The Executive Producer supervises news content across all media platforms and the live newscasts for a daypart.
- Responsible for evaluating stories; organizing them into a cohesive sequence within a newscast or digital content
- Define strategic direction with News Director and Asst. ND for content coverage to meet station objectives
- Manage news room, contribute to the editorial process and make solid decisions in breaking news situations
- Execute strategies that engage and grow audiences across all media devices and social platforms
- Responsible for successful promotion and marketing of newscasts
- Manage Schedules for Producers and Associate Producers
- Work with other News Managers to develop strategic plans for big news events
- Recruit Producers and Associate Producers
- Ability to work all hours and be on-call on weekends
- Produces a newscast if needed
Requirements & Skills:
- Bachelor's Degree in Communications, TV/film or the equivalent
- At least 5 years’ experience in television or radio broadcast/production
- 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
Skills Required
- Bachelor's Degree in Communications, TV/film or the equivalent
- At least 5 years' experience in television or radio broadcast/production
- Ability to interact well with newsroom staff
- Detail oriented
- Excellent verbal, written, and analytical skills
- Strong news judgment and understanding of viewer needs
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.
