Director of Storytelling

Location: Remote – must be in one of GMG’s markets (Detroit, MI; Houston or San Antonio TX; Jacksonville or Orlando, FL; or Roanoke, VA)

Requires travel up to 75% of the time

Position Overview:

Graham Media Group is seeking a dynamic and experienced Director of Storytelling to elevate the quality and impact of storytelling across our newsrooms. This role is dedicated to helping journalists grow their skills in crafting compelling, audience-focused content across platforms. The ideal candidate is passionate about journalism, understands the evolving needs of modern audiences, and is an effective communicator who can deliver honest, constructive feedback in a way that motivates and inspires.

Key Responsibilities:

• Coach Journalists One-on-One: Provide individualized feedback to reporters, producers, MMJs, and anchors to enhance their storytelling techniques across digital and broadcast platforms.

• Lead Training Sessions: Design and deliver engaging workshops, small-group sessions, and hands-on coaching that focus on narrative structure, writing, visual storytelling, live reporting, and audience engagement.

• Collaborate with News Leadership: Work closely with news directors and managers to identify development needs and create customized coaching plans for individuals and teams.

• Offer Real-Time Feedback: Attend editorial meetings, watch newscasts, and review scripts and digital content to offer immediate, actionable feedback.

• Track Progress & Impact: Help set measurable goals for journalists and track their development over time through regular check-ins and performance assessments.

• Champion Innovation: Encourage experimentation with new storytelling formats, tools, and techniques, staying current with industry trends and best practices.

• Foster a Growth-Minded Culture: Create a supportive learning environment that embraces honest, respectful feedback and continuous improvement.

Qualifications:

• A minimum of 7 years of newsroom experience, ideally in reporting, producing, or content creation; degree in communications, journalism, or comparable field strongly preferred

• Proven strength in storytelling across digital and broadcast platforms

• Experience coaching or mentoring journalists is highly preferred

• Excellent communication, listening, and interpersonal skills

• Ability to deliver feedback that is both supportive and direct, aimed at building confidence and improving performance

• Strong understanding of journalistic ethics, editorial judgment, and newsroom dynamics

• Adaptability to different newsroom cultures and learning styles

• Self-starter with strong organizational skills and the ability to manage multiple coaching relationships

• Requires travel up to 75% of the time

Preferred Skills:

• Background in newsroom training, education, or talent development

• Experience with data-driven storytelling or audience analytics

• Familiarity with editing software and digital content platforms

• Bilingual or multilingual a plus

Why Join Us?

At Graham Media Group, we’re committed to telling stories that matter—and helping our teams grow into the best storytellers they can be. As our Storytelling Coach, you’ll play a pivotal role in shaping the future of local journalism and inspiring excellence across all levels of experience.

Interested candidates, please submit your resume and cover letter detailing your relevant experience to:

Sean McLaughlin, Vice President of News smclaughlin@grahammedia.com

Graham Media Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In addition to complying with the requirements of federal law, GMG will comply with applicable state and local laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a pre-employment drug screening, investigative background check, employment/education verifications and reference checks.

Vice President of Technology

Location: Remote – must be in one of GMG’s markets (Detroit, MI; Houston or San Antonio TX; Jacksonville or Orlando, FL; or Roanoke, VA)

About the Role

Graham Media Group is looking for a strategic and forward-thinking Vice President of Technology to lead the unification of our technology systems into a cohesive, future-ready operation. This is a transformative leadership role at the intersection of content, technology, and newsroom innovation.

You’ll play a key role in shaping the technical foundation for our company’s shift toward streaming-first, 24/7 news delivery, while supporting journalists and station teams across all markets. You will lead a small team tasked with aligning stations technology leadership, systems and workflows, and over time, help evolve a unified tech structure.

