The News Production Assistant provides support to production staff prior to, during and after the production of a program.
- Support production staff with the coordination, creation, scheduling and distribution of all news marketing projects.
- Assist with general duties including screening tapes, finding still images etc.
- Research and disseminate ideas for project-related news topics and elements.
- Screen, log, transcribe and clip footage for projects; organize element reels.
- Log and archive video and associated data for future use.
Requirements & Skills:
- Must be able to interact well with video journalists, anchors, videographers, news managers, production and engineering staff.
- Detail oriented.
- Excellent communication and organization skills.
- Familiarity with processes and procedures of a television production department.
- Basic computer knowledge including MS Office.
Skills Required
- Ability to interact well with video journalists, anchors, videographers, news managers, production and engineering staff.
- Detail oriented.
- Excellent communication and organization skills.
- Familiarity with processes and procedures of a television production department.
- Basic computer knowledge including MS Office.
What We Do
Nexstar Media Group is the largest TV station operator in the country. With the reach of 171 full power television stations in 100 markets addressing nearly 38.9% of US television households, and a diversified, growing digital media operation, Nexstar Media Group offers superior audience engagement across all media devices and local broadcast television’s unrivalled influence on consumers’ purchasing and political decisions. In 20 years, Nexstar has grown from a single station to the nation’s largest television company. This growth is fueled by an organization-wide commitment to delivering exceptional service to our communities and outstanding results for our advertisers. From the very beginning, Nexstar has cultivated an organization-wide commitment to providing superior, unique local content that is relevant to each of the communities it serves, while offering local businesses, advertisers and brands the ability to engage and connect with local communities.
