DESCRIPTION

Nexstar Media Group is America’s largest local television and media company with 197 full power stations (including partner stations) in 115 markets addressing nearly 63% of US television households and a growing digital media operation. Nexstar’s platform delivers exceptional local content and network programming to inform and entertain viewers, while providing premium, scalable local advertising opportunities for advertisers and brands across all screens and devices. Learn more at http://www.Nexstar.tv.

EEO Statement:
Equal Opportunity Employer Minorities/Women/Veterans/Disabled

JOB EXPERIENCE

Newscast producer

KGET in Bakersfield is looking for a super smart producer to guide our top-rated show.

We are the dominant station here in Market 125, where we also operate a Telemundo sister station. We pride ourselves on intelligent news, and we need an early-rising leader to continue our tradition of excellence.

Bakersfield is 90 minutes north of Los Angeles and two hours from the beach. It’s the ninth most populous city in California and growing like crazy. More people live in Kern County than San Francisco County. We’ll pass Oakland’s population in a couple years. We cover an area as big as Massachusetts, and we aren’t afraid to chase local news wherever it happens.

In the last seven years, we’ve earned 19 Edward R. Murrow Awards (including four for Overall Excellence) and 10 best newscast Emmys – including three for 17News@Sunrise.

We dominate this market because we take news seriously. That’s why we need serious, smart people.

We figure anyone can cover a murder or re-write a story out of the newspaper. We do plenty of those, but we’re looking for someone who also is able – and eager – to spot a trend and recognize how it affects our viewers.

Is that you?

If you think so, drop a line to News Director Michael Trihey at [email protected]. Put “Producer” in the guide.

Produces newscasts for broadcast across all platforms
Writes and orders news stories
Approves scripts
Balances news and feature content to create compelling broadcasts
Edits video
Writes stories for the website and other eMedia platforms
Interacts with viewers and users on social media sites
Performs other duties as assigned

REQUIREMENTS

Bachelor’s degree in Journalism, 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 two years’ experience in news operations (Depending on market size)
Proficiency with computers, telephones, copiers, scanners, fax machines and other office equipment
Ability to meet deadlines, prioritize assignments and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
Flexibility to work any shift

ADDITIONAL INFO

Education Requirements:

Bachelor’s Degree
Typical day

Website audience producer will attend local editorial meetings as needed/assigned. Producer will have familiarity with local, regional, and national content and use data to make decisions on what stories to publish and how to showcase them on website. Producer will take stories from newsroom and digital reporters and help package the content for optimal engagement. Producer will need to improve headlines and thumbnail images. Producer will communicate successes across the team and the regional group to maximize traffic across as many websites as possible.

Measurements of success

Works well with local and regional newsrooms
Doesn’t miss big stories
Makes decisions based on data
Understands key performance indexes and regularly works towards those goals
Responds well to feedback and offers insights on how audience is responding to content and headlines

HOW TO APPLY

Apply online at: https://nexstar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/nexstar

https://nexstar.wd5.myworkdayjobs.com/nexstar