• Executive Producer, AM

    Nexstar Media Group (Lexington, KY)


    Position Summary : We’re looking for an Executive Producer for our morning show – someone who is an empathetic teacher and leader, values her/his teammates, is connected to the community, is creative – and wants to win. You also get to do it in beautiful Lexington, KY – one of U.S. News & World Report’s Best Places to Live. The Executive Producer supervises news content across all platforms and helps create impactful and informative newscasts to our viewers .

    Essential Duties & Responsibilities :

    + Responsible for evaluating stories; organizing them into a cohesive sequence within a newscast or digital content for the web

    + Define strategic direction for content coverage to meet station objectives

    + Manage newsroom, contribute to the editorial process and make solid decisions in breaking news situations

    + Execute strategies that engage and grow audiences across all media devices

    + Line produces when necessary

    Requirements & Skills :

    + Bachelor’s degree in Communications or the equivalent

    + Three years’ experience in television news is preferred

    + Must be able to interact well with video journalists, anchors, videographers, news managers, production and engineering staff

    + Detail-oriented

    + Excellent verbal, written and analytical skills

    + Strong news judgment, journalistic integrity and understanding of viewer needs and expectations

    + Utilize state-of-the-art television technology

    + Flexibility to work any shift

    EEO Statement:

    Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled

     

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    Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: NXST) is a leading diversified media company that produces and distributes engaging local and national news, sports and entertainment content across its television and digital platforms, including more than 310,000 hours of programming produced annually by its business units. Nexstar owns America’s largest local television broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner stations in 116 U.S. markets reaching 220 million people. Nexstar’s national television properties include The CW, America’s fifth major broadcast network, NewsNation, our national news network providing “News for All America,” popular entertainment multicast networks Antenna TV and Rewind TV, and a 31.3% ownership stake in TV Food Network. The Company’s portfolio of digital assets, including its local TV station websites, The Hill and NewsNationNow.com, are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and information property. For more information, please visit nexstar.tv.

     

    EEO Statement: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by local, state, or federal laws, rules, or regulations.