WGN-TV Chicago is seeking a passionate, creative, and highly organized Sports Producer to help lead the production of sports content across television, streaming, digital, and social platforms.
The ideal candidate is a strong journalist who thrives in a fast-paced newsroom, understands Chicago sports, and can create compelling content that engages audiences wherever they consume news. This producer will collaborate closely with sports anchors, reporters, assignment editors, and newsroom leadership to produce daily sportscasts, special coverage, streaming content, and digital storytelling opportunities.
Responsibilities
- Produce daily sports segments and sportscasts for broadcast and streaming platforms.
- Write and edit clear, engaging, and accurate sports content under deadline.
- Coordinate coverage of major local, regional, and national sporting events.
- Develop creative storytelling opportunities that extend beyond highlights and scores.
- Collaborate with digital and social teams to maximize audience engagement across platforms.
- Support livestream productions utilizing OBS, vMix, and related streaming technologies.
- Assist with planning, booking, and execution of special projects, feature stories, and live event coverage.
- Work closely with reporters, photographers, editors, and anchors to ensure high-quality production standards.
- Identify opportunities to create digital, streaming, and vertical video content.
Qualifications
- Minimum five (5) years of television producing experience in television, streaming, digital, or sports media preferred.
- Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Communications, or related field, or equivalent experience.
- Strong news judgment and understanding of sports storytelling.
- Excellent writing, organization, and communication skills.
- Ability to perform under pressure and meet multiple deadlines.
- Knowledge of Chicago sports teams, collegiate athletics, and major national sports.
- Must be willing to work flexible hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays as major events dictate.
- Experience with newsroom systems ENPS, BitCentral and Adobe Premier preferred but not required.
What We're Looking For
We want a producer who thinks beyond the rundown. The successful candidate will be a proactive storyteller, strong collaborator, and multiplatform content creator who can help WGN Sports connect with audiences on every screen while delivering the high-quality journalism our viewers expect.
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Salary Range: 70K to 80K Annualized - commensurate with applicant's experience and skill level
Benefits: Our comprehensive benefits package includes, but not limited to, medical (with multiple plan options), dental, and vision insurance, paid time off, a 401(k) with company matching contributions, Paid Parental leave, life insurance and more.
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Skills Required
- Minimum five years of television producing experience in television, streaming, digital, or sports media
- Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- Strong news judgment and understanding of sports storytelling
- Excellent writing, organization, and communication skills
- Ability to perform under pressure and meet multiple deadlines
- Knowledge of Chicago sports teams, collegiate athletics, and major national sports
- Willingness to work flexible hours, including nights, weekends, and holidays
- Experience with ENPS, BitCentral, and Adobe Premiere
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Healthcare is presented as comprehensive, covering medical, dental, vision, behavioral health, and an Employee Assistance Program. Disability and life insurance are also available, with optional protections like accident and critical illness coverage noted.
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Parental & Family Support — Paid parental leave is offered and was expanded to provide up to six weeks of paid time for eligible employees. Family-support resources are complemented by mental‑health and EAP services.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid time off, sick leave, and standard holidays are provided, with vacation that typically scales with tenure. These programs form part of a conventional large‑employer benefits menu.
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. Insights
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.
