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Our origin story is unique – only a little over two years old, although we’ve been on the air 38 years. Our newsroom culture is unique, too – valuing good people who have a servant’s heart. We searching for our newest teammate, who will manage day-to-day operations, with an emphasis on our team and our viewers. We insist that you value relationships and be a strong, but empathetic, communicator with the heart of a teacher. Lexington’s a great place to live, among the best places to live from U.S. News and World Report.

Essential Duties & Responsibilities:

• Work closely with reporters, producers, photojournalists, digital producers, assignment editors and anchors on daily news coverage

• Review daily newscasts to ensure quality control

• Help make editorial decisions

• Help monitor digital/assignment desk

• Write and edit scripts for on air and digital

• Help develop coverage plans for breaking news and special events

• Assist in employee training, feedback, and evaluations

• Help in recruiting and hiring news department personnel

• Collaborate with News Director to establish goals and develop a strategic plan for the newsroom

• Work irregular/odd hours and available to work weekends and holidays

• Available to be on call to cover major events 24 hours a day - responding to breaking news during off-hours

• Additional responsibilities as assigned by the News Director.

  Requirements & Skills:

• Passion for local news

• Knowledge of journalistic ethics, libel, and privacy laws

• Innovative, user-focused, and full of creativity and initiative

• Strong editorial judgment

• Great people skills

• At least three years of experience preferred

• Strong written and verbal communication skills

  Physical Demands & Work Environment:

  The Assistant News Director must be able to stand, sit, reach, conduct telephone conversations, use electronic mail, write letters and memos, conduct face-to-face discussions with individuals or groups, make decisions without supervision, make decisions that impact the results of co-workers, and work indoors in environmentally controlled conditions. Must be able to lift, set up and operate equipment or items weighing up to 25 pounds.

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 television, streaming and digital platforms, including nearly 300,000 hours of original video content each year. Nexstar owns America’s largest local broadcasting group comprised of top network affiliates, with 200 owned or partner stations in 116 U.S. markets reaching 212 million people. Nexstar’s national television properties include The CW, America’s fifth major broadcast network, NewsNation, America’s fastest-growing national news and entertainment cable network reaching 70 million television homes, 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 The Hill and BestReviews, are collectively a Top 10 U.S. digital news and information property. In addition to delivering exceptional content and service to our communities, Nexstar provides premium multiplatform and video-on-demand advertising opportunities at scale for businesses and brands seeking to leverage the strong consumer engagement of our compelling content offering. For more information, please visit Nexstar.tv.

EEO Statement: All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.