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Nexstar Media Group News Producer in Rochester, New York
WROC-TV, a CBS Affiliate, seeks a multi-media News Producer with creative ideas to join our team. The News Producer produces daily newscast items, decides the order in which stories will be told, writes teases and other content, times news programs, edits video, and posts news content across all media platforms.
Essential Duties & Responsibilities:
•Deciding which stories are of most interest to our news consumers.
•Determine the order in which stories will be told in broadcasts or posted to web.
•Write informative and detailed web platform stories including links and additional information viewers will find useful.
•Time broadcasts and insure they are clean and correct on the air.
•Assign reporters and photographers.
•Ensures station compliance with rules and regulations applicable to FCC, local, state, and federal laws.
•Performs other duties as assigned
Requirements & Skills:
•Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism, communications, or related field of equivalent combination of education and work experience.
•Direct professional experience working within a television newsroom is preferred for this position, but recent college graduates in journalism/mass communication who have strong internship work in broadcast are encouraged to apply.
•Fluency in English with strong spelling and grammar.
•Ability to multi-task, and work in demanding, high-pressure situations.
Salary Range: $15.00 - $20.00 Hourly based on level of experience
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.