Key Responsibilities

• Lead the integration of broadcast and digital technologies into a single, strategic tech vision

• Modernize systems that support news production and delivery across CMS, NRCS, playout, and graphics

• Collaborate with editorial, engineering, and station leads to simplify and standardize tools and workflows

• Serve as a technology advocate for our internal customers — our newsrooms

• Build the foundation for a larger unified tech team while minimizing disruption in the early stages

• Champion and support development of your team, advocating for and expecting a high bar for internal customer service

Qualifications

• 10+ years of technology leadership in media, broadcasting, or digital news organizations

• Experience consolidating or modernizing tech platforms across multiple teams or markets

• Strong understanding of both digital (CMS, VMS, analytics) and broadcast (playout, NRCS) systems

• A collaborative leadership style and the ability to work across departments and locations

• Vision for a newsroom-first support model that’s responsive, scalable, and strategic

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working with AI, automation, or next-gen news delivery tools

• Familiarity with federated organizations and dotted-line management

• A passion for empowering content creators with the right technology at the right time

Travel Requirements

• Able to travel with regular frequency to GMG markets, sometimes on short notice.

Interested candidates, please submit your resume and cover letter detailing your relevant experience to:

careers@grahammedia.com

No Phone Calls Please

Graham Media Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In addition to complying with the requirements of federal law, GMG will comply with applicable state and local laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a pre-employment drug screening, investigative background check, employment/education verifications and reference checks.

Regional Digital Sales Manager

Location: Remote – must be in one of GMG’s markets (Detroit, MI; Houston or San Antonio TX; Jacksonville or Orlando, FL; or Roanoke, VA)

The Regional Digital Sales Manager will play a key role in driving the company’s digital sales and training initiatives while working closely with local market executives to achieve established digital revenue goals. The Regional Digital Sales Manager will leverage digital sales expertise and a strong relationship with assigned local stations to aggressively develop and grow digital revenue across all digital platforms. The position will assist GMG Sales Managers and Account Executives with identifying, presenting, and closing strategic, results-oriented digital campaigns and sponsorship opportunities.

Additionally, the Regional Digital Sales Manager will engage with product and training partners to help ensure understanding of digital products, key performance metrics, and growth opportunities across the company. The Regional Digital Sales Manager will report to the SR. Director of Strategic Revenue at the company.

This role must build strong relationships in local markets, with the local management team, support personnel and with third-party partners in a collaborative and effective manner.

• With Local Sales Managers and utilizing Salesforce, Domo, etc., gather and deliver regular sales forecasts, to create and exceed local, regional, and group sales goals

• Leverage Graham’s digital research, prospecting, and sales tools to help Account Executives uncover new business opportunities

• Leverage Graham’s unique digital assets and sponsorship opportunities to help account executives create results oriented local & regional client advertising campaigns

• Within assigned markets, increase overall Omne Digital business with an emphasis on multi-product, KPI-based campaigns

• Work with local Sales teams to conduct advertiser needs analyses and demonstrate value of GMG’s products and how they can produce results for the advertisers

• Communication will include maintaining and elevating our standards of superior customer service, presenting complicated digital advertising information in an easy-to-understand format for our sales teams and their clients

• Develop and drive sales plans through Multi-market Regional and Local teams working in tandem with executive leadership in establishing goals, measurement, and strategy

• Manage all functions of sales management including the distribution of materials, forecasting, sales campaign development, training and identifying and capitalizing on revenue opportunities to meet and exceed revenue goals

• For your assigned stations, establish and monitor key pacing metrics at both the client and account executive level, ensure all performance metrics are achieved; develop and execute plans as needed to meet and exceed goals across all teams

• Work with LSM’s in local markets to improve performance of all Account Executives and Sales Managers to expected market penetration levels and revenue objectives monthly, quarterly, and annually.

• Lead annual and ongoing account planning and management in regional markets with the goal of maximizing all digital opportunities in the marketplace

• Study the competitive environment and build knowledge of competitive challenges in assigned markets

• In a team environment and with assistance from partners, develop and implement product and process training curriculum

• Reacts to change productively and handles other essential tasks as assigned all while working in a fast-paced environment

• Troubleshoot campaign issues with internal and external teams and document outcomes and best practices to better handle in the future

• Travel to station sites for meetings. This position requires extensive travel (over 50% of the time).

Job Requirements

• 3+ years of direct advertising sales experience in digital and multimedia advertising sales, business development or other areas of media sales.

• Expert knowledge in all areas of digital marketing solutions (SEO, SEM, Mobile, Display, Platforms, Branded Content, Social, OTT, etc.)

• Proficient in Salesforce.com, Microsoft Office Suite, Google Marketing Platform, Google Ad Manager, Facebook Ads and online screen sharing tools

• Strong sales leadership and people management ability, with a solid understanding of sales disciplines (strength in prospecting, generating proposals and closing the sale), strategic sales, consultative selling as well as strong presentation skills.

