INVESTIGATIVE PRODUCER - KMOV

About Gray Media:

Gray Media, or Gray, is a multimedia company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia. 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 45 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.

About KMOV:

KMOV is the most-watched television/digital news operation in Missouri and Southern Illinois, with nationally-recognized and award-winning news, weather, and investigative content. Winner of the national Edward R. Murrow award in 2023 for Best Newscast, KMOV resides in a new state-of-the-art facility in the suburbs of St. Louis. KMOV is one of the top CBS affiliates in the country, a leader in Market #24, and known for its numerous community service projects and effective broadcast and digital marketing solutions. Ranked as the #1 city in the nation in 2022 for new college graduates, St. Louis is also recognized for its low cost of living, convenient transportation, and robust arts and entertainment scene. Home to the world-famous Arch, St. Louis Cardinals baseball, STL CITY soccer, and Blues Hockey teams.

Job Summary/Description:

Are you a relentless truth-seeker who refuses to settle for the surface story? Do you believe that investigative journalism isn’t just about the "big reveal" on the 6 o'clock news, but about owning the narrative across every screen a person touches? First Alert 4 is looking for an Investigative Producer to lead our award-winning I-Team. We need a strategist and a storyteller who can take a complex data set and turn it into a digital-first powerhouse, someone who knows that real impact happens when you combine deep-dive reporting with a modern, multi-platform mindset.

Duties/Responsibilities (but are not limited to) the following:

What You’ll Do:
• Steer the I-Team pipeline: Own the daily direction and long-term organization of our investigative unit, moving stories from the first tip to the final multi-platform rollout.
• Drive digital-first execution: Lead a strategy that embraces non-traditional storytelling, ensuring our investigations reach the largest possible audience on streaming, social, and web (not just linear TV).
• Uncover the "Why": Mine data, identify hidden patterns, and expose trends that go beyond the headlines to drive meaningful change in the St. Louis region.
• Build the workflow: Create repeatable, rock-solid systems for tracking public records, managing data, and following up on leads so nothing falls through the cracks.
• Collaborate for impact: Work side-by-side with newsroom leadership and multimedia teams to ensure every investigation meets the highest editorial and legal standards.
• Shape the future: Integrate investigative reporting into First Alert Forward, our solutions-oriented show focused on the future of our community.
• Manage the front lines: Oversee the investigative tip line—triaging leads, documenting sources, and ensuring we are responsive to the community we serve.
• Celebrate excellence: Organize and lead our station’s award entries, showcasing our team’s hard work for Emmy, Murrow, and other top journalism competitions.

Why You’ll Love It Here:
• High support, high expectations: We provide the resources and the runway for long-term investigative excellence; we want you to do your best work here.
• Real community impact: Your work will directly influence the future of the St. Louis region through our First Alert Forward initiative.
• Innovation-first culture: Gray Media is evolving, and First Alert 4 is at the forefront of that digital transformation.

Ready to lead the most impactful I-Team in St. Louis and make your mark? Let’s create something that matters.

Qualifications/Requirements:

What You Bring:
• Major market experience: You’ve spent at least 5 years producing high-impact investigations in a fast-paced newsroom.
• A data-driven mindset: You’re comfortable with spreadsheets, public datasets, and FOIA requests; you know how to make the numbers tell a story.
• Editorial muscle: You have a proven track record of shaping complex narratives into clear, accountability-driven reporting.
• Digital fluency: You’re ready to break traditional TV conventions to build stories specifically for streaming and social audiences.
• Persistence and curiosity: You’re a self-starter who doesn't take "no" for an answer when a story matters.
• Collaborative spirit: You know how to lead reporters, photographers, and digital teams toward a shared vision.
• Discretion and integrity: You handle sensitive information and sources with the highest level of professionalism and care.
• Impact-oriented: You don't just want to "do a story"; you want to drive community engagement.

Other Qualifications:
• Bachelor's degree majoring in Journalism or Communications

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)

KMOV-TV/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.