Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc

Executive Producer

Tampa, FL 33647In-Person
Media
5 - 7 years of experience
Job Overview by Ladders

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's Degree in Communications, TV/Film, or equivalent experience
  • 5+ years in television or radio broadcast/production
  • Strong interpersonal skills with various media personnel
  • Detail-oriented approach to news content
  • Excellent verbal, written, and analytical skills
  • Strong news judgment and journalistic integrity
  • Familiarity with state-of-the-art television technology

Responsibilities

  • Supervise news content across all media platforms
  • Evaluate and organize stories for cohesive newscasts
  • Collaborate with the News Director on strategic content coverage
  • Manage the newsroom and make decisions during breaking news
  • Execute audience engagement strategies across all platforms
  • Oversee promotion and marketing of newscasts
  • Coordinate schedules for Producers and Associate Producers
  • Contribute to planning for major news events
  • Recruit and mentor Producers and Associate Producers
  • Produce newscasts as needed

Benefits

  • Opportunity to lead a dynamic news team
  • Engage with cutting-edge television technology
  • Support for professional growth and development
  • Exposure to high-profile news events
  • Flexible working hours and on-call responsibilities
  • Collaborative team environment
Full Job Description
The Executive Producer supervises news content across all media platforms and the live newscasts for a daypart.
  • Responsible for evaluating stories; organizing them into a cohesive sequence within a newscast or digital content
  • Define strategic direction with News Director and Asst. ND for content coverage to meet station objectives
  • Manage news room, contribute to the editorial process and make solid decisions in breaking news situations
  • Execute strategies that engage and grow audiences across all media devices and social platforms
  • Responsible for successful promotion and marketing of newscasts
  • Manage Schedules for Producers and Associate Producers
  • Work with other News Managers to develop strategic plans for big news events
  • Recruit Producers and Associate Producers
  • Ability to work all hours and be on-call on weekends
  • Produces a newscast if needed


Requirements & Skills:
  • Bachelor's Degree in Communications, TV/film or the equivalent
  • At least 5 years' experience in television or radio broadcast/production
  • 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

About Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc

Nexstar Media Group, Inc. is a leading diversified media company that leverages localism to bring new services and value to consumers and advertisers through its traditional media, digital and mobile media platforms. Nexstar owns, operates, programs or provides sales and other services to 199 television stations and related digital multicast signals reaching 116 markets or approximately 39% of all U.S. television households (reflecting the FCC’s UHF discount). Nexstar’s portfolio includes primary affiliates of NBC, CBS, ABC, FOX, MyNetworkTV and The CW. Nexstar’s community portal websites offer additional hyper-local content and verticals for consumers and advertisers, allowing audiences to choose where, when and how they access content while creating new revenue opportunities. Nexstar also owns WGN America, a growing national general entertainment cable network and a 31.3% ownership stake in TV Food Network, a top tier cable asset. For more information please visit www.nexstar.tv.
Learn more about Nexstar Broadcasting Group, Inc
Size
11,160 employees
Market Cap
$6.5 billion
Industry
Net Income
$811.4 million
Founded
2000
5 Year Trend
+33.3%
Revenue
$4.5 billion
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