• Market-level and regional knowledge of agencies, clients, and competitive offerings

• Excellent collaboration skills, organizational agility and capacity to work across all levels of the company including senior leadership.

• Executive presence, proven sales and management success in the ad industry with strong organizational navigation agility are critical.

Interested candidates, please submit your resume and cover letter detailing your relevant experience to:
Bob Allen, Sr Director of Strategic Revenue
rallen@grahammedia.com

No Phone Calls Please

Graham Media Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In addition to complying with the requirements of federal law, GMG will comply with applicable state and local laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a pre-employment drug screening, investigative background check, employment/education verifications and reference checks.

Vice President / General Counsel

We are seeking a strategic, business-oriented Vice President / General Counsel to serve as the chief legal advisor for our broadcast media company. This executive role will provide legal leadership across all areas of the organization, ensuring compliance with federal and state regulations, particularly those governed by the FCC, while managing legal matters related to intellectual property, corporate governance, litigation, employment law, and business transactions such as retransmission consent and affiliate negotiations. The ideal candidate will bring extensive experience within the media industry and a deep understanding of the legal landscape facing broadcasters.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage and oversee all litigation, including commercial, regulatory, and employment-related matters.

• Oversee compliance with the FCC, including licensing, reporting obligations, political advertising compliance, EEO, children’s programming, and public file maintenance

• Monitor and interpret changes in communications regulations, ensuring the company’s policies and operations remain in full compliance.

• Manage outside counsel as necessary, balancing legal exposure, cost, and business risk.

• Protect and enforce the company’s intellectual property rights, including trademarks, copyrights, and content licensing.

• Advise on rights clearance for programming, digital distribution, syndication, and promotional campaigns.

• Review news, advertising and promotional content to mitigate legal risk.

• Support and negotiate retransmission consent agreements with MVPDs and OTT platforms.

• Advise on affiliate relations and distribution contracts to optimize revenue and regulatory compliance.

• Advise executive leadership on corporate governance, ethics, and fiduciary responsibilities.

• Support mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic business transactions in collaboration with Graham Holdings Company and Graham Media Group senior leadership team.

• Serve as a partner to HR and management on employment practices, workplace policies, contracts, internal investigations, terminations, union negotiations, and compliance with labor laws.

• Review and streamline processes and workflows within the legal department to ensure timely action and execution in support of business needs.

Qualifications

• J.D. from an accredited law school; active bar membership in at least one U.S. jurisdiction (preferably where the company is headquartered).

• Minimum of 10 years of legal experience, with a strong preference for candidates who have served in senior legal roles within the media or broadcast industry.

• Demonstrated expertise in FCC regulation, media law, litigation management, contract negotiation, and corporate governance.

• Experience with union contracts, EEOC, labor laws

• Familiarity with digital media platforms, OTT, and the evolving legal framework around new broadcast technologies.

• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and leadership skills.

• Strong business acumen and the ability to provide practical, solution-oriented legal guidance in a fast-paced environment.

• Strategic thinker with the ability to anticipate legal issues and influence policy.

• Possess a collaborative leadership style with the ability to mentor teams and work cross-functionally across departments.

Work environment

• This is an in-person position located at Graham Media Group Headquarters in Detroit, MI.

Additional Information:

Graham Media Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In addition to complying with the requirements of federal law, GMG will comply with applicable state and local laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a pre-employment drug screening, investigative background check, employment/education verifications and reference checks.

Interested candidates, please submit your resume and cover letter detailing your relevant experience to: careers@grahammedia.com

Sales Support Coordinator

Location: Remote - strongly preferred in one of GMG’s markets (Detroit, MI; Houston or San Antonio TX; Jacksonville or Orlando, FL; or Roanoke, VA)

Job Description:

Graham Media Group is searching for its next Sales Support Coordinator who will be responsible for assisting the sales team with the processing and fulfillment of sales orders, strategically process makegoods, troubleshoot scheduling problems and traffic issues, solve billing discrepancies, manage program changes, provide weekly reports and correspondence with clients.

The key function of this role is to assist management, account executives and the sales team in reaching annual budgets for TV, Digital and New Business. Qualified candidates must be able to multi-task and get their task assignments done accurately and efficiently.

Responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Work closely with Account Executives to coordinate advertising campaigns

• Input and manage broadcast orders into Wide Orbit – for local, national, paid programming, pay-for-delivery, and political campaigns

• Work makegoods with buyers/agencies and input into order management systems

• Monitor network and station schedules for program changes

• Resolve billing discrepancies and assisting with collections

• Regularly monitor campaign performance to ensure clients’ goals are being met

• Pull TV post reports to ensure campaign delivery is on track

• Provide in-depth reporting tailored to each client’s goals and objectives

• Troubleshoot scheduling problems, preemptions and traffic issues

• Communicate with advertisers for video and traffic instructions, scheduling changes and campaign performance as needed. Encourage upsell opportunities where appropriate

• Serve as backup coverage for other national and/or local sales support as needed

• Provide reports for clients and management

• Establish and maintain high retention rates and a high level of customer satisfaction by exceeding customer expectations and proactively anticipating their shifting needs

• Responsible for Political order entry as well as maintaining our FCC files related to Political

General requirements include the following:

• Strong verbal and written communication skills

• Strong organizational, multi-tasking and time management skills a must!

• A team player who can work with others toward common goals

• Adaptable and flexible with ability to shift focus on new priorities

• Ability to manage multiple projects and priorities simultaneously

• Ability to adhere to strict deadlines and complete work in a timely and accurate manner

• Understand Nielsen & ComScore ratings and impressions

• Experience in a television station’s sales/traffic department preferred

• Previous experience with Wide Orbit applications highly preferred

• Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, especially Excel/spreadsheets and PowerPoint or presentation tools. Comfortable learning new software and processes as needed

• Bachelor’s degree in marketing or related field preferred

• 1-2 years of related work experience in media sales preferred or equivalent combination of education and experience

Additional Information:

Graham Media Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In addition to complying with the requirements of federal law, GMG will comply with applicable state and local laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a pre-employment drug screening, investigative background check, employment/education verifications and reference checks.

Interested candidates, please submit your resume and cover letter detailing your relevant experience to:

TK Nguyen, Manager of Broadcast Sales Support  tnguyen@grahammedia.com

Community Engagement Journalist

This role is located in Roanoke, VA.

We’re not just reporting the news — we’re reimagining how it’s told.

We’re looking for a dynamic Community Engagement Journalist to join our team and help shape a bold new approach to local storytelling. This role is ideal for a filmmaker-minded journalist who thrives on pushing creative boundaries, spotlighting underrepresented voices, and using solutionary, documentary-style journalism to spark connection and inspire change in communities but also, importantly, in content created for networks.

You’ll produce stories that don’t just inform — they engage, challenge, and uplift. We want narratives that break the mold of traditional news segments, blending emotion, depth, and visual storytelling to explore what matters most in Roanoke and beyond.

If you’re a self-starter with a creative edge, a passion for community, and the skills to craft compelling video content across platforms, we want to hear from you.

Responsibilities:

• Develop, produce, and edit original stories that integrate innovative storytelling and filmmaking techniques.

• Create emotionally resonant, solution-focused content that challenges conventional narratives.

• Build real relationships with community members, translating those connections into powerful content.

• Engage authentically across platforms — responding to comments, trends, and feedback with voice and purpose.

• Experiment with new formats, styles, and platforms to amplify impact and engagement.

• Stay informed on trends in social media, audience development, and visual journalism.

Key Qualifications:

• BS/BA in journalism, film, communications, or a related discipline — or equivalent professional experience.

• Proven experience in video production, content creation, and social media storytelling.

• Deep understanding of narrative structure, visual composition, and audience psychology.

• Skilled with editing software and digital publishing tools (e.g. Adobe Premiere, DaVinci, Canva, Meta Suite, etc.).

• Strong sense of initiative, curiosity, and creativity.

• Collaborative mindset with the ability to work independently and cross-functionally.

• Passion for lifting underrepresented voices and highlighting community-based solutions.

• Valid driver’s license, good driving record, and proof of insurance at required levels.

To apply, please send resume to: pburger@grahammedia.com

Graham Media Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. In addition to complying with the requirements of federal law, GMG will comply with applicable state and local laws prohibiting employment discrimination. Any offer of employment is conditional upon the successful completion of a pre-employment drug screening, investigative background check, employment/education verifications and reference checks.