Position Summary: We’re looking for an Executive Producer for our morning show – someone who is an empathetic teacher and leader, values her/his teammates, is connected to the community, is creative – and wants to win. You also get to do it in beautiful Lexington, KY – one of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Places to Live. The Executive Producer supervises news content across all platforms and helps create impactful and informative newscasts to our viewers.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
- Responsible for evaluating stories; organizing them into a cohesive sequence within a newscast or digital content for the web
- Define strategic direction for content coverage to meet station objectives
- Manage newsroom, contribute to the editorial process and make solid decisions in breaking news situations
- Execute strategies that engage and grow audiences across all media devices
- Line produces when necessary
Requirements & Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in Communications or the equivalent
- Three years’ experience in television news is preferred
- Must be able to interact well with video journalists, anchors, videographers, news managers, production and engineering staff
- Detail-oriented
- Excellent verbal, written and analytical skills
- Strong news judgment, journalistic integrity and understanding of viewer needs and expectations
- Utilize state-of-the-art television technology
- Flexibility to work any shift
EEO Statement:
Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled
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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.
