Ozarks First in Springfield, Missouri, is seeking a highly organized and collaborative Special Projects Producer. This is a role for a visionary producer ready to lead high-profile storytelling in the Ozarks. This role drives the production of high-impact enterprise content, long-form broadcast specials, and premium streaming programming.
As the Special Projects Producer, you will serve as the central creative hub of our newsroom. You will lead station-wide initiatives, coordinate major broadcast and Connected TV (CTV) specials, and guide multidisciplinary teams to deliver compelling, high-quality storytelling across all linear, digital, and streaming platforms.
Key Responsibilities:
- Special Event Production: Produce and coordinate major broadcast specials, live events, and community-focused franchise programming (e.g., Heritage Month specials).
- Cross-Team Collaboration: Act as the primary coordinator between anchors, reporters, photographers, news managers, operations, and production teams to execute premium special reports.
- Production Management: Oversee the shooting and editing calendars for all special projects to maximize newsroom resources and meet strict deadlines.
- Multi-Platform Execution: Tailor long-form content and enterprise projects for traditional television, OzarksFirst.com, and our dedicated CTV streaming applications.
Qualifications & Skills
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Broadcast Journalism, Broadcast News, or a related field.
- Experience: Proven track record producing newscasts, long-form special projects, or premium multi-platform content.
- Leadership & Influence: Demonstrated ability to manage complex projects and guide cross-functional teams without direct supervisory authority.
- Project Management: Exceptional organizational skills with a proven ability to manage multiple high-priority timelines simultaneously in a fast-paced environment.
- Editorial Excellence: Strong editorial judgment under tight deadlines, paired with flawless writing, spelling, grammar, and copy-editing skills.
- Technical Familiarity: Deep understanding of digital and streaming content workflows is highly preferred.
- Flexibility: Ability to adapt to shifting newsroom priorities and flex your schedule as demanding project timelines require.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Broadcast Journalism, Broadcast News, or related field
- Proven track record producing newscasts, long-form special projects, or multi-platform content
- Ability to manage complex projects and guide cross-functional teams without direct supervisory authority
- Exceptional organizational and project management skills; manage multiple high-priority timelines in a fast-paced environment
- Strong editorial judgment, flawless writing, spelling, grammar, and copy-editing skills
- Deep understanding of digital and streaming content workflows
- Flexibility to adapt to shifting newsroom priorities and flexible schedule as project timelines require
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.
