The successful candidate will spend about half of their time covering news stories and about half of their time covering sports stories. There may be some sports anchoring opportunities for the right candidate. This will include an integral part in our Home Team Friday high school football coverage and our After The Buzzer high school basketball coverage.
Job Description
· Presents news & sports stories and other content for Linear, Digital, CTV App, Social, and other platforms
· Ensures that all news content meets company standards for journalistic integrity and production quality
· Dynamic and compelling presenter and storyteller
· Writes and presents news & sports stories clearly and concisely
· Produces newscasts & sports segments and communicates clear direction with team members
· Assists in writing, copy editing, researching, and coordinating news & sports programming and other content
· Acts as a field reporter/MMJ as assigned
· Conducts interviews with news & sports personnel and others
· Responds to breaking news and other urgent newsrooms situations as required
· Participates in promotional activities including public appearances
· Performs special projects and other duties as assigned
· Edits video clips as assigned
· Writes content for the website and other digital platforms
· Interacts with viewers/users on social media sites
Requirements & Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience
- Fluency in English
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written.
- Minimum two years’ experience in news reporting (More or less depending on market size)
- Superior on-air presence
- Proficiency with computers, telephones, copiers, scanners, fax machines and other office equipment
- Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
- Valid driver’s license with a good driving record
- Flexibility to work any shift
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism or related field
- Fluency in English
- Minimum two years' experience in news reporting
- Excellent communication skills
- Superior on-air presence
- Proficiency with office equipment
- Valid driver's license with a good driving record
- Flexibility to work any shift
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.
