A friendly, affordable midwestern city with so much to offer. Work, play, and enjoy life in the “Gem City.” Dayton is known as the birthplace of aviation, and features a mecca of restaurants, festivals, museums, sports teams, and entertainment. Forbes named Dayton one of the top 20 best cities to live in as a career professional. Trulia ranked Dayton the #2 least expensive city to live in out of the top 100 metropolitan areas in the country. Come join a growing team and affordable midwestern city.
2 NEWS is searching for a part-time “Live Drive 2” operator who will operate a live-capable station vehicle for news, weather, and traffic coverage. The candidate must be a strong communicator and comfortable driving a vehicle for several hours at a time. Candidate must be flexible to work any shift – including early mornings, evenings, holidays, and weekends.
Primary Duties & Responsibilities Include:
- Operate a live-capable vehicle, “Live Drive 2,” during morning newscasts for traffic, weather, and news coverage
- May be asked to contribute voiced live reports during newscasts
- May be asked to shoot still photos or video on an as-needed basis
- May be asked to drive a live reporter during extreme weather situations
- Other duties as assigned
Key traits & competencies:
- Fluency in English
- Excellent communication skills
- Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
- Clean driving record
- Ability to drive a variety of vehicles including cars, SUVs, vans, or ENG trucks
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.
