CREATIVE SERVICES PRODUCER - WAVE

GRAY MEDIA; Louisville (KY); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

WAVE in Louisville, Kentucky, is seeking a customer-service-oriented creative services professional to write, shoot, and edit commercials and other video and graphic design projects for a full-time position. Must have excellent interpersonal communication skills and be fully computer literate, with a passion for telling visual stories with sight, sound, motion, and emotion.

The role requires experience with Adobe Creative Suite (Premiere, After Effects, Photoshop) and knowledge of video lighting

Qualifications

• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite focusing on Premiere, After Effects, and Photoshop.
• Experience and understanding of lighting for video.
• Familiarity with Windows OS, Word, Outlook, and other Microsoft Office products.

Responsibilities

• Build commercial messages and campaigns for the station and clients.
• Operate video camera equipment for high-quality production of commercials and promos.
• Edit video, sound, and graphics using Adobe Creative Suite.
• Support sales and marketing with creative ideas for clients.
• Assist other creative services team members on productions.

Skills

Premiere Pro

After Effects

Photoshop

Video lighting

Video cameras

Microsoft Office

Education

Journalism/Radio TV/Film degree

Tools

Adobe Creative Suite

Job description

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 of such markets that were 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 WAVE:

WAVE is the first television station to sign on in Kentucky and Southern Indiana and has a rich history of being the area's most trusted source for local news, weather, and sports. WAVE is the official station for The Kentucky Derby, home to Thunder Over Louisville, and is known across the country for its award-winning journalism and breakthrough investigations. As part of the Gray Television family, WAVE is on the leading edge of innovation, constantly investing in the tools and technology to best serve our audiences on all screens with original and local multi-platform content. WAVE is in the heart of downtown Louisville, where technology, filmmaking, tourism, sports, education, health, and music make Kentucky one of the most industry-diverse metro areas in the nation.

Job Summary/Description:

WAVE in Louisville, Kentucky, is seeking a customer-service-oriented creative services professional to write, shoot, and edit commercials and other video and graphic design projects for a full-time position. Candidates must possess excellent interpersonal communication skills, both oral and written, and be fully computer literate, as well as love telling visual stories with sight, sound, motion, and emotion.

Duties/Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Building commercial messages and campaigns on behalf of the station and individual station clients.
• Operate video camera equipment to capture pictures and sound at a high level of quality for the production of finished commercials, station promotions, and occasional longer-form video productions.
• Operate a non-linear edit station to combine video, sound and graphics as needed into commercials, promos, and longer-form video productions using the Adobe Creative Suite of software.
• Support station sales and marketing efforts with creative ideas and the implementation and creation of those ideas for clients.
• Assist other members of the creative services team with productions as needed.
• Display and maintain appropriate dress for the workplace on on-location assignments.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Knowledge of advertising copywriting practices and basic rules governing ethical and legal broadcast advertising copy.
• Experience with Adobe Creative Suite with a focus on Premiere, After Effects, and Photoshop.
• Experience and understanding of lighting for video.
• Experience with video cameras and lenses.
• Familiarity with the Windows operating system, Adobe Creative Suite, Word, Outlook, and other Microsoft Office products is a must.
• A love for television and film is a plus. A degree in Journalism, Radio/TV/Film, or multimedia production is preferred.
• Able to safely handle equipment and tools weighing up to 35 pounds.

WAVE-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 Gray’s employees' ability to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

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