Nexstar Media Group is looking for a News Producer. Nexstar Media Group is America’s largest local television and media company with 197 full power stations (including partner stations) in 115 markets addressing nearly 63% of US television households and a growing digital media operation. Nexstar’s platform delivers exceptional local content and network programming to inform and entertain viewers, while providing premium, scalable local advertising opportunities for advertisers and brands across all screens and devices. Learn more at www.Nexstar.tv.
The News Producer produces daily newscast items, decides the order in which stories will be told, writes teases and other content, times news programs, edits video, and posts video to the website.
- Writes and orders news stories with an emphasis on local and relevant news.
- Reviews and rewrites scripts for accuracy, relevancy and non-dated content.
- Balances news and feature content to create compelling broadcasts
- Edits video
- Writes stories for the website and other eMedia platforms
- Interacts with viewers and users on social media sites
- Performs other duties as assigned
Requirements & Skills:
- Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience
- Desire to be part of a winning news program working with an experienced team of talent
- Excellent writing and grammatical skills
- Understanding of the live news cycle for a local broadcast
- Natural news consumer with excellent news judgement skills and willingness to learn about the market
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
- Entry Level
- Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
- Flexibility to work any shift
Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Journalism or related field or equivalent experience
- Excellent writing and grammatical skills
- Understanding of the live news cycle for a local broadcast
- Strong news judgment and knowledge of local market
- Excellent oral and written communication skills
- Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments, and multitask
- Flexibility to work any shift
- Video editing and content posting to website and eMedia platforms
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.
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