WGN-TV Chicago is seeking a full-time News Writer to create compelling content across broadcast, digital, streaming, and social platforms. This role is ideal for a strong writer who can thrive in a fast-paced newsroom, contribute to live newscasts, and support multiplatform storytelling. Sports knowledge is highly valued, as this position may assist with sports content, breaking sports news, and major event coverage.
Responsibilities:
- Write and edit stories for television newscasts, streaming platforms, digital properties, and social media channels.
- Edit video and prepare content for broadcast and digital distribution.
- Build and maintain rundowns and assist with daily show production.
- Coordinate live shots and communicate with reporters, photographers, editors, and producers.
- Order and manage graphics, lower thirds, full screens, and other visual production elements.
- Monitor breaking news and update content across multiple platforms throughout the day.
- Assist with sports coverage, highlights, and major event programming as assigned.
- Line produce newscasts or special coverage on a fill-in or assigned basis.
- Contribute story ideas and help identify opportunities for audience-focused, multiplatform content.
- Perform other duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- Minimum three (3) years of experience as a television news writer, producer, line producer, or content producer.
- Strong writing, editing, and news judgment skills.
- Experience producing content under tight deadlines in a fast-paced newsroom environment.
- Ability to multitask and manage competing priorities across multiple platforms.
- Working knowledge of video editing and newsroom production workflows.
- Knowledge of local, national, and sports news.
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
- Bachelor's degree in Journalism, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent experience.
What We're Looking For
We're looking for a versatile newsroom professional who can write, edit, produce, and adapt content for multiple platforms. The ideal candidate is a strong storyteller with solid news judgment, a collaborative mindset, and a passion for serving audiences wherever they consume content. Experience with sports content and sports storytelling is a plus.
Required to join the IBEW union.
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Compensation:
$27.87 to $46.68 per hour - 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, Paid Parental leave, life insurance and more.
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Skills Required
- Minimum three years of experience as a television news writer, producer, line producer, or content producer
- Strong writing, editing, and news judgment skills
- Experience producing content under tight deadlines in a fast-paced newsroom environment
- Ability to multitask and manage competing priorities across multiple platforms
- Working knowledge of video editing and newsroom production workflows
- Knowledge of local, national, and sports news
- Excellent communication and collaboration skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, Communications, or a related field, or equivalent experience
- Experience with sports content and sports storytelling
- Must join the IBEW union
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.
