The morning News Producer produces daily newscast items and produces the weekday morning show from 7am - 9am. You will be responsible for booking interviews with local non-profits and community events to appear live during the morning show, you will decide the order in which stories will be told, write teases and other content, times news programs, edits video, and posts video to the website. It is a fast-paced morning newscast. If you like focusing on local news and community events in a fun and exciting way, this job is for you!
- Produce newscasts for broadcast across all platforms
- Produce daily segments and packages for weekday live show
- Book and schedule in-studio interviews and on-location segments
- Evaluate entertainment and cultural value of stories for broadcast and website
- Work with production team on taping scheduled and live show management
- Writes and orders news stories
- Approves scripts
- Balances news and feature content to create compelling broadcasts
- Edits video
- Build relationships with guests, clients, community members and show contributors
- Interacts with viewers and users on social media sites
- Performs other duties as assigned
Requirements & Skills:
- Journalism degree, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience
- Producing experience of a live show encouraged
- Must have strong organizational skills and ability to prioritize to meet tight deadlines
- Experience with ENPS is a plus
- Excellent communication skills, both oral and written
Top Skills
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.
