Description

About Gray Media:

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.

Job Summary/Description:

We are seeking a highly accomplished, forward-thinking Chief Information Officer (CIO) to join our executive team. The ideal candidate will possess deep expertise in information technology leadership, an exceptional understanding of broadcast media infrastructure, and a proven track record of driving digital transformation. The CIO will be responsible for managing the design, deployment, maintenance, and support of company-wide Information Technology systems, including data networks, computers, servers, software, operating systems, databases, mobile devices, virtualization, software licensing, backups, and vendor-provided platforms.

• Align Information Technology strategy, goals, and objectives with company priorities. Oversee planning, organization, budgeting, and management of various IT disciplines and staff.
• Strategic Leadership: Develop and implement an IT strategy aligned with business goals to drive innovation and operational efficiency across all media platforms.
• Infrastructure Management: Oversee the design, implementation, and maintenance of robust, scalable broadcast networks and IT systems, ensuring seamless content distribution.
• Budget Oversight: Manage the IT budget, ensuring technology investments deliver maximum value and support cost-effective operations.
• Team Development: Mentor and lead a high-performing IT department, fostering a culture of learning, innovation, and excellence.
• Deep understanding of complex IT systems, technology infrastructure, cloud and IT business enablement highly desired.
• Strong knowledge of IT contracting, negotiating, organization development / change management, strategic planning, and action planning.
• Vendor Relations: Negotiate and manage relationships with technology vendors, service providers, and partners to ensure optimal solutions for broadcast needs.
• Crisis Management: Design and implement business continuity and disaster recovery plans to minimize disruption from technical incidents.
• Emerging Technology: Stay abreast of industry trends, evaluating new tools and platforms that can elevate broadcast quality and audience engagement.
• Visionary leadership with the ability to anticipate and adapt to rapid changes in technology and audience behavior.
• Strategic thinker, able to balance immediate operational needs with long-term innovation.
• Collaborative spirit, working seamlessly across departments and levels of the organization.
• Decisive, analytical, and resilient under pressure.

Please nore - primary job duties and responsibilities include, but are not limited to the information listed above.

Qualifications/Requirements:

• Self-motivated and able to make decisions.
• Minimum 10 years of progressive IT leadership experience, including at least 5 years within broadcast media or a similar industry.
• Demonstrable experience with broadcast technology infrastructure, playout automation, and content management systems.
• Very strong conceptual, analytical, judgment and communication abilities.
• Able to think broadly and long-term, recognizing the impact of decisions.
• Strong financial acumen with a history of managing multimillion-dollar IT budgets
• Exceptional communication, negotiation, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to inspire, motivate, and develop technical teams.
• Knowledge of emerging trends, such as streaming technologies, cloud migration, data analytics, and audience measurement tools.

If you feel you're qualified and want to work with a great group of people, go to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings, you may type in the job title, station call letters, or click on "apply now", upload your resume, cover letter, and references

(Current employees who are interested in this position can apply through the Gray-TV UltiPro self-service portal)

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