SENIOR CONTENT MANAGER - WOWT

Omaha, NE (Unknown)

Salary Not AvailableSenior LevelFull time

Posted 3 months ago

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Job Summary

Lead newsroom editorial decisions and multi-platform coverage for a senior newsroom role focused on fast, ethical, viewer-first storytelling.

  • Own daily editorial direction across TV, streaming, web, and social.
  • Must-have: Proven breaking-news leadership and multi-platform experience.
  • Standout: Guide reporters from pitch to script with strong judgment.

Job Description

Responsibilities

  • Evaluate reporter story pitches daily, push, redirect, or elevate based on First Alert standards and viewer impact.
  • Challenge every story to answer: "Why does this matter to viewers right now?" with a focus on safety, security, and community impact.
  • React fast and decisively to breaking news pivot coverage, redirect reporters, and drive urgency across all platforms simultaneously.
  • Monitor developing stories throughout the day; ensure follow-up coverage adds new, urgent information, not repetition.
  • Think for all platforms: TV, streaming, web, and social, and get news to where the audience is in real time.
  • Guide reporters from pitch to script, pushing for bold writing, urgent language, and crystal-clear storytelling.
  • Work closely with producers to shape dynamic, audience-first newscasts.
  • Apply strong editorial judgment and journalistic ethics to every content decision.
  • Research and plan for future news events; anticipate stories before they break.

Requirements

  • Experience as a content leader in a newsroom, whether as a senior producer, E.P., digital content manager, senior reporter, anchor/producer, or assignment manager.
  • Proven instincts for breaking news and a track record of aggressive, multi-platform coverage.
  • Strong news judgment and editorial ethics.
  • Comfortable coaching reporters and collaborating across the newsroom.
  • Fluent across all platforms, TV, streaming, web, and social are equally important to you.
  • This is a full-time dayside position, but flexibility is important. It could include evenings, weekends, and holidays as the news demands.

Preferred

  • Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Communications, or related field preferred.
  • Valid driver's license preferred.
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Gray Media, or Gray, is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, formally known as Gray Television, Inc. The company is the nation’s largest owner of top-rated local television stations and digital assets serving 113 television markets that collectively reach approximately 36 percent of US television households. The portfolio includes 77 markets with the top-rated television station and 100 markets with the first and/or second highest rated television station, as well as the largest Telemundo Affiliate group with 43 markets totaling nearly 1.5 million Hispanic TV Households. The company also owns Gray Digital Media, a full-service digital agency offering national and local clients digital marketing strategies with the most advanced digital products and services. Gray’s 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. Gray owns a majority interest in Swirl Films. For more information, please visit www.graymedia.com.

USA
2.1K employees (1,159 in marketing)
56% recommend to a friend
65% CEO approval

Traffic Signals

Monthly Visitors
335.6K
Traffic Source Mix
Search
10.9%
Direct
63.3%
Referral
25.1%
Social
0.7%
Paid
0%

Headcount Trend

Current headcount: ~2.1K

Marketing Team

Marketing Team Size
978 (46% of company)
Marketing Roles Posted (Last 30 Days)
2

Funding

Total Funding
$2.4B
Last Raise
$250M
Post IPO Debt, 3 months ago

Funding History

  • Dec 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $250M
  • Jul 2025
    Post IPO Debt • $900M
  • May 2024
    Post IPO Debt • $1.3B

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