires knowledge and experience in budgeting, forecasting, Sarbanes Oxley and timely issuance of financial reports. Minimum of 5 years related experience in financial management and supervising personnel required. Proficiency with Excel, analytical reviews, reconciling general ledger accounts and training employees a must. Media experience, CPA, and/or public accounting experience a plus.

EOE M/F/D/V pre-employment drug and background screening. Resume and references can be sent to WKRG, General Manager, 555 Broadcast Drive, Mobile, AL 36606 or email to hr@wkrg.com All applicants must apply online to www.mediageneral.com.
(05-22-14)

News 2 WKRN-TV, Nashville, Tennessee, has a career opportunity for the following position.

Multi-Media Journalist with outstanding “live” reporting skills.

The ideal candidate should be proficient in digital media. Two years of experience in News reporting in “live” settings preferred, along with excellent communication skills and a working knowledge of current news events. The ideal candidate must be able to work independently,
generate story ideas, and produce innovative content for all newscasts.

Responsibilities may include, but are not limited to:

Reporting, shooting, writing, and editing non-linear news stories for the web and other digital media.

A Bachelor of Arts degree in Journalism or equivalent work experience in a Newsroom is preferred.

Applicants should complete an online application at www.mediageneral.com/careers
Links to reel should be e-mailed to humanresources@wkrn.com
Cover letter and resume to:
WKRN-TV
ATTN: Human Resources
441 Murfreesboro Road
Nashville, TN 37210
email to: humanresources@wkrn.com – NO PHONE CALLS, PLEASE
Pre-employment background and drug screening required. EOE M/F/D/V

Be sure to include your name and the job title in subject line.

WKRN-TV is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate in the hiring, training or promotion of employees because of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin. We are engaged in a continuing effort to seek out prospective applicants for employment with our company. We earnestly solicit your assistance in obtaining employees and request you refer prospective applicants to us at the address below.
(05-22-14)

Alabama Public Television (APT) is seeking a full-time Documentary Production Specialist. Candidates must be proficient in the use of industry standard non-linear editing applications and general motion picture photography. Experience in Documentary Filmmaking is a plus. The position also requires the ability to lift and carry production equipment.

To apply, mail cover letter, resume and 3 professional references to: Human Resources Manager, APT, 2112 11th Avenue South, #400, Birmingham, AL 35205 or email to tneeley@aptv.org by Friday, May 16, 2014. NO PHONE CALLS/FAXES. This is an APT Foundation position. APT is an EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
(05-16-14)