• Creative Services Director

    Nexstar Media Group (Wichita, KS)


    The Creative Services Director is responsible for developing and leading the overall marketing strategy of the station, and for designing the promotions that will achieve the objectives of that strategy.

     

    + Provides leadership for the promotions team

    + Makes decisions regarding hiring, evaluation, promotion and termination of employees

    + Develops and executes promotions strategies to enhance station competitiveness

    + Manages and leads the department to create new and profitable events

    + Manages recruitment and development of talented promotions team members

    + Prepares budgets and approves budget expenditures

    + Resolves customer complaints regarding promotions

    + Plans and directs staffing, training, and performance evaluations to develop and control promotions programs

    + Plans, executes and tracks revenue-generating marketing and promotional events and contests that take place on-air, online and on-site

    + Creates and reviews operational records and reports to assess the efficacy of promotions

    + Creates client promotions and promotional proposals with members of the Programming and Sales teams

    + Performs other duties as assigned

    Requirements & Skills:

    + Bachelor’s degree in Marketing, Advertising or Mass Communications, or a related field, or an equivalent combination of education and work-related experience

    + Fluency in English

    + Excellent communication skills, both oral and written

    + Minimum five years’ experience in media promotions

    + Valid driver’s license with an acceptable driving record

    + Experience guiding, directing and motivating subordinates, including setting performance standards and monitoring performance

    + Experience establishing long-range objectives and specifying the strategies and actions to achieve them

    + Ability to identify the developmental needs of others and to coach, mentor or otherwise help others to improve their knowledge or skills

    + Proficiency with computers, telephones, copiers, scanners, fax machines and other office equipment

     

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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.