TECHNICAL MEDIA PRODUCER (PRIMARY) - WIS-TV

Gray Local Media, Inc; Columbia (SC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 66,000; Full time

Job summary

WIS-TV/Gray Media in Columbia, SC is seeking a Technical Media Producer to Direct live or pre-recorded productions, monitor on-air streams, and oversee daily programming. The role involves coordinating with control room staff and ensuring smooth broadcast operations.

You will operate Ross Overdrive automation, VizRT graphics, Panasonic PTZ cameras, manage FCC logs, and assist in web content and newsroom production.

Qualifications

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced TV newsroom environment.
• Willingness to work non-traditional hours, including nights and weekends.
• Good hearing, vision, and physical stamina for studio work.
• Proficiency with standard newsroom and production PCs.
• Clear spoken English and professional communication.

Responsibilities

• Direct live or pre-recorded productions and monitor on-air streams.
• Operate Ross Overdrive automation, VizRT graphics, and Panasonic PTZ cameras.
• Direct specific newscasts and miscellaneous station productions as assigned.
• Manage FCC program and transmitter logs to ensure compliance.
• Perform Master Control duties including dub lists and network feeds.
• Prepare media for news and assist in in-house web production.
• Collaborate with all departments to meet daily production demands.
• Train new personnel as assigned and maintain clean studios.
• Support in maintaining production areas and equipment.

Skills

Communication skills

Team coordination

English speaking

Schedule flexibility

Hearing & vision

PCs & graphics

Job description

About Gray Media:

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 47 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 WIS-TV:

WIS is the #1 local media organization in the capital city market of Columbia, South Carolina. It is the market’s top-rated broadcast television station, a digital publisher reaching tens of millions of users each year, and the home of GDM Columbia, a full-service in-house digital advertising agency with national scale. WIS is also the hub for Palmetto Sports & Entertainment, a statewide broadcast sports network, and an affiliate of Telemundo SC.

Serving South Carolina's Midlands since 1953, WIS offers the opportunity to join an award-winning culture for a popular brand built upon decades of market leadership. Named the South Carolina Broadcasters Association's Station of the Year a record 17 times, WIS has earned the Edward R. Murrow Award for Journalism Excellence, the National Association of Broadcasters' Service to America Award, the George Foster Peabody Award, and is an annual attendee of the Southeast Emmy Awards.

Among the many notable former journalists who helped set our standard, NBC Today Show co-host Craig Melvin began his career with WIS as an intern, photographer, reporter, and then anchor.

WIS produces more than 60 hours of local, original programming per week. The station offers a unique variety of multiplatform advertising solutions, sponsored content, and professional creative services for businesses of any size.

Columbia, South Carolina, is a vibrant and growing capital city with a diverse population. It is home to the U.S. Army's largest installation for Basic Combat Training, Fort Jackson, along with the University of South Carolina and multiple other colleges and universities. WIS is located downtown, just two blocks from the South Carolina Statehouse.

Our community combines affordable quality of living with a variety of entertainment and activities to accommodate your lifestyle, whether it's our 50,000-acre Lake Murray, our Columbia Fireflies minor league baseball team, the Riverbanks Zoo & Gardens, nearby Congaree National Park, and so much more.

Job Summary/Description:

The Technical Media Producer's general responsibility is directing live or pre-recorded productions as assigned, monitoring WIS's on-air streams, transmitter, FCC logs, and ingesting daily programming and commercial inventory. Regular assignments will involve directing specific newscasts, miscellaneous station productions, and various elements for our digital content.

Duties/Responsibilities include (but are not limited to):

• Daily work with the following platforms: Ross Overdrive automation, VizRT graphics, Panasonic PTZ cameras, and supporting equipment in the control room. Applications of these skills will include effectively operating robotic camera controls, prompter operation, audio operation, and a working knowledge of in-house web production.
• Monitor and manage FCC program & transmitter logs to comply with FCC broadcast regulations
• Various Master Control duties, including completing dub lists, log changes, receiving network feeds, monitoring all on-air channels, etc.
• Work with AP ENPS, the newsroom computer system
• Prep Media for news as needed.
• Understanding of all equipment in studios and production areas.
• Work closely with all other departments to meet all daily demands.
• Training of new personnel as assigned.
• Assist in maintaining clean studios and production areas.
• Other duties as assigned.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Great communication and people skills.
• Operating knowledge of PCs and graphics computers.
• Willingness to work a non-traditional schedule. Position may include late nights or early mornings and weekends.
• Sitting or standing for long periods of time.
• Good or corrected hearing and vision.
• Good English-speaking skills, the ability to speak clearly.

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 the ability of Gray’s employees to perform their job duties may result in discipline up to and including discharge.

WIS-TV/Gray Media is a drug-free company