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 46 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.
We understand that life needs balance. That is why we offer our employees and
eligible family members a comprehensive benefits package, including:
Comprehensive Medical(Rx), Dental, and Vision Coverage
Health Savings Account with Company contributions
Flexible Spending Account
Employer-paid life and disability benefits
Paid parental leave benefits
Adoption and Surrogacy Benefits
401(k) Plan, including matching and profit-sharing contributions
Employee Assistance Program
Voluntary benefits, including Hospital Indemnity, Critical Illness, Accident
Insurance, and supplemental life insurance coverage
Paid Time Off, including Relocation PTO
Focus on Caring
Salary/Wage:
$75,000 - $90,000/yr.
Shift and Schedule:
Mon. - Fri. (or at the Manager's Discretion)
Job Type:
Full-Time
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About Gray Digital Group (GDM):
Gray Digital Technology is the corporate division of Gray Media responsible for
the company's digital products and technology. The Digital Technology team
builds websites, mobile apps, and internal tools that support local news, video,
weather, and business operations for stations across the country. We continually
improve our products and practices by adopting modern technology, exploring
better ways to serve our markets, and investing in the growth of talented
people.
Job Summary/Description:
Gray Media is seeking a PHP / Laravel Developer who thrives on variety and turns
evolving business needs into reliable, modern web applications. Working with the
Gray Digital Technology team, you will build, enhance, and modernize internal
tools across the company, often moving between multiple projects and delivering
practical solutions quickly. This is a remote position.
Duties/Responsibilities essential will include (but are not limited to) the
following:
• Design, develop, and maintain secure, reliable, and maintainable web
applications using PHP 8+ and Laravel.
• Rapidly turn business needs into practical, reliable internal applications and
workflow tools.
• Manage work across multiple applications and projects, shifting priorities as
business needs evolve.
• Enhance and support applications used in day-to-day company operations.
• Modernize legacy PHP systems into maintainable Laravel-based solutions.
• Build and maintain internal APIs, third-party integrations, and data
workflows.
• Design, optimize, and maintain MySQL databases for individual applications.
• Develop accessible, user-friendly forms and interfaces using HTML, CSS, and
JavaScript.
• Troubleshoot, diagnose, and resolve production issues and user-reported
problems.
• Collaborate with stakeholders and team members to translate business
requirements into effective technical solutions.
• Review code, share technical guidance, and help the team apply consistent
development, security, and maintainability standards.
• Write unit and integration tests to validate functionality and prevent
regressions.
• Document application behavior, workflows, decisions, and technical
implementation details.
Qualifications/Requirements:
• 3+ years of professional experience developing applications with PHP.
• 2+ years of professional experience with the Laravel framework.
• Strong experience with relational databases such as MySQL.
• Experience building and consuming RESTful APIs.
• Proficiency with Git and GitHub.
• Solid knowledge of HTML, CSS, and JavaScript.
• Experience deploying, supporting, and maintaining production applications.
• Demonstrated ability to troubleshoot and diagnose production issues.
• Ability to organize and prioritize work across multiple concurrent projects.
• Comfort working in a fast-moving environment where requirements and priorities
may change.
• Ability to work independently while contributing to a collaborative team.
• Strong problem-solving, communication, and organizational skills.
• Familiarity with automated testing frameworks.
Preferred (but not required):
• Experience maintaining or modernizing legacy applications.
• Experience building internal business systems, operational tools, or workflow
applications.
• Familiarity with background jobs, queues, and scheduled tasks.
• Experience integrating with third-party APIs and data providers.
• Understanding of authentication and authorization concepts.
• Exposure to AWS-hosted environments or cloud-based deployments.
If you feel you’re qualified and want to work with a great group of people, go
to https://gray.tv/careers#currentopenings
[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)
GDM-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 nondiscrimination laws in
every location where 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.