WROC/RochesterFirst is hiring a Content Creator to join our award-winning team. With the credibility and strength of our 75-year trusted brand, WROC/RochesterFirst is Rochester, NY’s universal local source for news, weather, and information across all platforms. The Content Creator will shoot and edit video for television and digital platforms.
Rochester, NY, ranked as the nation’s second most affordable housing market, offers an exceptional quality of life—with outstanding dining, lively entertainment, scenic parks and golf courses, and a friendly, welcoming community.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Shoot, edit, and deliver high-quality video for newscasts, RochesterFirst.com, mobile apps, streaming platforms, and social media
- Actively gather, develop, and contribute story ideas, emphasizing content that performs across digital and broadcast platforms
- Serve as a frontline content creator, prioritizing speed, accuracy, and audience impact in breaking news and enterprise coverage
- Utilize modern storytelling tools and technology, including:
- Smartphones and mobile journalism apps
- OSMO and similar stabilized camera systems
- Traditional ENG cameras and newsroom editing systems
- Create vertical video and mobile-first content designed for social and digital distribution
- Operate live transmission technology (TVU, LiveU, or similar) in live and breaking news environments
- Conduct interviews and gather information in the field with a digital-first mindset
- Edit and publish content quickly for simultaneous use across linear, digital, and social platforms
- Use newsroom systems and mobile tools to post content in real-time, including during live or breaking coverage
- Collaborate with reporters, producers, and digital teams to ensure consistent, effective multi-platform storytelling
- Maintain a strong understanding of audience engagement and platform-specific content strategies
- Ensure all content meets Nexstar standards and complies with FCC and applicable regulations
- Perform other duties as assigned
Requirements & Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in communications, journalism, photography, or related field, or equivalent experience
- Proven experience in news photography, editing, and multi-platform content creation
- Demonstrated ability to use modern field technology, including mobile devices and OSMO-style equipment
- Experience producing vertical video and social-first storytelling
- Strong understanding of digital publishing, social media platforms, and audience engagement
- Ability to work independently and own content from gathering through distribution
- Excellent storytelling, communication, and organizational skills
- Strong time management skills with the ability to prioritize in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Familiarity with broadcast and digital editing systems
- Valid driver’s license with a clean driving record
- Willingness to work flexible hours, including nights, weekends, and breaking news situations
Compensation: $17.79 - 19.23 per hour commensurate with applicant’s experience and skill level.
WROC/RochesterFirst, Nexstar Media Inc. offers excellent benefits including paid vacations, holidays, sick leave, and personal days, health insurance plans, Health Savings and Flexible Spending Accounts, 401K Retirement Plan, paid parental leave, dental, vision, Teladoc, behavioral health services, prescription drug coverage, life insurance plans, paid short term disability, and many more benefit options. Compensation package will be based on experience.
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) is a leading diversified media company that produces and distributes engaging local and national news, sports and entertainment content across its television and digital platforms, including more than 310,000 hours of programming produced annually by its business units. Nexstar owns America’s largest local television broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner stations in 116 U.S. markets reaching 220 million people. Nexstar’s national television properties include The CW, America’s fifth major broadcast network, NewsNation, our national news network providing “News for All America,” popular entertainment multicast networks Antenna TV and Rewind TV, and a 31.3% ownership stake in TV Food Network. The Company’s portfolio of digital assets, including its local TV station websites, The Hill and NewsNationNow.com, are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and information property. For more information, please visit nexstar.tv.
EEO Statement: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in communications, journalism, photography, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- Proven experience in news photography, editing, and multi-platform content creation
- Experience using modern field technology, including mobile devices and OSMO-style equipment
- Experience producing vertical video and social-first storytelling
- Strong understanding of digital publishing, social media platforms, and audience engagement
- Ability to work independently and manage content from gathering through distribution
- Excellent storytelling, communication, and organizational skills
- Strong time management and ability to prioritize in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment
- Familiarity with broadcast and digital editing systems
- Valid driver's license with a clean driving record
- Willingness to work flexible hours, including nights, weekends, and breaking-news situations
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare is presented as comprehensive, covering medical, dental, vision, behavioral health, and an Employee Assistance Program. Disability and life insurance are also available, with optional protections like accident and critical illness coverage noted.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is offered and was expanded to provide up to six weeks of paid time for eligible employees. Family-support resources are complemented by mental‑health and EAP services.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, sick leave, and standard holidays are provided, with vacation that typically scales with tenure. These programs form part of a conventional large‑employer benefits menu.
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Insights
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.
