NEWS PRODUCER (ASSO) - WDBJ

GRAY MEDIA; Roanoke (VA); On-site; USD 42,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

GRAY MEDIA's Roanoke-based station, WDBJ7, is seeking a producer to lead daily news operations and coordinate coverage across anchors, reporters and crews.

You will plan, write, shoot, and edit stories, ensuring accuracy, clarity and engaging local content for the Roanoke-Lynchburg market.

The role requires strong leadership, excellent communication, organization and a passion for news in a fast-paced, community-focused newsroom.

Responsibilities

• A producer is one of the most crucial positions at a television station. The position requires someone who is a strong leader, an excellent communicator, organized, and passionate about the news.

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 WDBJ:

WDBJ7, WZBJ24 and WDBJ7.com are a Gray-owned dominant CBS-affiliated media powerhouse in beautiful Roanoke, Virginia. Known as “Your Hometown Station®”, WDBJ7 and WZBJ24 serve 26 counties across the Blue Ridge Mountain region and produce more than 55 hours of award-winning local news coverage, more than any of its competitors in the Roanoke-Lynchburg market.

For 70 years, WDBJ7 has been the number one station of choice for viewers from Roanoke to Lynchburg and across the New River Valley.

Job Summary/Description:

A producer is one of the most crucial positions at a television station. The position requires someone who is a strong leader, an excellent communicator, organized, and passionate about the news.