The Technical Director is responsible for the technical execution and visual presentation of newscasts and special productions. This role collaborates with producers, operations staff, and newsroom personnel to ensure accurate, engaging, and seamless broadcasts while maintaining high production standards.
Job Duties
- Direct live and recorded newscasts and special programs using automated production control systems.
- Coordinate closely with producers to execute editorial and creative vision to deliver clean, high-energy newscasts.
- Monitor automated production elements including cameras, graphics, audio, video servers, and switcher functions.
- Troubleshoot technical issues during live broadcasts.
- Collaborate with meteorologists, anchors, reporters, and technical staff to ensure smooth execution of broadcasts.
- Maintain broadcast quality standards and compliance with FCC regulations and company policies.
- Performs other duties as assigned.
Requirements and Skills
- Fluency in English.
- Ability to make quick decisions in a fast-paced live news environment and remain focused under significant deadline pressure.
- Ability to communicate and document effectively and concisely to the rest of the team.
- Flexibility to work any shift across our schedule, including early mornings, evenings, weekends, holidays, and breaking news situations.
- Ability to work independently and in a collaborative environment.
- Understanding of video production, switchers, graphics systems, audio boards, and newsroom computer systems is a plus.
Skills Required
- Fluency in English
- Ability to make quick decisions in a fast-paced live news environment and remain focused under significant deadline pressure
- Ability to communicate and document effectively and concisely
- Flexibility to work early mornings, evenings, weekends, holidays, and breaking news situations
- Ability to work independently and in a collaborative environment
- Understanding of video production, switchers, graphics systems, audio boards, and newsroom computer systems
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.
